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Alan Rickman: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
  • Birth Place: Hammersmith, London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/21/1946, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor; director; graphic designer
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Alan Rickman Fast Facts:
  • Worked as a graphic designer at radical newspaper the Notting Hill Herald and founded his own London-based design company, Graphiti.
  • Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985 and originated the part of Le Vicomte de Valmont in a West End production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. He reprised his role in the show's 1987 Broadway run, earning Tony and Drama Desk nominations.
  • First big-screen role came as the villain in the 1988 action blockbuster Die Hard.
  • Named British Actor of the Year at the 1991 London Film Critics Awards for his varied roles in such films as the drama Close My Eyes, the romantic fantasy Truly Madly Deeply, the Western Quigley Down Under and the action-adventure Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
  • Won Best Supporting Actor at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards for Robin Hood, and was nominated for BAFTAs for Best Supporting Actor for 1995's Sense and Sensibility and the 1996 biopic Michael Collins.
  • Alan Rickman Relationships:
  • Bernard Rickman - Father
  • David Rickman - Brother
  • Margaret Rickman - Mother
  • Michael Rickman - Brother
  • Rima Horton - Significant Other
  • Sheila Rickman - Sister
  • Alan Rickman Awards:
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 1987 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • 2002 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor for a Miniseries or a Special - Winner
  • College:
  • Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England (Graphic Design, 1967); attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London; attended Royal College of Art, London

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