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Alan Rickman
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Alan Rickman: Biography
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
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1987 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play - Nominee
2002 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play - Nominee
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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