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Anthony Hopkins: Biography

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Birth Name: Philip Anthony Hopkins
Birth Place: Port Talbot, South Wales
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/31/1937, Capricorn
Profession: Actor; director

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Anthony Hopkins Fast Facts:

Proficient at piano; earned a scholarship to the Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Entered the British Army in 1958, serving with the Royal Artillery unit for two years.
In the early '60s, studied under Laurence Olivier, then director of the National Theater at the Old Vic; later dubbed the late Olivier's voice in 1991 for the restored version of Spartacus.
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993.
Served as the narrator for the live-action version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).
Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
Has played Hannibal Lecter in three films: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002).

Anthony Hopkins Relationships:
Abigail Hopkins - Daughter
Jennifer Lynton - Ex-wife
Muriel Anne Yeates Hopkins - Mother
Petronella Barker - Ex-wife
Richard Arthur Hopkins - Father
Stella Arroyave - Wife
Anthony Hopkins Awards:
1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2006 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1976 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special - Winner
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1991 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1993 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1995 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1997 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
College:
Attended Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Wales

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