Bob Hoskins

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  • Birth Name: Robert William Hoskins
  • Birth Place: Bury St. Edmond's, Suffolk, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/26/1942, Scorpio
  • Profession: Actor
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Bob Hoskins Fast Facts:
  • Left school at 15.
  • Claims to have never taken an acting lesson.
  • Before getting into acting, worked as a steeplejack, plumber's assistant and fire eater in the circus.
  • Studied to be an accountant.
  • Got his first acting job by accident: he accompanied a friend on an audition, wound up auditioning himself, and got the part.
  • Was Brian De Palma's second choice, after Robert De Niro, to play Al Capone in 1987's The Untouchables.
  • Calls Super Mario Bros. (1993) "the worst thing I ever did."
  • Bob Hoskins Relationships:
  • Jane Livesey - Ex-wife
  • Alex Hoskins - Son
  • Sarah Hoskins - Daughter
  • Linda Banwell - Wife
  • Jack Hoskins - Son
  • Rosa Hoskins - Daughter
  • Robert Hoskins - Father
  • Elsie Hoskins - Mother
  • Bob Hoskins Awards:
  • 1986 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1983 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
  • 1981 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor - Nominee
  • 1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1999 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1986 Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor - Winner
  • 1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
Neverland, Bob Hoskins  Patrick Redmond/Syfy
Neverland, Bob Hoskins, Anna Friel  Patrick Redmond/Syfy
Masterpiece Theatre, Lee Ingleby, Bob Hoskins, Mark Gatiss Masterpiece Theatre/PBS
Masterpiece Theatre, Bob Hoskins Masterpiece Theatre/PBS
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