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Bob Hoskins: Biography

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

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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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