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Brendan Gleeson: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/29/1955, Aries
  • Profession: Actor
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Brendan Gleeson Fast Facts:
  • Is a very talented fiddle player, and used to perform as a street musician.
  • Auditioned for the Abbey Theatre when he was 18; the audition went so poorly, he decided to abandon acting. 
  • Worked as a schoolteacher at Belcamp College for nearly ten years.
  • Had his breakthrough role in Braveheart as Hamish, William Wallace's childhood friend.
  • As Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he's the first actor to play a Hogwarts professor to have been a teacher in real life.
  • Brendan Gleeson Relationships:
  • Briain Gleeson - Son
  • Domhnall Gleeson - Son
  • Fergus Gleeson - Son
  • Frank Gleeson - Brother
  • Mary Gleeson - Wife
  • Rory Gleeson - Son
  • Brendan Gleeson Awards:
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
  • College:
  • University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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