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Peter O'Toole: Biography

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Birth Name: Peter Seamus O'Toole
Birth Place: Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/02/1932, Leo
Profession: Actor

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Dashing, sophisticated and one of the most stunning-looking men on the planet in his youth, this lauded Irish thespian studied at RADA alongside the likes of Albert Finney and his lifelong friend (and fr... read more

Peter O'Toole: TV Guide News

Peter O'Toole Gets Religion on The Tudors | Today's News: Our Take | 4/4/2008
From Lawrence of Arabia to Caligula to Troy, Peter O'Toole has a knack for playing historical figures to the hilt. Now, the eight-time Oscar nominee is robing up as Pope Paul III on The Tudors (Sundays at 9 pm/ET, Showtime) and he's ready to confess. TV Guide: What made you decide to take this role?Peter O'Toole: It is beautifully written with some stunning scenes and some terrifying ones. Pope Paul III was the greatest thief in the history of the church. The guy skinned 'em! TV Guide: You were raised Catholic....O'Toole: I was reared as a holy Roman acolyte for five years starting when I was 10 in 1943…. Unfortunately, there were some wonky priests who tried to touch you up…. It was abominable. I was lucky; I wasn't touched by it. The hard kids put a nee read more
Up Close with Supernatural's Jared Padalecki: Part 2 | Today's News: Our Take | 11/2/2007
Last week we heard from Jensen Ackles, aka Supernatural's (Thursdays at 9 pm/ET, CW) Dean. Now it's costar Jared Padalecki's turn. In Part 2 of our Q&A, the actor who plays Sam Winchester talks about changing things up to shoot a Christmas movie, working with Peter O'Toole and the best thing about Supernatural.
TVGuide.com: You're really switching gears for your next movie, aren't you?
Jared Padalecki: Oh yeah. I've gone from a thriller/sci-fi/horror television show to a Christmas movie, which is about a complete 180, but that was part of the appeal — to see if after 44 episodes of the show, I could go back and do something completely different. It was so fun. read more
Casting About: Peter O'Toole Gets His Pope On | Today's News: Our Take | 6/6/2007
Peter O'Toole, a recent Oscar nominee for his work in Venus, will play Pope Paul III and thus square off against Jonathan Rhys Meyers' Henry VIII in a VII-episode arc on Showtime's The Tudors next season. Also per Variety, recent Criminal Minds baddie Keith Carradine is joining Showtime's Dexter as a series regular this coming season, playing an FBI agent snooping into a string of murders at the hands of Dex, and also serving as a love interest for Dex's loser of a sister. read more
Getting Cozy with Bedford's "Good Girl" | Today's News: Our Take | 4/12/2006
If The Bedford Diaries and its ribald undertones prove to be too hot for WB (or, ultimately CW) to handle, Tiffany Dupont can remove herself from any blame. After all, the perky brunette plays Sarah Gregory, the show's good girl on campus. (As "good" as one who boinks her teacher can be.) TVGuide.com spoke to Dupont about being an angel amidst Bedford's hellcats. TVGuide.com: Did you actually shoot Bedford Diaries in New York City? It sure looks like it.Tiffany Dupont: Yes, we did. We had a studio in Astoria, Queens, but were shooting on location at Barnard [College] and Columbia [University]. read more
I know sequels and remakes ... | Movie News | 2/23/2006

Question: I know sequels and remakes don't usually get nominated for Oscars, but has anyone other than Al Pacino ever been nominated for playing the same character in different movies? He was nominated for his portrayal of Michael Corleone in both The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974), which was a big exception to the sequel stigma. My friends and I were talking about it and we're all stumped.

Answer: Three other actors have also been honored twice for the same role: Bing Crosby was nominated for playing Father Chuck O'Malley in Going My Way (1944) and its sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). Peter O'Toole was nominated for playing King Hen read more

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The Tudors, Peter O'Toole courtesy Jonathan Hession/Showtime

The Tudors, Peter OToole, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Natalie Dormer courtesy Showtime

Masterpiece Theatre, Casanova, Peter O Toole courtesy BBC/PBS

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Peter O'Toole: TV Listings

Peter O'Toole: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Ratatouille (Actor - Anton Ego)	2007	Movie
Stardust (Actor - The King)	2007	Movie
The Tudors (Actor - Pope Paul III)	2007	TV Show Series
One Night With The King (Actor - Samuel, the Prophet)	2006	Movie
Venus (Actor - Maurice)	2006	Movie