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Rutger Hauer

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Rutger Hauer: Biography

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Birth Name: Rutger Oelsen Hauer
Birth Place: Breukelen, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/23/1944, Aquarius
Profession: Actor; producer; director; author

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Rutger Hauer Fast Facts:

Parents were actors.
The grandson of a sea captain, he ran away at age 15 to work on a freighter.
Served in the Dutch army, but pretended to be mentally unfit for military service and was discharged.
Likeness is on a Dutch stamp.
Was the spokesperson for Guinness stout for six years.
In 2000, founded the Starfish Association, which helps children and pregnant women with HIV/AIDS.
Favorite film role is Roy Batty in 1982's Blade Runner.
The title of his 2007 memoir, All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners, is taken from part of a speech made by his character in Blade Runner.
Is an environmental activist.
Enjoys riding motorcycles.

Rutger Hauer Relationships:
Arend Hauer - Father
Aysha Hauer - Daughter
Heidi Merz - Ex-wife
Ineke ten Kate - Wife
Teunke Hauer - Mother
Rutger Hauer Awards:
1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner

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