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Tom Hooper

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Tom Hooper Fast Facts:

Mother Meredith Hooper is a prolific author specializing in the history of science; father Richard Hooper, a media executive, was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2005.
Made his first film, a short about a runaway dog, at age 13; a short he made the next year (about a boy who learns that his grandfather had died in WWII) was the runner-up in a BBC young-filmmakers competition.
Directed Kate Beckinsale in a stage production of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge while an Oxford student.
Directed commercials in London before breaking into TV with the short-lived soap opera Quayside in 1997; graduated to EastEnders the next year.
TV dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2002), Daniel Deronda (2003) and Prime Suspect 6 (2004) aired on Masterpiece Theatre in the U.S.
Collaborations with Helen Mirren netted him an Emmy nomination (Prime Suspect 6) and an Emmy win (HBO's Elizabeth I, 2005).

Tom Hooper Relationships:
Ben Hooper - Brother
Richard Hooper - Father
Rachel Hooper - Sister
Tara Subkoff - Ex-fiancée
Meredith Jean Hooper - Mother
Tom Hooper Awards:
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Nominee
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Winner
2010 Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Award - Winner
2011 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
2010 BAFTA Awards: Outstanding British Film - Winner
2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Director - Nominee
2010 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
College:
University of Oxford, University College, Oxford, England (1991)