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Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
Full Name: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
Birthday: February 21, 1946
City of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Height: 6'1"
Parents: Parents are Welsh and Irish. His dad was a painter and a decorator. He died when Alan was 8.
Siblings: 3. 1 older brother, 1 younger brother, and 1 younger sister.
Spouse: No Spouse, but is currently living with Politician Rima Horton.
Biography:
Alan was born in 1946 to parents who were Irish and Welsh.
His father died when he was eight, leaving his mother with four
children to care for. A while later, Alan won a scholarship to
West London's Latymer Upper School, his teachers encouraged
him to act. He was also interested in the arts, so he went on to
study graphic design at the Royal College of Art. He founded a
Soho-based design company, but after finding that he loved acting,
he abandoned the company. When he was 26, he started studying
at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After spending 3 years at
the RADA, he started making a name for himself on stage. In 1988,
Alan recieved his first "dose" of screen recognition with the film
Die Hard, which starred Bruce Willis. After a few poor films, he
again recieved acclaim after playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Even though Alan was in many films
and his voice was featured on the TV series, King of the Hill, it wasn't
until he became Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films that he b ecame mainstream. Currently, he's starring in Love Actually, the
Actors, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, due out next June.
Interesting Facts:
-Alan was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#34). [1995]
-He ranked #59 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
-Although a highly successful film actor, he has frequently passed up film offers to return to the theater. (A place and activity which he calls "magical" and his "first love".)
-He was nominated for Tony award as Best Actor for Broadway revival of "Private Lives", May 2002.
-He was given the role of Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone only after Tim Roth backed out.
-He was named Best Stage Actor for his part in the acclaimed revival of the Noel Coward play Private Lives at The Variety Club Show business Awards 2002.
-While filming Die Hard (1988), he was found proficient at mimicking American accents; a scene in which Hans Gruber and John McClane finally meet was then added to the script.
-Alan won the British Academy Award, Best Supporting Actor for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991.
Filmography:
-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2008)
-We're Here to Help (2008)
-The Villa Golitsyn (2008)
-Bottle Shock (2008)
-Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
-Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
-Nobel Son (2006)
-Snow Cake (2005) (post-production)
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
-The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
-Something the Lord Made (2004)
-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
-Love Actually (2003)
-Standing Room Only(2002)
-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
-Blow Dry (2001)
-The Searching for John Gissing(2001)
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
-Play(2000)
-Help I'm a Fish(2000)
-Dark Harbor (1999)
-Dogma (1999)
-Galaxy Quest (1999)
-Judas Kiss (1999)
-Michael Collins (1996)
-Rasputin (1996)
-An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
-Sense and Sensibility (1995)
-Mesmer (1994)
-Bob Roberts (1992)
-Truly, Madly, Deeply (1992)
-Close My Eyes (1991)
-Closet Land (1991)
-Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
-Quigley Down Under (1990)
-The January Man (1989)
-Die Hard (1988)
TV Filmography:
-Jimmy Kimmel Live(2003)
-King Of The Hill(1997)
-Fallen Angels(1993)
-Revolutionary Witness(1989)
-Spirit of Man(1989)
-Girls On Top(1985)
-The Barchester Chronicles(1984)
-Smiley's People(1982)
-Therese Raquin(1980)
Director and Writer Filmography:
- The Winter Guest(1997)
Quotes:
-"If you could build a house on a trampoline that would suit me fine." -on moving between England and the States.
-"I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously."
Contact Alan:
Alan Rickman
c/o Duncan Heath
I.C.M.
Oxford House
76 Oxford St.
London W1D 1BS
England
011-44-171-636-6565
~or~
Alan Rickman
c/o Patrick Whitesel
Endeavor Talent Agency
9701 Wilshire Blvd.
10th Floor
Beverly Hills
CA 90212
Sources:
Yahoo!Movies
Alan Rickman Fan Page
Internet Movie Database
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