Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, composer, director and film producer. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTAs, two Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2008 he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
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| Full name at birth | Philip Anthony Hopkins
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| Claim to fame | Silence of the Lambs
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| Date of birth | 31 December 1937
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| Place of birth | Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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| Occupation | Actor of film, stage, and television, and a composer.
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| Height | 5' 8½" (174 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Hair greased back and bold blue eyes
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| Residence | Malibu, California, U.S.
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| Net worth | $160,000,000 USD
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| High school | Cowbridge Grammar School, Glamorgan, Wales (1954)
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- Ex-son-in-law of Eric Barker and Pearl Hackney.
- Often compared with fellow Welshman Richard Burton.
- Has three roles in common with Brian Cox. Both of them have played Titus Andronicus. Hopkins appeared on stage as King Lear in 1986, the same year that Manhunter (1986), which starred Cox as Hannibal Lecter, was released. He was succeeded in the role of Lear by Cox in 1991, the same year that he succeeded Cox in the role of Hannibal Lecter.
- Ranked #12 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
- 9/20/05: On "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986), he said that he is most proud of The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993) and Proof (2005).
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