Gary Leonard Oldman is an actor, musician, author, and filmmaker of English nationality who has been known for movies like The Ma s sacre in Paris, Hamlet, etc.
Early Life, Bio, and Education Of Gary Oldman
He was born on the 21st of March, 1958 and has been involved in the acting fraternity since 1979. His parents are Kathleen and Leonard Bertram Oldman.
Gary was born in New Cross, London and was enrolled in the Young People's Theatre in Greenwhich. He starred his career as a porter and sold shows too. After winning a scholarship to attend the Rose Bruford College, he graduated with a BA in acting and performed roles of Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Career
He started acting in menial roles on film and television after which he gained critical acclaim and fame for being showcased in the film Meantime in a lead role. He had a hugely successful theatre career after he performed at the Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre credits include appearing in Saved, Women Beware Women, The Ma s sacre at Paris, The Country Wife, Hamlet and Entertaining Mr. Sloane. He was named the best young British actor after appearing as Sid in Sid and Nancy and as Joe in Prick Up Your Ears.
He gained international recognition after appearing in the State of Grace as an American Gangster. His other roles include acting as Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula which earned him the Saturn Award for Best Actor. He has also appeared in The Dark Night Trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier, Nil by Mouth, etc.
Net Worth
Oldman has a net worth of a whopping 40 million dollars and a huge salary that fits his exceptional acting skills.
Personal Life
The personal life of this legendary personality has also been talked about well. Oldman has been known to have been married four times and is currently single. He was rumored to be dating Cyrinda Foxe on 1981 and then got married to Lesley Manville on 1986. The couple stayed together until 1990 and has a son together.
He then married American actress Uma Thurman on 2010 after a brief affair but the marriage too ended in divorce on 1992. He started a relationship with actress and model Isabella Rossellini next. The couple were also surrounded by rumors of having got engaged but were actually separated after two years. Oldman then married Donya Fiorentino on 1997 and the couple was together till 2001. They have two children, both sons together. After problems and issues, his spouse was allowed the only state-monitored visits and Oldman was granted full custody of their children.
He got married to wife Alexandra Edenborough after she was his girlfriend for some time. The couple ended up with a divorce on 2015.
Age, Body Measurements and Other Facts
- Age: As of 2019, Gary Oldman is 61 years old.
- Birth sign: Aries
- Height: He is 5 feet 8 inches(174 cm) tall.
- Weight: His body weight is around 72kg(159 pounds).
- Body Measurements: His body measurements are 40-12-32 inches(chest-biceps-waist).
by Bchrome, 15 Mar, 2016
