Peter O'Toole

Biography

Bass guitar player and mandolinist with Irish band 'Hothouse Flowers'.

Country
Ireland
Gender
Male
Education
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Place of birth
Leeds
Birth date
02 August 1932
Member of
Royal Shakespeare Company
Nationality
Irish

  • Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
  • David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
  • David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor
  • Academy Honorary Award
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
  • National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
  • BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

  • He attended a Catholic school where the nuns beat him to correct his left-handedness.
  • OToole & Karen Browns sons name is Lorcan OToole.
  • From 1952 to 1954 he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art as a scholarship student.
  • The title character in the comic strip "Alan Ford", widely popular in Italy, was styled after the physical features of OToole.
  • Coaching cricket professionally in London.
  • Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#47).
  • His daughter Kate OToole is a well-respected actress in her own right.
  • Was a supporter of Sunderland football club of the English Premiership.
  • Father was Irish, mother was Scottish.
  • He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 for Outstanding Achievement Award for his theatrical career.

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