Gary Oldman turns 67: his alcohol addiction, his five wives and behind his new film

Gary Oldman turns 67: his alcohol addiction, his five wives and behind his new film

“The loves of Naples”, andL film by Paolo Sorrentino who debuts Thursday with Dalla Porta was nominated as the best film at the Cannes Festival and won the public prize in San Sebastián.

Today 67 years old Gary Oldmanthat versatile actor on each role, with the ability to bring to life heroic characters of incorruptible ideals, mysterious monsters and spies, as well as villains and antagonists with great intellect and power.

Next Thursday premieres in Argentina “Naples loves” (Parthenope), from Paolo Sorrentinowhom he arrived after pointing out that he would like to work with two directors, he and Paul Thomas Anderson. The director of “The Great Beauty” He offered him a role in the film that tells an epic story about the love, dreams and realities of a life full of passion and irony. The movie next to Dalla Porta She was nominated for the best film at the Cannes Festival and won the public award in San Sebastián.

Returning to Odlman, That today celebrates his birthday, the British actor won the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Actor for his interpretation of Winston Churchill In “The darkest hour” and obtained his first leading role in a film with “Meanwhile”, in 1983. In Theater, he performed at the Royal Court Theater and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company until the end of the 80s.

Among the unforgettable characters of the great actor are films “Sid and Nancy”, where he embodied a Sid Vicius of Sex pistols“Harry Potter”, as Sirius Black “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, “Léon, “Dracula” of Bram Stoker, “The fifth element” and “Batman begins”, among others.

Some confessions or behind the scenes of Oldman. He revealed that if he had not stopped taking he would be dead. This was expressed in an interview “My trembling hand reaches the phone to call alcoholics anonymous and then I reach what remains of whiskey, the gin, the vermouth… I will call tomorrow. It took me a long time to remove my hangover, meet someone and enjoy traveling and being happy. I know that there are also people who do not get it.

As to “Harry Potter”, although he said that when people ask for a photo or an autograph it is always for Dracula or by Harry Potterhe also said that his character was not as present in films as he would have liked, a feeling shared by fans of the magical franchise. He also confessed that he would be interested Dumbledore For the cast of the HBO television version, which in its merger with Warner holds the rights of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s books and preproduces the series.

Oldman He had 5 wives: Lesley Manville, Uma Thurman, Donya Fiorentino, Alexandra Edenborough and Gisele Schmidt. He was a couple of Isabella Rossellini in the 90s.

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