Rupert Everett - Biography

Last Editor: arjusv2003				Rupert Everett Biography -   Name : Rupert Everett Birth Name : Rupert James Hector Everett Date of Birth : 29 May, 1959 Place of Birth : Norfolk, England, UK Height : 6' 4 Nationality : British Profession : Stage and Screen Actor

Rupert Everett Trivia -

Attended the prestigious English Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth, in York, which he enjoyed, although he left school at 15. Turned down the Daniel Day-Lewis role in A Room with a View (1985). 1999 VH1 Vogue Fashion Award for most fashionable male celebrity. By his suggestion, Madonna chosed to re-record, the old song "American Pie". Was expelled from London's Central School of Speech and Drama for insubordination. Plays the piano. Writes for "Vanity Fair". Former, successful model in Milan. Speaks English, French & Italian. Lives in London, New York, Paris & Miami. Owns a Black Lab, named Moise. 6' 4", brown eyes/hair Bought a home in Los Angeles for his dog's sake. His black Lab, Moise, was suffering from painful arthritis, so the actor relocated to the city in order for his beloved pet to heal. Everett even turned down a role on the London stage, because it meant having to have his dog quarantined for six months. [May 1999] Showed his musical talents on two remakes: singing backup on Madonna's remake of "American Pie" and by dueting with Brit pop star Robbie Williams on a version of the classic "They Can't Take That Away from Me". He has become an icon in Italy since the late 80s, mostly because Tiziano Sclavi, the author of the popular comics "Dylan Dog", chose his face for the protagonist. "Dellamorte Dellamore" is based upon a novel by Sclavi, as well: so, Everett was the natural choice for the Italian audience. He was awarded the 1981 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Awards) for Most Promising New Actor of 1980 for his performance in Another Country. Attended the wedding of Joan Collins and Percy Gibson. In Stage Beauty (2004), plays King Charles II, the son of King Charles I, whom he played in To Kill a King (2003).

Rupert Everett Detailed Biography -

British born Rupert Everett grew up in privileged circumstances, but the wry, sometimes arrogant intellectual was a rebel from the very beginning. At the age of 7, he was placed into the care of Benedictine monks at Ampleforth College where he trained classically on the piano. He was expelled from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London for clashing with his teachers and instead apprenticed himself at the avant-garde Glasgow Citizen's Theater in Scotland, performing in such productions as `Don Juan' and `Heartbreak House'. In 1984, he successfully transferred another stage role, Another Country (1984), to film, and became England's hottest new international star. But, again, the wickedly sharp and suave rebel doused his own career by clashing with the press and even with his own fans. In 1989, Everett declared openly his own homosexuality -- an announcement that could have mortally wounded his film career. Instead, over time, it has had the opposite effect. His career revitalized as Julia Roberts' gay confidante in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and has continued to bloom in such films as Shakespeare in Love (1998) playing Christopher Marlowe, An Ideal Husband (1999) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) as Oberon. In his landmark decision, Rupert has become a living testament disproving the theory that a truely talented and successful romantic leading man can not survive the career-killing stigma of being openly gay.