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Daniel Day-Lewis Biography
Birth Name:
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Birth Place:
London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
04/29/1957, Taurus
Profession:
Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis Fast Facts:
First film role came with a bit part in the 1971 drama
Sunday Bloody Sunday
.
Made his West End stage debut in 1982, starring for several months in the play
Another Country
.
Big-screen breakthrough came in 1986, with acclaimed roles in the dramas
My Beautiful Laundrette
and
A Room with a View
, both of which premiered on the same day in the U.S.
Returned to the stage in a 1989 National Theatre production of
Hamlet
, but dropped out in mid-performance, reportedly due to "nervous exhaustion."
Named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1990 and '94.
Took a five-year break from acting following 1997's
The Boxer
, during which he reportedly studied shoe making; returned to the big screen in 2002, playing Bill "The Butcher" in Martin Scorsese's
Gangs of New York
.
Collaborated with his wife Rebecca Miller, the daughter of playwright Arthur Miller, on controversial indie
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
(2005).
Daniel Day-Lewis Relationships:
Gabriel Kane Adjani - Son
Ronan Cal Day-Lewis - Son
Cashel Blake Day-Lewis - Son
Sean Day-Lewis - Half Brother
Cecil Day-Lewis - Father
Jonathan Balcon - Uncle
Rebecca Miller - Wife
Tamasin Day-Lewis - Sister
Michael Balcon - Grandfather
Isabelle Adjani - Ex-significant Other
Jill Balcon - Mother
Daniel Day-Lewis Awards:
1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1993 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2002 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
2007 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
College:
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol, England
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