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Tom Courtenay

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Tom Courtenay Biography

  • Birth Name: Thomas Daniel Courtenay
  • Birth Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/25/1937, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor
Tom Courtenay Fast Facts:
  • Awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Hull in 1999.
  • Recalled his university days in London and the letters he received from his mother in his 2000 memoir Dear Tom: Letters from Home
  • Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001 in recognition of his stage and screen success.
  • Named Charles Dickens as one of his favorite writers and has starred in several adaptations of his works, including the 1995 Disney TV movie The Old Curiosity Shop and the 2008 BBC series Little Dorrit.
  • Longtime supporter of the English soccer club Hull City.
    Tom Courtenay Relationships:
  • Ann Courtenay - Sister
  • Anne Eliza Courtenay - Mother
  • Cheryl Kennedy - Ex-wife
  • Isabel Courtenay - Wife
  • Thomas Henry Courtenay - Father

  • Tom Courtenay Awards:
  • 1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1977 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • 1982 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1965 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended University College London, London, England; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England (1960)
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