Bob Hoskins

Robert William Hoskins
1942 -
British born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) . Bob Hoskins was born on October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, where his mother was living after being evacuated as a result of the heavy bombings. Growing up Hoskins received only limited education and he left school at 15, but with a passion for language and literature instilled by his former English teacher. A regular theatre-goer, Hoskins dreamed of starring on stage, but before he could do so he had to work odd jobs for a long time to make ends meet. His acting career started out more by accident than by design, when he accompanied a friend to watch some auditions, only to be confused for one of the people auditioning, getting a script pushed into his hands with the message "You're next." He got the part and acquired an agent. After some stage success, he expanded to television with roles in television series such as "Villains" (1972) and "Thick as Thieves" (1974). In the mid-'70s he started his film career, standing out when he performed alongside Richard Dreyfuss in John Byrum's _Inserts (1975)_ and in a smaller part in Richard Lester's Royal Flash (1975).Hoskins broke through in 1978 in Dennis Potter's mini TV series, "Pennies from Heaven" (1978) (mini), playing Arthur Parker, the doomed salesman. After this a string of high-profile and successful films followed, starting with his true major movie debut in 1980's The Long Good Friday (1980) as the ultimately doomed Harold Shand. This was followed by such works as The Cotton Club (1984), Mona Lisa (1986), which won him an Oscar nomination as well as a BAFTA award, Cannes Film Festival and Golden Globe), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (Golden Globe nomination), Mermaids (1990), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Felicia's Journey (1999) and Enemy at the Gates (2001).Hoskins has always carefully balanced the riches of Hollywood with the labor of independent film, though leaning more towards the latter than the former. He works at smaller projects such as Shane Meadows' debut 24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997), in which he starred as Allen Darcy. Besides this, he found time to direct, write and star in The Raggedy Rawney (1988), as well as direct and star in Rainbow (1996), and contributing to HBO's "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) and Tube Tales (1999) (TV). Spouse Linda Banwell (1982 - present) 2 children, Jane Livesey (1967 - 1978) (divorced) 2 children.

"The Englishman's Boy" (2007) , Outlaw (2007) , Sparkle (2007) , Ruby Blue (2006) , The Wind in the Willows (2006) , Hollywoodland (2006) , Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) , Paris, je t'aime (2006) , Stay (2005/I) , Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) , Son of the Mask (2005) , Danny the Dog (2005) , Beyond the Sea (2004) , Vanity Fair (2004) , Den of Lions (2003) , "Frasier"(2003) , The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) , Papa buono, Il (2003) , Maid in Manhattan (2002) , Where Eskimos Live (2002) , The Lost World (2001) , Last Orders (2001) , Enemy at the Gates (2001) , Don Quixote (2000) , Noriega: God's Favorite (2000) , American Virgin (2000) , David Copperfield (1999) , The White River Kid (1999) , "The Forgotten Toys" (1999) , A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) , Felicia's Journey (1999) , Captain Jack (1999) , Parting Shots (1999) , Let the Good Times Roll (1999) , Cousin Bette (1998) , "Saturday Night Live" (1998) , Spice World (1997) , 24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997) , Michael (1996) , The Secret Agent (1996) , Rainbow (1996) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1996), Balto (1995) , Nixon (1995) , The Forgotten Toys (1995) , The Changeling (1994) , Super Mario Bros. (1993) , The Big Freeze (1993) , Blue Ice (1992) , Passed Away (1992) , The Inner Circle (1991) , Hook (1991) , Shattered (1991) , The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991) , Mermaids (1990) , Heart Condition (1990) , The Raggedy Rawney (1988) , Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) , The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) , A Prayer for the Dying (1987) , Mona Lisa (1986) , Sweet Liberty (1986) , Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce (1985) , Brazil (1985) , The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (1985) , The Dunera Boys (1985) , The Cotton Club (1984) , Lassiter (1984) , The Honorary Consul (1983) , The Beggar's Opera (1983) , Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) , Othello (1981) , The Long Good Friday (1980) , "Flickers" (1980) , "Big Jim and the Figaro Club" (1979) , Zulu Dawn (1979) , Of Mycenae and Men (1979) , "Pennies from Heaven" (1978) , "On the Move" (1978) , "Rock Follies of '77"(1977) , "Van der Valk" (1977) ,
"Thriller" (1976) , Royal Flash (1975) , "Play for Today" (1974) , "Thick as Thieves" (1974) , "Shoulder to Shoulder" (1974) , Inserts (1974) , "Softly Softly" (1973) , "New Scotland Yard" (1973) , "Crown Court" (1973) , The National Health (1973) , "Villains" (1972) , Up the Front (1972)