Anthony Hopkins

@ISFJ, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Anthony Hopkins is considered to be one of the greatest actors ever Dyslexia Alcoholics American British Welsh Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art Film & Theater Personalities Actors ISFJ ISTJ Capricorn Celebrities As the actor who personified evil in his chilling portrayal of a cannibalistic killer in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, Anthony Hopkins is regarded as one of the greatest actors alive. This highly celebrated character actor started his career as a stage performer. Impressed by the young man’s talents and dedication, the great British actor Laurence Olivier invited him to be his understudy at The Royal National Theatre. The young Anthony thrived under the guidance of the senior actor and was on the way to making it big as a theatre artist. However, he was bored of playing the same kind of roles and desired a change. He gradually moved away from the stage and entered the world of television and movies. He made his television debut in the BBC production of the play ‘A Flea in Her ear’ and played a minor role in the short film ‘The White Bus’. He got his first major role in ‘The Lion in winter’ which was a commercial as well as critical success. He went on to portray a variety of on-screen characters over his long and successful acting career. He reached the peak of success when he played the brilliant psychiatrist turned cold-blooded murderer Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the lambs’ for which he won an Academy Award.

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Birthday: December 31, 1937 Nationality: British, American, Welsh Famous: Alcoholics, Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, ISFJ, ISTJ Spouses: Stella Arroyave, Jennifer Lynton Known as: Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins Childrens: Abigail Hopkins Universities: Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art Jones' West Monmouth Boys' School Cowbridge Grammar School Information Detail Birthday December 31, 1937 Nationality British, American, Welsh Famous Alcoholics, Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, ISFJ, ISTJ Spouses Stella Arroyave, Jennifer Lynton Known as Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins Childrens Abigail Hopkins Universities Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art Jones' West Monmouth Boys' School Cowbridge Grammar School Notable Alumnis Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art Birth Place Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales Born Country Wales Personality ISFJ Height 174cm Gender Male Father Richard Arthur Hopkins Mother Muriel Anne (née Yeats) Net Worth $160 million as of Mar 29,2017 Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales

Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales

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Anthony Hopkins is the son of Richard Hopkins, a baker and his wife Muriel Anne. Growing up he was very close to his grandfather. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was dyslexic. He liked to paint and play the piano but was not interested in studies. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His parents sent him to West Monmouth Boys School in 1949 to teach him some discipline. But he left the school after some months and continued his education at Cowbridge Grammar School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

A chance meeting with Welsh actor Richard Burton made him realize his interest in acting, and he enrolled at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. He graduated in 1957. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He served in the British Army for two years and went to London where he attended The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He began his career in 1960 with the play ‘Have a Cigarette’ produced by the Palace Theatre, Swansea. Unsplash Career

The celebrated British actor Sir Laurence Olivier recognized the potential of the young man and took him as an understudy at the Royal National Theatre in 1965. Unsplash Career

He was having a successful time at the theatre, but soon got bored of the monotony. He desired to break into the world of television and films and acted in the televised broadcast of the play ‘A Flea in Her Ear’ in 1967. Unsplash Career

He made his film debut as Richard the Lionheart in ‘The Lion in Winter’ in 1968. The movie was a huge success. Unsplash Career

His performance got him noticed, and he received many movie offers. He appeared in three movies within the year 1969: ‘The Looking Glass War’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Department S’. Unsplash Career

He is critically acclaimed for his role of the cold blooded serial killer Hannibal Lecter in the multiple Academy award winning film ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991). His character in the movie is considered the number one film villain of all times. Unsplash Major Works

In the 1993 biographical movie ‘Shadowlands’, he was appreciated for his sensitive and poignant portrayal of the Oxford academic C.S.Lewis. This film earned him the BAFTA Award fro Best Actor in a Leading Role. Unsplash Major Works

His award winning portrayal of the New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro in the biographical movie ‘The World’s fastest Indian’ (2005) is one of his personal favourites. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 31, 1937
Nationality	British, American, Welsh
Famous	Alcoholics, Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, ISFJ, ISTJ
Spouses	Stella Arroyave, Jennifer Lynton
Known as	Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins
Childrens	Abigail Hopkins
Universities	Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art Jones' West Monmouth Boys' School Cowbridge Grammar School
Notable Alumnis	Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art
Birth Place	Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales
Born Country	Wales
Personality	ISFJ
Height	174cm
Gender	Male
Father	Richard Arthur Hopkins
Mother	Muriel Anne (née Yeats)
Net Worth	$160 million as of Mar 29,2017
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales

Anthony Hopkins

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Dec 31, 1937

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Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales