Hugh Grant

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Hugh Grant is a Golden Globe winning British actor

Sep 9, 1960

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: September 9, 1960
  • Nationality: British
  • Famous: Millionaires, Oxford University, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, T V & Movie Producers, ENTP
  • Spouses: Tinglan Hong
  • Siblings: James Grant
  • Known as: Hugh John Mungo Grant
  • Childrens: Felix Chang Hong Grant, Tabitha Grant

Hugh Grant born at

Hammersmith, London, England

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Birth Place

In 1987, he married actress Elizabeth Hurley and the couple divorced in the year 2000.

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Personal Life

He has two children with a Chinese woman named Tinglan Hong.

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Personal Life

In 2004, he married writer and campaigner Jemima Khan. The couple divorced in the year 2007.

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Personal Life

Hugh Grant was born in London to Captain James Murray Grant and Fynvola Susan MacLean, a school teacher. He was raised in a humble environment at Chiswick, west London.

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Childhood & Early Life

He was an enthusiastic participant in sports and played rugby, soccer and cricket during his school days. In 1979, he enrolled at the New College, Oxford, on scholarship.

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Childhood & Early Life

He later became a part of the Oxford University Dramatic Society and pursued acting only as a creative outlook. During this time, he starred in the production, ‘Twelfth Night’.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1982, he made his screen debut with the Oxford Film Foundation movie, ‘Privileged’, which was directed by Michael Hoffman. The plot of the film was centred on partygoers at Oxford.

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Career

In 1988, he played the role of ‘Lord James D'Ampton’, in the horror film, ‘The Lair of the White Worm’, which was directed and written by Ken Russell. The film received mixed reviews.

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Career

In 1991, he starred in the film, ‘Impromptu’, which was filmed entirely in France. The film was directed by James Lapine and received positive reviews from film critics.

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In 1994, he starred in the Academy Award nominated blockbuster film, ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, in which he played the role of ‘Charles’. The film was an immense hit.

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In 1995, he acted in the Academy Award winning British period drama film, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, which was directed by Ang Lee. The film was critically acclaimed and received many accolades.

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He starred in ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, which became one of the highest grossing British films in the history of cinema. It earned a whopping $245.7 million at the box office, worldwide.

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Major Works

In 1999, he starred in the critically acclaimed film ‘Notting Hill’, which was the highest grossing film of that year. The film earned $ 363.88 million at the box office and was ranked 95th on the British Film Institute's ‘list of all-time top 100 films’.

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Major Works