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Robert William "Bob" Hoskins (born October 26, 1942) is a British actor best
known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters, and for family films
such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Eddie Valiant).
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Early life
Born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk of part Gypsy descent, Hoskins had a number
of occupations before going into acting, and made his stage debut in 1969.
He hit the big time in 1978 when he starred in Dennis Potter's successful
BBC drama serial, Pennies From Heaven.
Career
His performances in British films such as The Long Good Friday (1980) and
Mona Lisa (1986) won him the approval of the critics and, in the case of the
latter, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also delivered comic
turns in Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985), Super Mario Bros. (1993) and Mrs
Henderson Presents (2005). During the late '80s early '90s he had successful
roles in advertising the recently privatised companies of British Gas and
British Telecoms (Now BT Group).
Hoskins is known for his "cold bum test" which he uses whenever he receives
a new script. He takes it to the lavatory to read, and if it's an
enthralling script, his buttocks will have gone cold due to the time elapsed.
He played Nikita Khrushchev in the movie Enemy at the Gates (2001). Here
Khrushchev is shown in his political commissar days during the Battle of
Stalingrad.
He made a cameo appearance as a rock band's manager in the Pink Floyd film
The Wall, with a one-word expletive spoken part. He has also directed films. |
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