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Guy Pearce (born October 5, England, 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in
England, his parents (his father a New Zealander pilot, his mother an
English school-teacher) moved to Geelong, Australia when he was 3 years of
age. His father died in a plane crash when Pearce was 9 years of age. A
competitive amateur bodybuilder from age 16-22 culminating in a Mr Natural
Victoria title.
Pearce has always been interested in performing, and he excelled at
mimicking accents. He started in several plays when he was young, and moved
his way into television when he was hired for Neighbours in 1985.
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His first major breakthrough into film came with his role as a drag queen in
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994. Since then, he has appeared in
several US productions including L.A. Confidential, Ravenous, Rules of
Engagement, Memento, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Time Machine.
However, he continues to act in Australian theatre productions as well as
Australian films, such as The Hard Word (2002) and The Proposition (2005).
Pearce currently lives in Melbourne. |
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