Gary Oldman Bio
Real Name: Gary Leonard Oldman
Shortname : Gary Oldman
Profession: Actor, Filmmaker, Musician
Personal Life
Date of Birth : March 21, 1958
Age (as in 2019) : 61 Years
Birthplace : New Cross, London, England
Zodiac sign : Aries
Nationality: English
School : West Greenwich School in Deptford
University: Rose Bruford College
Ethnicity : Mixed (English, Irish)
Net Worth : $50 Million
Family
Father: Leonard Bertram Oldman
Mother: Kathleen Oldman
Siblings: 1
Sisters: Laila Morse
Marital Status : Married
Spouse/Wife: Lesley Manville (m. 1987; div. 1990), Uma Thurman (m. 1990; div. 1992), Donya Fiorentino (m. 1997; div. 2001), Alexandra Edenborough (m. 2008; div. 2015), Gisele Schmidt (m. 2017)
Children: 3, Alfie Oldman (son), Gulliver Flynn Oldman (son), Charlie John Oldman (son)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) : 174 cm (in centimeters), 1.74 m, 5’ 8” (in feet inches)
Weight (approx.): 72 kg, 159 lbs(in pounds)
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 40 inches
- Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Light Brown
Gary Oldman Bio
Gary Oldman is a 60 years old famous English actor and producer. He rose to popularity for his portrayal of various and challenging characters in movies like “Sid and Nancy” and “Prick up Your Years”.
He has also been part of the ironic and most creatively imagined series “Harry Potter”, he played the character of Sirius Black who is the godfather of Harry Potter.
He is also well known for playing ‘The Commissioner Gordon’ from batman trilogy.
He is said to be that kind of actor, who enacts a role going under the skin of the character, a very cinematic, chameleonic artist for all the brilliant work associated with his name.
Early life
Gary Leonard Oldman was born March 21, 1958, to Leonard Bertram Oldman and Kathleen in New Cross, London. His father was addicted to alcohol and left his family when Gary was very young.
Gary Oldman attended West Greenwich School in Deptford. From the early teenage, Oldman developed a great interest and passion towards acting, singing, and theatre.
He also joined the ‘Young People’s Theatre’ in Greenwich. He attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama; he earned the degree of acting.
Gary Leonard has gone through various ups and downs to get a stable life, before making a name in acting, he has also done small chores to support himself financially.
Professional Career
Gary Oldman started his career from the stage; he debuted in the year 1979 with the character ‘Puss’ in the play at York’s Theatre Royal.
He became a famous name in theatre soon, for his performance in numerous shows like, ‘Massacre of Paris’, ‘Desperado Corner’, ‘A Waste of Time’ and ‘Chincilla’.
In the early 1980s, he debuted on-screen in the movie ‘Remembrance’. His early work immensely contributed to his career in movies like Meantime, Saved, etc.
Still continuing with theatre, his portrayal of role ‘Scopey’ in ‘The Pope’s Wedding’ was an applauded performance, he won two awards for that. In the decade of 90s his performances continued to shine, he starred in multiple movies ‘State of Grace’, ‘JFK’, ‘Dracula’, ‘True Romance’ ‘Murder is the first’, ‘The fifth element’ ‘Lost in space’, ‘Air force one’ etc.
He has also made guest appearances in hit American series ‘Friends’. He is another major piece of art/acting is his role in the Harry Potter series; he depicted/essayed the role of Sirius Black. He is also famous for playing ‘James Gordon’ in Batman series.
He's also seen in movies like A Christmas carol, The Unborn, The book of Eli, Red riding hood, Robocop, Dawn of the Planet of Apes, etc.
For his numerous performances and excellent portrayal of versatile characters, has won him various accolades like People Choice Awards, Brit Awards, San Francisco Awards and many more.
Personal Life
Gary Oldman has been married four times in life. First, we tied wedding know with Lesley Manville in 1987, the couple stayed together for two years and has a son out of their marriage.
In 1990, Gary Oldman married actress Uma Thurman, unfortunately, the couple parted ways after two marriages. He briefly dated model/actress Isabella Rossellini, but didn’t go further and broke up.
In 1997, he again said ‘I DO’ to Donya Florentino and divorced in 2001, the couple has two children together.
At present he is married to Alexandra Edenborough since 2008, the couple is living happily in Los Angeles.
Gary Oldman is also an amid fan and supporter of sports Football.
Net worth
Gary Oldman has an estimated net worth of $50 million from his acting career.
References Taken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Oldman
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/