If we ask about a British comedy actor, they may come to mind from Charles Chaplin until Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean).
If we are looking for a British actor who borders on period roles, perhaps we will remember Jeremy Irons o Colin Firth.
If we opt for the most attractive ones, the names of Jude Law, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston or any of the interpreters of the ‘James Bond’ saga (from Roger Moore until Daniel Craiggoing by Sean Connery o Pierce Brosnan) could be on our list.
But, if we are looking for an interpreter who brings together all these qualities, and more, there it is. Hugh Grant.
‘Hughie Grant’
Hugh John Mungo Grant nation in London 63 years ago today. He was the second son of James Grant and Fynvola Grant and has an older brother named James Grant.
During his childhood he attended public school in Hammersmith (London), where he stood out for his work. actor in school performances theatrical.
Graduated from Oxford Universitybegan his career as a dramatic actor, his first stage name being Hughie Granta diminutive that he only used in his first film, ‘Privileged’.
He then acted in the theater company ‘Nottingham Playhouse’and founded his own magazine company, the ‘Joxkeys de Norfolk’with which he began a tour of different London comedy clubs.
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After a couple of years participating in television series without major significance, in 1987 came its cinematic release. The movies are from that year ‘Maurice’, ‘Rowing the Wind’ and ‘Passions in Kenya’.
Hugh Grant |Europa Press
After this first moment of glory, Grant combined his film work with television work, without participating in any memorable titles.
Roman Polanski rescued him in ‘Ice Moons’after which came his participation in ‘What’s left of the day’ and in ‘Night train to Venice’.
‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’
His big opportunity came in 1994 with a delicious British comedy, ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’.
His leading role in one of the biggest cinema successes of recent decades catapulted him to world fame and made him one of the most sought after actors of the moment thanks to its boyish, sensitive and intelligent appearance.
Grant obtained the BAFTA for best actor and began to separate himself from the period characters to become a romantic heartthrob especially comfortable in playing funny roles, which would lead him to earn the title of ‘the king of British comedy’.
Hugh Grant and Andie McDowell in ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ |Telemadrid
Consolidated as one of the values of British cinema of the ninetiesalternated drama and comedy in a particularly prolific decade.
In 1995 he starred in five successful titles for the big screen. This year are her participations in ‘An unusual adventure’ and ‘Restoration’.
But the titles that brought him glory that year were all comedies. ‘Nine months’, ‘Sense and sensitivity’ and ‘The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain’.
Thanks to these performances, he has become an obligatory interpreter of film adaptations of classic novels and a sober comedy heartthroba genre that has brought him his greatest successes.
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After this very productive year, the actor approached the American thriller again with ‘Crossing the limit’sharing the bill with Gene Hackman and Sarah Jessica Parker.
The heartthrob of the romantic comedy
Together with Julia Roberts, he once again showed that no one like him plays the roles of a romantic and somewhat disastrous heartthrob in ‘Notting Hill’an English romantic comedy that was among the highest-grossing titles and gave Grant the Empire Award for Best Actor and one Golden Globe nomination.
After this new success, he starred ‘Mickey Blue Eyes’in which he played one of his craziest and most hilarious characters.
After a brief appearance in the Woody Allen comedy ‘Medium thieves’Grant co-starred with Renée Zellweger in a new hit: ‘The diaryof Bridget Jones’. The character of Daniel Cleaver, an irresistible heartthrob who conquered the entire public, gave him the nomination for the Empire Award, the Peter Sellers for Comedy and the Golden Satellite.
Then successes would come like the wonderful ‘Love Actually’The romantic ‘You the lyrics, I the music’ or the fun ‘How do you write love?
Hugh Grant en ‘Love Actually’ |Telemadrid
In recent years, the actor has left comedy aside a bit and has spaced out his performances by touching other genres, such as drama in the series ‘The Undoing’the action in ‘Operation Fortune: The Great Hoax’ or fantasy in ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among the Drones’.
The most famous sex scandal of the 90s
But in his extensive career, not everything was bright, and his image was affected after starring in one of the most famous sexual scandals in cinema of recent years.
On June 26, 1995, he was arrested in Los Angeles while promoting his new film, ‘Nine Months’which he played alongside Robin Williams, accused of lewd conduct in publicwhen he had sexual relations inside his vehicle with a prostitute known as ‘Divine Brown’.
Hugh Grant in the 90s |Telemadrid
Both were arrested, and the images of the two involved in their arrest went around the world. Grant was eventually released on bail.
Sense of humor in the purest British style
Hugh Grant was chosen one of the 100 sexiest movie stars in history. But, in addition to his undeniable physical attractiveness and his talent for acting, the actor is also a british comedian wonderful whose personality he shares with many of his characters.
So much so, that in this last Oscar gala He went viral for several comments matching his sense of humor.
The most talked about was the one he made during his appearance on stage with Andie MacDowell. “Actually, we’re here to do two things,” Grant said. “The first is to raise awareness about the vital importance of using a good moisturizer,” he joked.
Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell at the Oscars | Telemadrid
“Andie has been wearing cream for 29 years but I have never used one in my life. She is still really stunning,” he smiled at MacDowell before stating: “I’m basically a scrotum.”.
Although the actor was also the subject of criticism for the interview he had with Ashley Graham in that same ceremony. Grant answered the model’s questions in a way that was as brief as it was disconcerting. A sample, perhaps, of his characteristic humor, which was not understood by everyone.
He has fulfilled his dream, working whenever he wants
After so many titles, which are part of the history of cinema and which made it a world starHugh Grant assures that he has fulfilled the dream of any actor, to work whenever and wherever he wants.
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“I’m satisfied with everything I’ve done. Every now and then something catches my attention, but if not, I’m doing fine. I don’t really want to continue acting. I don’t work much but I like some things. I like the camaraderie that is created with the people you work with. But putting myself in front of a camera, I don’t like it“No,” he confessed in an interview.
2023-09-09 21:36:05
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