O'Toole, Peter (Peter O `Toole)

Peter O'Toole, son of the bookmaker, was born on August 2, 1936 in Ireland, but grew up in England, Leeds. Since childhood, Peter wanted to become a journalist and made his point, but carried away by the theater and made his debut on stage in 17 years. After serving two years, a radio operator in the Royal Navy, O'Toole enters the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) in London. Few years the actor has played on stage at Bristol theater `Old Vic`; his debut film roles in 1959 - 60 years gone unnoticed. Remarkable work in the Royal Shakespeare Theater in Stratford - upon-Avon has O `Tula to his` star `role in David Lean's masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia, '` (1962). Then the actor starred with Richard Burton in 'Becket' (1964), played a major role in the movie `The ruling class' (1972). In the 70 - ies Peter O'Toole nearly goodbye to the life and career seriously treated for alcoholism, and early in 80 - x returned to the cinema, superbly played the role of filmmaker in ' `Stunt Man (1982). Peter O'Toole is considered one of the best actors of his generation: he was seven times nominated for 'Oscar', not to mention other, less known but no less prestigious awards. New success of Peter O `Tula's famous` `The Last Emperor, Bernardo Bertolucci, in which the actor played the role of Johnson, a teacher of the young Pu Yi. In Peter O `Tula has two daughters, Patricia and Catherine, from marriage to actress Sian Phillips, as well as the son of the model Karen Brown.