Hugh Grant

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Name:
Hugh Grant
Real name:
Hugh John Mungo Grant
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Birth date:
(64 y.o.)
Place of birth:
London
Height:
5'11 ft ()
Weight:
154 lb (70 kg)
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Hugh Grant's biography

Hugh Grant is a famous actor from Great Britain, who was brought to fame by numerous roles in romantic comedies and melodramas. Despite winning prestigious Golden Globe, BAFTA, César, and Venice Film Festival awards, he famously claims acting was never his calling—just a job he happened to do well. Net worth: $150 million.
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant

Childhood and student years

The future movie star was born on September 9, 1960, in the family of former military James Murray Grant, who took up a small business, and teacher Fynvola. Hugh was their second child. His older brother James made a successful career in the US banking industry.

While Grant can trace his lineage to English aristocracy, his family lived modestly—comfortable enough to get by, but nothing fancy. In interviews, he's often said that growing up without luxury was actually good for him and his brother—it taught them early on that they could only rely on themselves.
Hugh Grant in childhood
Hugh Grant in childhood
Hugh's good looks actually caused him problems as a teenager—he thought he looked too pretty and not masculine enough. Making matters worse, at his all-boys school, his angelic looks meant he was constantly cast in female roles for school plays. Desperate to toughen up his image, he got into fights, broke his nose, and even gave himself scars, thinking it would make him look more rugged and appeal to girls. Looking back, he admits his teenage antics were a huge mistake.

Grant graduated high school in 1979 and enrolled at prestigious Oxford University to study art history, hoping to become an art critic. His student life passed very actively. He joined the exclusive Piers Gaveston Society and started performing with a comedy theater group.
Hugh Grant at young age
Hugh Grant at young age
One of his classmates was Michael Hoffman, who would later become a renowned American film director. Hoffman pitched Grant on making a film together, and the collaboration paid off. Their 1982 tragicomedy 'Privileged' proved to be an excellent debut for the novice actor, and suddenly agents were flooding him with offers.

Acting career

After graduating from college, Hugh turned down further studies at the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London, choosing to pursue acting instead. He took on theater work, reviewed books, did radio ads for the BBC, and dabbled in writing. In 1985-86, Grant appeared frequently on television in various shows and TV movies, including The Last Place on Earth, The Detective, Honour, Profit, and Pleasure, and Jenny's War.
On the set of the picture Maurice
On the set of the picture Maurice
Hugh returned to the big screen in 1987 with Maurice, James Ivory's film about gay love. Along with co-star James Wilby, Grant won the top prize for best male performance at the Venice Film Festival. The film's huge success opened doors to starring roles for Hugh.
Hugh Grant playing Chopin in the Impromptu
Hugh Grant playing Chopin in the Impromptu
Over the next seven years, Hugh appeared in several films, but his performances as Chopin in Impromptu and Byron in the melodrama Rowing with the Wind stand out. It was on the set of the latter that his relationship with Elizabeth Hurley began, lasting more than 10 years. He also appeared in The Lair of the White Worm, The Remains of the Day, and Bitter Moon.
Hugh Grant in the Rowing with the Wind
Hugh Grant in the Rowing with the Wind
1994 was a turning point in Grant's career. The romantic comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral," co-starring Andie MacDowell, became a massive hit and earned numerous awards, including two Oscar nominations. Hugh won his first major awards – a Golden Globe and BAFTA. Following the film's release, Grant was invited to Hollywood and quickly relocated there with Elizabeth.
Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell in the "Four Weddings And A Funeral"
Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell in the "Four Weddings And A Funeral"
According to Zoomboola.com, in 1995 the actor landed lead roles in several Hollywood films – Nine Months, Extreme Measures, Sense and Sensibility, and An Awfully Big Adventure. But a prostitution scandal that same year severely damaged his reputation and derailed his career for several years. Grant rehabilitated his public image in 1999 with the romantic comedy Notting Hill, co-starring Julia Roberts and earning a Golden Globe nomination.
Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts in the Notting Hill
Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts in the Notting Hill
The string of films released in the early 2000s solidified Grant's star status and cemented his image as a charming leading man. These included Bridget Jones's Diary with Renée Zellweger, Two Weeks Notice with Sandra Bullock, and Love Actually featuring Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson, and Colin Firth. About a Boy earned an Oscar nomination and won Hugh several awards, including Germany's top film honor, The Goldene Kamera, and an Empire magazine award.
Hugh Grant in Love Actually
Hugh Grant in Love Actually
2007 brought the romantic comedy Music and Lyrics, where Grant starred alongside the charming Drew Barrymore.
Hugh Grant in Music and Lyrics
A couple of years later in 2009, he teamed up with Sarah Jessica Parker for the comedy Did You Hear About the Morgans?. Grant personally attended the premiere of the film in Moscow.
Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker in Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker in Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Among his later projects, Grant's role in the 2012 epic Cloud Atlas stands out, where he transformed into six different characters. In the same year, the actor first tried himself in voicing animation characters. He voiced the lead character in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! - a brave and charming pirate captain.
Hugh Grant on acting
In 2015, Hugh worked with director Guy Ritchie on the action film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. He starred in the unusual role of the chief of British intelligence.
Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep about Florence Foster Jenkins
2016 saw the release of the comedy Florence Foster Jenkins (released as Prima Donna in Russia). Brilliant and inimitable Meryl Streep was Grant's partner. According to Grant, Streep's involvement was what convinced him to take the role. Grant also revealed in interviews that he was terrified of embarrassing himself in front of the legendary actress with her two dozen Oscar nominations. Their teamwork was awarded many awards and nominations and Grant earned the Golden Icon Award.
Hugh Grant and his Golden Icon Award
Hugh Grant and his Golden Icon Award
Grant appeared in two films in 2017. One of them is the Red Nose Day Actually comedy by Richard Curtis. This was a sequel to the 2003 romantic hit Love Actually. Hugh reunited with longtime collaborators Rowan Atkinson, Keira Knightley, and Colin Firth. His second 2017 project was Paddington 2, the sequel to the beloved bear's heartwarming story. Grant played a cunning and slippery villain in the film.
Paddington 2 (trailer)
2018 brought the biographical TV series A Very English Scandal, where Hugh delivered a brilliant performance as British politician Jeremy Thorpe, who was prosecuted in the 1960s for allegedly attempting to murder his lover. Actor Ben Whishaw was Grant's partner in the film.
A Very English Scandal (trailer)

Charity

Hugh Grant is actively involved in charity issues. He regularly donates to cancer-fighting organizations, including the Oxford DIPEx Charity, Marie Curie, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Foundation, which focuses on early pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Hugh knows this battle firsthand—his mother died from pancreatic cancer in 2001. He also sponsors the Fynvola charity foundation named after her.
Hugh Grant at the Moscow Cancer Center
Hugh Grant at the Moscow Cancer Center
Grant also works closely with the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation, established in England to help Russian children battling cancer. At a 2008 foundation auction, he paid £250,000 for dinner with Mikhail Gorbachev. The full amount went to a Moscow children's oncology center that Grant personally visited that same year.

Hugh Grant's personal life

Until 2018, Hugh was famously committed to bachelorhood, openly rejecting traditional family life. In interviews, he'd argue that marriage breeds possessiveness and jealousy, ultimately destroying romance.
Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley
Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley
His love life wasn't just fleeting romances—he also had several long-term relationships. His relationship with actress Elizabeth Hurley lasted 13 years. Despite their famously turbulent relationship filled with public fights and scandals, they split amicably and stayed friends. Hugh even baptized Elizabeth's son. He also founded a production company with her, the Simian Films.
Hugh Grant and Tinglan Hong
Hugh Grant and Tinglan Hong
His next serious relationship was with billionaire heiress Jemima Khan—they even got engaged, but she couldn't forgive his infidelity. Grant's next relationship was with Chinese actress Tinglan Hong, who had two children with him. But even fatherhood couldn't tame the then-50-something Grant's wandering eye.
Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein got married in May 2018
Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein got married in May 2018
He simultaneously began a relationship with Swedish TV producer Anna Eberstein. They had three children together. Hugh finally decided to abandon his lifelong bachelor status. In May 2018, the 57-year-old actor married Anna in a London registry office. Only close family attended the intimate ceremony.

Hugh Grant nowadays

Hugh continues his career in cinema. In 2019, Hugh Grant starred in The Gentlemen. The actor's partners in the film were Matthew McConaughey and Colin Farrell.
Hugh Grant in «The Gentlemen»
Hugh Grant in «The Gentlemen»

Hugh Grant: latest news and articles

  • The actor seems to be famous, but for me in the cinema he somehow did not particularly remember. I can`t say that he starred in little-known films, it`s just that I somehow calmly treat him
    2021-05-19 08:46:21
  • Grant can often be seen in melodramas, he is mainly filmed in this direction only. Well what he can do, it`s just a type for such movies!
    2021-05-05 13:15:52
  • That handsome guy from Bridget Jones! Now he has appeared in the Gentlemen. I wish I can see him more often
    2021-05-02 19:57:42
  • It would be better if he starred more in blockbusters, otherwise there is a lot of drama
    2021-04-18 20:37:47
  • Hugh Grant is not a bad actor, but I don`t like this type of film. He is always overly feigned and his characters are always too «alpha»
    2021-03-12 22:07:05
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