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Geoffrey Rush: Australia Award
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For anyone fearing that life after 40 is a slow and mortifying descent towards death, the story of Geoffrey Rush must be a real heart-warmer. Engaged in a decades-long battle to keep theatre alive and vibrant in his native Australia, he was utterly unknown to the outside world. Then, in his mid-forties, he nabbed an Oscar for his stunning performance in Shine, and jumped straight to the top of the Hollywood ladder - while STILL finding time for his beloved theatre work, back in Australia.
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A native of Queensland, Australia, Geoffrey Rush (born July 6, 1951) received an arts degree and began his theatre career at Brisbane's Queensland Theatre Company. During his lengthy and successful stage career, he ... made his film debut in Hoodwink (1981).
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Synopsis: After his Oscar-winning performance in Shine, Geoffrey Rush returned to the screen in this Australian comedy as a power-crazed politician, federal treasurer Godfrey Usher. Scientist Richard Shorkinghorn (David Wenham) needs cash to continue his research into age reversal. Applying for a grantRead More
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Rush was born in 1951 in Toowoomba, Australia. He grew up in anonymity, a place he would remain for most of his life and career. He graduated from the University of Queensland with a degree in the arts. Further study took him to Paris where he worked on his pantomime skills for two years at the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime. He returned to Australia to share the stage in Waiting for Godot with his roommate and fellow struggling actor, Mel Gibson. He appeared in a few movies through out the 80’s but it was clear his focus was on the theatre.
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Recent Golden Globe winner Geoffrey Rush, in Los Angeles to help publicise the US release of the Australian film "Swimming Upstream", appears to be eventually set for both Pirates of the Caribbean films. Talking exclusively to Dark Horizons, the self-confessed fan of DH ["I love the site, I use it as my bible"], says while both Pirates sequels are not a sure thing for the Oscar winning actor, he is keeping himself available.
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Synopsis: The true story of a gifted Australian piano prodigy, this biographical drama was nominated for seven Oscars, with actor Geoffrey Rush winning for Best Actor. Rush stars as David Helfgott, a pianist with a history of mental problems. As a fragile boy genius at math, chess, and piano, David isRead More
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