LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Geoffrey Rush
built 293 days ago
Geoffrey Rush was a star of the Australian stage for two decades before his Oscar-winning performance in Shine (1996) made him an international movie star. Since then the classically trained actor has appeared in dozens of films and earned two more Oscar nominations, for Shakespeare in Love (1998, with Gwyneth Paltrow) and Quills (2000). Not movie-star handsome, with a lumpy face that shows passion, humor and guile, Rush is known for his many appearances in period pieces, including Elizabeth (1998, starring Cate Blanchett) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, with Johnny Depp) and the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). Rush has ... appeared in modern comedies and dramas, from Mystery Men (1999, starring Ben Stiller) to Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005, with Eric Bana). His other films include Frida (2002, starring Salma Hayek), Finding Nemo (2003, with Ellen Degeneres) and The Banger Sisters (2002, with Susan Sarandon).
Source:
Geoffrey Rush (born July 6, 1951) is an Australian actor. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, he began his acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane. He ... has an Arts Degree from the University of Queensland. While in college, he roomed with Mel Gibson.
Source:
Geoffrey Rush etched a memorable portrait of Elizabeth’s great adviser Walsingham in "Elizabeth.†The opportunity to take the character further than had been explored in "Elizabeth†was a determining factor in Rush’s decision to return to the role. The Oscar winner was more than eager to again plumb the depths of such a powerful man, whom some considered as slippery as he was savvy. Rush comments, "Walsingham was the great spymaster. He moved his way into a very powerful position in Elizabeth’s court and, by the 1580s, he was masterminding one of the greatest espionage networks throughout Europe. He was an intellectual of that age and was the person that created the powerful notion of the ruler being a divine figure. He was a person of great discipline and control, as was his Queen.†Geoffrey Rush delivers another stellar performance in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age.†Here’s more of what he had to tell us about his new film:
Source:
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush reunite in the film from Walt Disney Pictures' in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END picks up where the record-breaking 2006 smash hit left off, with our heroes Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) allied with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from his mind-bending trap in Davy Jones' locker. With the terrifying ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman, and its commander Davy Jones under the control of the East India Trading Company, there is havoc on the Seven Seas. Navigating through treachery, betrayal and wild waters, the heroic trio must forge their way to exotic Singapore and confront the cunning Pirate
Source:
Geoffrey Rush was born in the small town of Toowoomba and raised in Brisbane, Australia. He rose to international prominence with the release of "Shine" in 1996, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor. Today, Geoffrey is here to talk about his latest role as Captain Barbossa in "The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," and to make a pavlova, a light meringue dessert.
Source:
Recent Golden Globe winner Geoffrey Rush, in town 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 the actor says while both Pirates sequels are not a sure thing for the Oscar winning actor, he is keeping himself available. “It is not an official announcement, but at the moment I am on hold until there is a date somewhere late January where I think they are going to role out the schedule and the scripts.They have got a big job ahead of them, as they are going to shoot two and three together for logistical reasons and they are certainly determined not to make it a sausage machine project. It seems they are very keen on expanding the possibility of what Barbossa and Jack Sparrow and all the characters get involved in, and I think they are going to take into some quite fantastical and surprisingly new directions,” says Rush, excitedly.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Geoffrey Rush