Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh
actor, composer, director and film producer. He is the recipient of
multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTAs, two
Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. In 1993, he was knighted by
Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Hopkins received a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2008 he received the
BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of
Film and Television Arts.After graduating from the Royal Welsh College
of Music & Drama in 1957, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited
him to join the Royal National Theatre in 1965. Productions at the
National included King Lear, his favourite Shakespeare play. His last
stage play was a West End production of M. Butterfly in 1989.
actor, composer, director and film producer. He is the recipient of
multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTAs, two
Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. In 1993, he was knighted by
Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Hopkins received a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2008 he received the
BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of
Film and Television Arts.After graduating from the Royal Welsh College
of Music & Drama in 1957, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited
him to join the Royal National Theatre in 1965. Productions at the
National included King Lear, his favourite Shakespeare play. His last
stage play was a West End production of M. Butterfly in 1989.
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