Colin Firth
Summary
Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA award-winning British film, television, and stage actor. Firth first gained wide public attention, especially in the United Kingdom, for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaption of Pride and Prejudice. He subsequently achieved film stardom with the international box-office success of Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), where he co-starred with Rene Zellweger and Hugh Grant. On February 2, 2010, he received an Academy Award nomination for his work in A Single Man, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Actor.Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, UK, the son of Shirley Jean (ne Rolles), a comparative religion lecturer, and David Norman Lewis Firth, a history lecturer and education officer for the Nigerian Government.
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An Actor's Life in the Digital Age: Trying to Make New Media Pay
I went to my first movie at 4 years old: "Mary Poppins" at the Sycamore State Theater in Sycamore, Ill. It was one of those large theaters with lots of character about it. Beautiful blue lighting glowed along the ledges and pointed to the lavish velvet curtains that surrounded the screen.
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Oscars organisers keen for audience at home to join the celebrations
Public encouraged to recreate their own Oscars-themed parties as organisers try to bolster appeal of awards ceremony.
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Peter Kay Night is ratings gold for Channel 4 in post-Big Brother world
Peter Kay's Top 43 Greatest Comedy Moments watched by 2. 5m, while Peter Kay Live at the Bolton Albert Halls draws 2. 1m.
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News apps use Facebook profile information to create personalized data tools
USA Today’s interactive feature 9/11+Me is packed with data about key events that happened in the 10 years since the terrorist attacks. That’s the “9/11” part, but the more interesting piece is the “+Me. ”.
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King's Speech makes UK film investing fashionable
When Colin Firth was crowned King of the Baftas - and later the Oscars - the UK film industry experienced a resurgence.
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Iain Canning and Emile Sherman | MediaGuardian 100 2011
The King's Speech producers have joined the industry big league with the most successful British indie film of all time.
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WATCH: News of the World Fake Movie Trailer
Arrests, resignations, lots of high-ranking officials and accented old fogies in suits -- this has all the makings of a juicy Scorsese film, not torrid real-life drama. As the "Hackgate" scandal came to a bust this morning with the televised emergency Parliamentary hearing with News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch -- who called today the "most humbling day of my life" -- a fake movie trailer has surfaced on the internet.
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Another perk for NYT subscribers: “Share your access”
Are you a New York Times subscriber? Are you related to one? If so, today’s your lucky day: The Times, in an email just sent out to print subscribers, is announcing that subscribers will now be able to share their digital access with a family member of their choosing.
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Hollywood In Court To Force Piracy Blocking On UK's Largest ISP
Hollywood film studios will take their battle against illicit downloading to the high court in London on Tuesday in an attempt to force Britain’s largest internet service provider, BT (NYSE: BT), to block access to a website that allegedly distributes pirated material.
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Hollywood In Court To Force Piracy Blocking On UK's Largest ISP
Hollywood film studios will take their battle against illicit downloading to the high court in London on Tuesday in an attempt to force Britain’s largest internet service provider, BT (NYSE: BT), to block access to a website that allegedly distributes pirated material.
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