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NAME:	Peter O'Toole
PROFILE:	Name: Peter O'Toole Birth Name: Peter James O'Toole Height: 6' 3" Sex: M Nationality: Irish Birth Date: August 2, 1932 Birth Place: Connemara, County Galway, Ireland Profession: Actor Education: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (attended as a scholarship student from 1952-1954) Husband/Wife: Siân Phillips (Welsh actress; born on May 14, 1934; married in December 1959; divorced in 1979) Relationship: Karen Brown (model; lived together 1982-1988) Father: Patrick Joseph O'Toole (was an Irish bookmaker; died in 1970) Mother: Constance Jane Eliot (née Ferguson; was a Scottish born nurse) Son: Lorcan Patrick O'Toole (born on March 14, 1983; mother: Karen Brown) Daughter: Patricia O'Toole (born in 1963; mother: Siân Phillips), Kate O'Toole (actress; born in 1961; mother: Siân Phillips) Claim to fame: His memorable performances as T.E. Lawrence in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	His performance as T.E. Lawrence in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) is the #1 ranked performance of all time in Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). Nearly missed out on picking up his Honorary Oscar in 2003 after he threatened to leave the ceremony because of the award show's strict no-alcohol rules. It was only after a bottle of vodka was smuggled in to appease him, that he decided to stay and collect the award. Became a diabetic when his pancreas was removed in a surgical operation. Both he and his fellow Irish actor (and close friend), the late Richard Harris appeared in versions of 'Gulliver's Travels': Harris played the 1977 film version GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (1977) and O'Toole played the Emperor of Lilliput in the 1996 TV-film version GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (1996), where Ted Danson played Gulliver. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#47). (1995) Coaching cricket professionally in London. (1997) Despite spending most of his life in England, Peter is not a British citizen. Elizabeth Taylor didn't like then husband Richard Burton hanging around with Peter because she felt he was a bad influence on Burton. Has the played two kings (King Henry II in BECKET (1964) and Sir/King Cedric Willingham in KING RALPH (1991)), two emperors (Emperor Tiberius Caesar in Caligola (1979) and the Emperor of Lilliput in GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (1996), a prince (Prince Meleagre in THE RAINBOW THIEF (1990)), a president (President Paul von Hindenburg in Hitler: THE RISE OF EVIL (2003)) and several lords. He attended a Catholic school where the nuns beat him to correct his left-handedness. His daughter Kate O'Toole is a well-respected actress in her own right. His performance as Alan Swann in MY FAVORITE YEAR (1982) is ranked #56 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. In 1976 he underwent surgery to remove parts of his stomach and intestine due to his heavy drinking. In the following year he almost died from a blood disorder. These two serious illnesses greatly affected his ability to work at that time. In an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on January 11, 2007, O'Toole said that the actor he most enjoyed working with was Katherine Hepburn. Is a supporter of Sunderland football club of the English Premiership. MORE PETER O'TOOLE TRIVIA
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