Geoffrey Rush

Actor, TV Writer

1951 –

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Who is Geoffrey Rush?

Geoffrey Roy Rush, AC, is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who have won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting, three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the founding President of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

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Born
Jul 6, 1951
Toowoomba
Also known as
  • Geoffrey Roy Rush
  • Geoff Rush
Parents
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • Honorary degree, University of Queensland
  • Everton Park State High School
  • L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
    (1975 - 1977)
Employment
  • Queensland Theatre Company
    (1971 - )
Lived in
  • Queensland
  • Toowoomba
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Darlinghurst
  • Paris
    (1975 - 1977)
  • Camberwell

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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