Caption: Presenting the Academy Award® for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is Sir Ben Kingsley at the 81st Annual Academy Awards® at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009 airing live on the ABC Television Network.
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Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Born: December 31, 1943
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Known for: Schindler's List (1993), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011), Gandhi (1982)
Source: IMDB
Ben Kingsley was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, is of Gujrati Indian descent, and his mother Anna Lyna Mary, was English. Ben began to act in stage plays during the 1960s. He soon became a successful stage actor, and also began to have roles in films and TV. His birth name was Krishna Bhanji, but he ...