Caption: Presenting the Academy Award® for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is Sir Anthony Hopkins at the 81st Annual Academy Awards® at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009 airing live on the ABC Television Network.
Actor, Soundtrack, Composer
Born: December 31, 1937
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Known for: Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002), Thor (2011), The Elephant Man (1980)
Source: IMDB
Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he moved to London and joined the National Theatre...