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  Alan Rickman
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AKA:
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
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British Birthdate:
02/21/1946 Birthplace:
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biography
A suave, urbane screen villain in the grand tradition of Basil Rathbone and George Sanders, the British-born Alan Rickman has created a handful of delightful characters since his screen debut in the 1988 actioner "Die Hard". This former graphic artist performed in such impressive British showcases as The Royal Shakespeare Company ("Captain Swing", 1978; "Love's Labour's Lost", 1978; "Mephisto", 1986) before winning acclaim as the elegant, heartless seducer Le Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC's London and Broadway productions of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" (1987). On British TV, he appeared as
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Was a graphics designer at his own graphic design business for three years before turning to acting
Appeared on stage in such productions as "Ubu Roi" and "Hamlet"
1979
Made American TV debut as Tybalt in "Romeo and Juliet" for "The Shakespeare Plays" on PBS
1985
Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company
1985
Originated role of Le Vicomte de Valmont in RSC's West End production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" opposite Lindsay Duncan; reprised the role in the RSC's production on Broadway in 1987; earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance
1988
Feature acting debut in "Die Hard" as German terrorist Hans Gruber
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