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AKA:
Robert William Hoskins
Birthplace:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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A barrel-chested, stage-trained, Cockney actor, Bob Hoskins first won international attention as a sheet-music salesman prone to fantasy in the Dennis Potter-scripted British TV series "Pennies from Heaven" (1978). After spending part of his youth traveling and holding a variety of odd jobs—like circus fire eater, to name one—he drifted into acting almost by accident. Success on stage led to work in British films—"The National Health" (1973)—and television—the 1974 sitcom "Thick as Thieves". Hoskins was a delight as the pioneering filmmaker in the series "Flickers" (ATV, 1980) and delivered an
Charlie Cassotto Maffia
2004
Rock and Roll Manager
1982
Raised in North London, England
Performed odd jobs and traveled extensively as a youth
1968
Made stage debut in "Feather Pluckers"
1972
TV acting debut, "Villains on the High Road" (London Weekend Television); an episode of the series "Villains"
1973
Feature debut, "The National Health"
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