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AKA: Daniel Day Lewis, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 04/29/1957
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
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Unpredictable and famously shy about publicity to the point of Garboesque seclusion – sometimes for years – following a film, Daniel Day-Lewis proved time and again his considerable onscreen talents in roles befitting the highly complex actor. Though often compared Sir Laurence Olivier, a fellow Brit to whom he appeared to be a natural descendant of, Day-Lewis instead took his cues from the raw, aggressive loners of 1970s American cinema – Brando, Duvall and especially De Niro. After gaining notice with his performance in “My Beautiful Laundrette” (1985), Day-Lewis developed a reputation for
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Milestone
First stage role in a Sevenoaks production of "Cry, the Beloved Country"
1971
Screen debut at age thirteen in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday"
Acted with the Bristol Old Vic and Royal Shakespeare Company
1982
Starred for nine months in the West End production of "Another Country"
First lead role for British TV, "How Many Miles to Babylon?"
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