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  • Rupert Everett, born in Norfolk, England, in 1959, is known for his roles in romantic comedies and complex character interpretations.
  • He attended a Benedictine monastery before studying Dramatic Art in London, starting his journey in acting.
  • Everett's career breakthrough came in 1984 with his role in the film "Another Country," leading to significant interest from producers.
  • Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in influential films, working alongside renowned actors and directors.
  • The film "My Best Friend's Wedding" in 1996 marked a major success for Everett, solidifying his fame in Hollywood.

Rupert Everett's early life

Rupert James Hector Everett was born at Norfolk on the 29 May 1959 and he is a famous English actor.

He is known for his glamour as a seducer, a role that he played in large romantic comedies, but at the same time he did not shy away from playing complex interpretations of characters.

Everett is, besides, one of the actors of Hollywood who freely declared to be gay, despite his family's faith.
As a matter of fact, Rupert Everett was born in Great Britain in a Northern Irish family. For this reason, his parents, both catholics, sent him in a Benedictine monastery to study. But, when he was fifteen years old, he moved to London to study Dramatic Arts.

Everett is known for his libertine lifestyle, he also admitted that he had been prostituted in a certain period of his life to be able to earn money.

Career beginnings and breakthrough

Everett spent two years at the "Royal Shakespeare Company", then he reached to be part of the "Citizen company of Glasgow" where he began his phenomenal career.

It is in 1984 that Rupert reached the success for the first time, interpreting an agent double-crosser in the film Country Another - The choice. In fact, after this film, producers started to hire him as an actor.
In 1985, he played in the film of Mike Newell Dancing with a stranger, and in 1986 he played a role with Mute Ornella in an adaptation of a story of Gabriel Garcia Marquez Chronicle of a death announced of Francesco Roses.

Then, in 1987, he collaborated with Pierre-Henri Salfati Tolérance, that will allow him three years later to rip a role next to Christopher Walken in Courtesies for the hosts.
Later on, he was in Prêt-à-porter of Robert Altman in 1994. This was the opportunity for him to meet Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Lauren Bacall.
In 1995, Nicolas Hytner let Everett play a role in his film, The insanity of King Giorgio.

Rise to fame in Hollywood

In 1995, Rupert became a masculine role model so that he found himself in the publicity of the perfume Opium of Yves Saint Laurent.
On the other hand, the peak of his fame was reached with the film The marriage of the mine better friend in 1996.
This film is incontrovertibly the consecration of Rupert Everett who played with famous actresses like Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz thanks to P. J. Hogan.

In 1999, he played in three film: An ideal husband by Oliver Parker (adaptation of a work of Oscar Wilde), I Dream of a Summer half hour of Night, a film of Michael Hoffman, with Michelle Pfeiffer (adapted from the work of Shakespeare), and The Surveyor Gadget by David Kellogg.

In 2000, he played a role with his friend Madonna in the film You know that there is again?; in 2001 he was in South Kensington with Max Pisu and Enrico Brignano; in 2003, he played a role with Catherine Deneuve, in The dangerous connections.

Domande da interrogazione

  1. What is notable about Rupert Everett's early life and education?
  2. Rupert Everett was born into a Northern Irish Catholic family and was sent to a Benedictine monastery for his education. However, he moved to London at fifteen to study Dramatic Arts, marking the beginning of his acting journey.

  3. How did Rupert Everett's career in acting begin and progress in the early years?
  4. Everett's career began with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Citizen Company of Glasgow. His breakthrough came in 1984 with the film "Country Another - The Choice," leading to more roles in films like "Dancing with a Stranger" and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold."

  5. What role did Rupert Everett play in the film "The Marriage of My Best Friend," and why was it significant?
  6. In "The Marriage of My Best Friend," Everett played a key role alongside Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz. This film, released in 1996, marked the peak of his fame and solidified his status in Hollywood.

  7. How did Rupert Everett's personal life and identity impact his career?
  8. Everett was one of the few Hollywood actors to openly declare his homosexuality, despite his Catholic upbringing. This openness about his identity was significant in an industry where such declarations were less common at the time.

  9. What are some notable collaborations and roles in Rupert Everett's film career?
  10. Everett collaborated with renowned directors and actors, including roles in "Prêt-à-porter" with Robert Altman, "The Insanity of King George" with Nicolas Hytner, and films with stars like Madonna, Catherine Deneuve, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

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