First Name |
Andy
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Middle Name |
Clement
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Last Name |
Serkis
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Full Name at Birth |
Andrew Clement G. Serkis
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Alternative Name |
Gollum, Andy Serkis and The Blockheads
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Birthday |
20th April, 1964
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Birthplace |
Ruislip, London, England, UK
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Height |
5' 8" (173 cm)
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Blue
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Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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Distinctive Feature |
Turquoise Eyes..., Known for his frequent motion-capture performances..., Unkempt hair..., Known for his expressive facial movements with CGI characters..., Often cast by Peter Jackson..., Beard..., Father of Armenian descent, but born in Iraq..., His family name, Serkis, is of Armenian descent..., Often close shaven..., Greenpeace supporter..., Young Andy Serkis wanted to be an artist...
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Atheist
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
British
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High School |
St Benedict`s School, London, UK
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University |
Lancaster University (studied visual art)
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Occupation Text |
Actor,Voice artist, director, author
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Occupation |
Actor
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Claim to Fame |
Lord of the Rings
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Music Genre (Text) |
Videogame Acting, Mountaineering, Action Adventure Features, Motion Capture Acting, Theatre Stage And Set Design, Touring Theatre Company Acting, Film Motion Capture Entrepreneur, Amateur Painting
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Year(s) Active |
1989–present, 1985–present
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Associated Acts |
Peter Jackson (director), Jonathan Cavendish (business partner), The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
Larry Taube, Principal Entertainment, Lou Coulson Associates, Creative Artists Agency
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Brand Endorsement |
TV commercial for Greenpeace
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Official Websites |
www.facebook.com/pages/Andy-Serkis/180115459433, http://www.serkis.com, vimeo.com/user7906335, www.behindthevoiceactors.com/andy-serkis/, twitter.com/andyserkis, www.imaginariumuk.com/, instagram.com/andyserkisofficial/, www.nndb.com/people/163/000111827/, http://www.imaginariumuk.com
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Pets |
Lorraine Ashbourne (m. 2002) (3 children), Pet Cats, Jonathan Cavendish (business partner)
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Favorite Places |
Lake District, England
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Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, narrator and film director. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–2017), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in the first two Star Wars sequel trilogy films, The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018, he portrayed the character of Baloo in his self-directed film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.