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Daniel Day-Lewis
Winning three Best Actor Oscars for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln.
My Left Foot · There Will Be Blood
- Born
- 29 April 1957
- Birthplace
- London, England, United Kingdom
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis is a British-Irish actor known for detailed preparation and a selective screen career.
Early life
Creative family
His father was poet Cecil Day-Lewis and his mother actor Jill Balcon.
Drama training
Studied at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Career
- 1980s
Stage and screen
Built a reputation through theatre and contrasting film roles.
- 1989–1990
First Oscar
Portrayed writer and painter Christy Brown in My Left Foot.
- 2000s–2010s
Major performances
Worked with Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson and Steven Spielberg.
Selected work
My Left Foot
Portrayed an artist living with cerebral palsy.
There Will Be Blood
Played an oilman driven by ambition and hostility.
Lincoln
Portrayed the president during the struggle over abolition.
Beyond acting
Craft interests
Spent time learning shoemaking in Italy.
Family
Married writer and filmmaker Rebecca Miller in 1996.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Academy Awards: 2013 ceremony ↗Photo: Bryan Berlin. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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