Geoffrey Rush
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Geoffrey Rush AC |
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Rush at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
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Geoffrey Roy Rush 6 July 1951 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| Residence | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Nationality | Australian | ||
| Other names | Geoff Rush | ||
| Education | Everton Park State High School | ||
| Alma mater | University of Queensland | ||
| Occupation | Actor, film producer | ||
| Years active | 1971–present | ||
| Home town | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Spouse(s) | Jane Menelaus (m. 1988) | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Awards | Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Tony Award | ||
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Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor and film producer. Rush is the youngest amongst the few people who have won the "Triple Crown of Acting": the Academy Award, the Primetime Emmy Award, and the Tony Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting (from four nominations), three British Academy Film Awards (from five nominations), two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding President of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year. He is also the first actor to win the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for a single performance in film for his performance in Shine (1996).
Rush was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. His father was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, and his mother was of German descent. His parents divorced when he was five, and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban Brisbane. Before he began his acting career, Rush attended Everton Park State High School and graduated from the University of Queensland with bachelor's degree in Arts. While at university, he was talent-spotted by Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) in Brisbane. Rush began his career with QTC in 1971, appearing in 17 productions.
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