BIOGRAPHY
Alan Rickman Biography, Age, Death, Career, Net Worth, Family
Alan Rickman biography- English actor and director, Alan Sydney Patrick Rickman was born on February 21st, 1946 in Acton, London in England.
Rickman’s tight jaw, which contributed to his famously deep voice and sluggish delivery, was a birth defect. A vocal coach reportedly told Rickman he had a “spastic soft palate,” according to Rickman.
His mother was largely left alone to raise him and his three siblings after his father passed away from cancer when he was eight years old.
He was quite good in calligraphy and watercolor painting when he was young. Rickman received his education through the Direct Grant program at West Acton First School, Derwentwater Primary School in Acton, and Latymer Upper School in London, where he developed an interest in play.
From 1965 to 1968, Rickman attended Chelsea College of Art and Design. From 1968 to 1970, he studied at the Royal College of Art.
His training enabled him to work as a graphic designer for the Notting Hill Herald and the Royal College of Art’s internal magazine, ARK; he later remarked that he found graphic design to be a more secure career than acting and that theatre school “wasn’t regarded the smart thing to do at 18.”
After graduating, Rickman founded Graphiti with a group of friends, but after three years of profitable operation, he made the decision to focus on acting as a career.
He sent a letter to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he studied from 1972 to 1974, asking for an audition. He supported himself by dressing Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Sir Ralph Richardson while he was there.
Alan Rickman nationality
Rickman was born in Acton, London in England. He is English.
Alan Rickman death
Rickman experienced a mini-stroke in August 2015, which resulted in the discovery of pancreatic cancer. He told only his closest confidants that he had terminal cancer. He passed away in London on January 14, 2016, at the age of 69.
On February 3, 2016, his remains were cremated at the West London Crematory in Kensal Green. His wife Rima Horton received his ashes. His final two movies, Eye in the Sky and Alice Through the Looking Glass, as well as his upcoming feature The Limehouse Golem, were all made in memory of him.
Alan Rickman age
Rickman was born on February 21st, 1946, hence he was 69 at the time of his death.
Alan Rickman net worth
Rickman had a net worth of about $16 million.
Alan Rickman career
Rickman’s first acting gig was in Die Hard, playing German terrorist leader Hans Gruber.
In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), he played the Sheriff of Nottingham, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Performance.
Prior to receiving praise for his supporting performances as Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Éamon de Valera in Michael Collins (1995), he garnered critical notice for his major parts in Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) and An Awfully Huge Adventure (1995).
His hilarious performances in Dogma (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999), and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy are also well known.
In the Harry Potter films, he portrayed Severus Snape. He also made appearances in the films Love Actually (2003), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Alice in Wonderland during this time. His final film roles were in Alice Through the Looking Glass, Eye in the Sky, and CBGB (2013).
As part of the BBC’s Shakespeare series, Rickman made his acting debut on television in Romeo and Juliet (1978), as Tybalt. In the BBC television rendition of The Barchester Chronicles, he played the lead character Obadiah Slope.
Afterwards, he appeared in television movies, portraying Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Created and Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, for which he won Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1996.
He was recognized as one of the top actors to ever receive an Oscar nod by The Guardian in 2009. At age 69, Rickman passed away from pancreatic cancer on January 14, 2016.
Alan Rickman family and siblings
Rickman was born to Margaret Doreen Rose Bartlett and Bernard William Rickman. He shares the same parents with his three siblings; Michael Rickman, Sheila Rickman and David Rickman.
Alan Rickman wife
Rickman was married to Rima Horton.
Alan Rickman children
Rickman had no children.
Alan Rickman social media
Rickman can be found on Instagram as @alan_rickman.