Rupert Everett (Rupert Everett): filmography and the personal life of the actor (photo)

Today we propose to learn more about the career and personal life of the talented British actor Rupert Everett. The star of the first magnitude was made by such films as "The Ideal Husband", "The Wedding of My Best Friend" and "How Important To Be Serious". Popularity among domestic viewers of the actor brought in the television series "Quiet Flows the Don", in which he brilliantly played the role of Grigory Melekhov.

Rupert Everett: photo, biography

The future actor was born May 29, 1959 in the county of Norfolk, Great Britain. At birth, the boy was given the name Rupert James Hector. His mother, Sarah McLean, came from the aristocratic family of Baronet Vivian. Father, Anthony Michael Everett, was an officer of the British Army. Rupert has a brother named Anthony. The grandfather of boys was an admiral, and part-time and a passionate collector of paintings, which was very proud of the fact that in his collection there were several works by Michelangelo himself.

Since the father of the family was a military, the family was forced to move often. So, they lived in Malta and Cyprus. When Rupert came it was time to go to school, he was sent to the Farley educational institution, located in the British county of Hampshire. Then he moved to the prestigious college of Benedictine monks in Ampleforte.

Desire to become an actor

At the age of eight, Rupert Everett watched the movie "Summer Holiday". He was so impressed by the image of the popular musician Cliff Richard that the boy firmly decided in the future to become an actor himself. Rupert has always been extravagant and inclined toward rebellion. So, at the age of 15 he left school and went to London to study at the Central School of Diction and Drama. However, it was not able to finish it because of numerous disagreements with the teachers. After that, he moved to Glasgow (Scotland), where he joined the troupe Cityzs-Theater. In 1981, Rupert played his first notable role in a play called The White Devils. The work of the young actor was appreciated. And soon he began to shine as the main actor in the production of the London play "Another Country".

Debut in the cinema

For the first time on the screens Rupert Everett appeared in 1982. This was, albeit an episodic, but very significant role in the film "Shocking Accident." The partner of the young actor on the shooting was the famous Colin Firth. The film was a great success, and Everett overnight began to be considered a real rising star of British cinema. In addition, he received a London Critics Award, and was also nominated for such prestigious awards as the British Academy Award, Sputnik, Globe and the MTV Award.

Italy

In 1987, Rupert Everett decided to move to Italy, where he was warmly received by local filmmakers. British actors have always been very respected in this country, except for Everett. So, soon he was already involved in several Italian films. In 1987, he played the role of Bayardo San Roman in the melodrama "The Chronicle of the Announced Death", which became a screen version of the eponymous work of the writer from Latin America Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The director of the project was Francesco Rosie. In the same year, Montaldo invited him to his film "Glasses in a gold frame". Rupert's partners on the set in this project were Ornella Muti and David Lattes.

Continuation of career

In 1989, Rupert Everett made a truly sensational statement, openly confessing his unconventional sexual orientation. However, to the surprise of many, this did not damage his career, and he continued to actively act in various projects.

In 1992, Rupert performed a role that, perhaps, most of all was remembered by domestic television viewers. It is about the adaptation of Mikhail Sholokhov's "Quiet Flows the Don" by Sergei Bondarchuk. It was a joint project of Russia, Britain and Italy. The British actor brilliantly played one of the main roles - Grigory Melekhov. Rupert Everett, "Quiet Flows the Don," for whom he became an excellent opportunity to get to know Russia's cinematographers and culture, he said was delighted with this experience.

Another important actor's work was the role of Francesco Delamorte, a cemetery watchman, always ready to fight the evil spirits rising from the graves in the Italian "horror" of 1994, entitled "About love, about death." In the same year, Rupert starred in the comedy "High Fashion" directed by Altman. The picture tells of the extravaganza of passions that take place both on the podium and beyond. Company Everett on the set made such stars of the first magnitude, as Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Jean-Pierre Kassel.

On top of success

Rupert Everett, whose filmography already included a number of fairly well-known paintings, made a real breakthrough in his career in 1997, taking part in the filming of the American romantic comedy directed by Hogan's "The Wedding of My Best Friend." The actor played George Downes - a gay buddy of the main character in the performance of the brilliant Julia Roberts.

Then followed such paintings with the participation of Rupert, as "Shakespeare in Love", "The Ideal Husband" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". In the last film, which is a fantasy melodrama directed by Michael Hoffman, Everett's partners in the shooting were such eminent actors as Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline. For his part, the slightly erratic Lord Arthur Goring in the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comic work entitled "The Ideal Husband", our hero was nominated for the Golden Globe and Felix.

2000s

The new millennium brought Rupert Everett and new interesting roles in the cinema. So, in 2000, the comedic melodrama "Best Friend" was released on the screens. In this film, the actor played the role of Robert - bosom buddy of the main character Abby, to whom she regularly weeps at the waistcoat. The following year, the melodrama "How important it is to be serious" by Oliver Parker was released. Everett's partners in the shootings in this project were Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth.

Being a true aristocrat, Rupert in 2003 easily switched to the role of royalty. He played Charles I in the movie "Kill the King" and Charles II in the movie "Beauty in English".

Very rich in the role for Everett was 2004. He appeared in the image of the world-famous detective in a television movie called "Sherlock Holmes and the case of the silk stocking." In the same year, the tape "Double agent" was released, where Rupert brilliantly performed the lead role in the duet with the charming Sharon Stone, and also saw the Franco-Spanish painting "People".

In 2007, there are two films with Everett's participation: "Stardust" and "Classmates". The last picture was so great success that in 2009 it was decided to withdraw the second part, in which Rupert again performed the familiar role of the director of the school. Then followed such film projects with the participation of the actor as "Wild Thing" (2010), "Without hysteria" (2011) and "End of the Parade" (2012).

Rupert Everett: personal life

Not surprisingly, the recognition of the actor in his homosexuality in 1989 literally stirred the entire film world. Journalists began to literally pursue Rupert in order to find out the details of his personal life. However, the actor, and before that he was not very friendly with the media, now literally did not hesitate to express himself. In this regard, the English press strongly disliked Everett.

Today, Rupert lives in New York, going to Hollywood only in cases where this requires work. According to the actor himself, his only close creature is a breed dog Labrador named Moe. Sometimes for fun this couple is even called "Rupert Everett and his boyfriend."

Interesting Facts

1. Rupert is a close friend of Madonna. He even became the godfather of her son from Guy Ritchie - David, and also participated in recording the album of singer American Pie.
2. In addition to his theatrical career, Everett tried himself in the musical field. So, in 1980 he performed on the stage as a pop singer and even released two albums. However, Rupert did not bring this special fame, so he returned to acting career.
3. In 1991, Everett decided to try himself as a writer. However, in his own words, he did not get any pleasure from either the work process or the final result.
4. In addition to roles in the cinema, Rupert several times participated in the scoring of cartoons. So, in two parts of the acclaimed "Shrek" his voice is spoken by Prince Charming. And in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, he voiced Fox.
5. Since 2003, Everett began to engage in production activities, which he does not leave to this day.