Peter O'Toole

Peter Seamus O'Toole (2 Agustus 1932 – 14 Desember 2013) adalah seorang aktor Inggris-Irlandia. Dia bersekolah di Royal Academy of Dramatic Art dan mulai bekerja di teater, mendapatkan pengakuan sebagai aktor Shakespeare di Bristol Old Vic dan di English Stage Company. Pada tahun 1959 ia melakukan debut di West End dalam The Long and the Short and the Tall, dan memainkan peran utama dalam Hamlet dalam produksi pertama Teater Nasional pada tahun 1963. Unggul di panggung London, O'Toole dikenal karena gaya hidup "hellraiser"-nya. Membuat debut filmnya pada tahun 1959, O'Toole mendapatkan pengakuan internasional dengan memerankan T. E. Lawrence di Lawrence of Arabia (1962) dan ia menerima nominasi pertamanya pada Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik. Dia dinominasikan untuk penghargaan ini tujuh kali lagi – untuk memerankan Raja Henry II di Becket (1964) dan The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), dan Venus (2006) – dan memegang rekor nominasi Oscar terbanyak untuk akting tanpa kemenangan (sama dengan Glenn Close). Pada tahun 2002, ia dianugerahi Penghargaan Kehormatan Akademi atas pencapaian kariernya. O'Toole adalah penerima empat Penghargaan Golden Globe, satu Penghargaan BAFTA untuk Aktor Inggris Terbaik dan satu Penghargaan Primetime Emmy. Pertunjukan lainnya termasuk What's New Pussycat? (1965), Cara Mencuri Sejuta (1966), Supergirl (1984), dan peran kecil dalam The Last Emperor (1987) dan Troy (2004). Dia juga mengisi suara Anton Ego, kritikus restoran di Ratatouille (2007) karya Pixar.

Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British-Irish actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it. Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win (tied with Glenn Close). In 2002, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements. O'Toole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award. Other performances include What's New Pussycat? (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Supergirl (1984), and minor roles in The Last Emperor (1987) and Troy (2004). He also voiced Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007).