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Alan Rickman
English actor (1946–2016)
Not to be confused with Alan Richman.
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his distinctive deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, and after the production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, he was nominated for a Tony Award.
Rickman made his film debut as the German criminal mastermind Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988). He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He earned critical acclaim for Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), An Awfully Big Adventure, Sense and Sensibility (both 1995), and Michael Collins (1996). He went on to play Severus Snape in all eight films of the Harry Potter se
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Alan Rickman - Biography
Early life
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was born 21 February 1946 in Acton, London. The son of Welsh housewife Margaret Doreen Rose and her factory worker and former Second World War aircraft fitter husband Bernard William Rickman, who was of Irish descent, Alan grew up with three siblings. After his father died of cancer when he was eight years old, his mother took a job at the Post Office to help keep the family supporter, but life was tough for the family.
A passion for the arts developed at school, as Alan enjoyed painting and calligraphy. He became involved with acting while attending the Latymer Upper School, but went to the Chelsea College of Art and Design followed by the Royal College of Art to continue pursuing that area of his interests in higher education. But after three years of working at a graphic design studio with friends, the future Hollywood star applied to RADA and began his pursuit of a dramatic career instead.
Career beginnings
After RADA came roles in several theatre productions, often experimental, including parts in The Seagu Alan Rickman (London, United Kingdom, February 21, 1946 - London, United Kingdom, January 14, 2016) He was born as Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman in a working class family in West London. When he was only eight years old his father died and he was left alone with his mother and three siblings. In school he showed talent for painting and calligraphy and in high school he became interested in theatre. He attended the Chelsea College for Art and Design and then enrolled to the Royal College of Art. After graduation with some friends he opened a successful graphic design studio Graphiti. Three years later, he decided to pursue acting. In 1972, he enrolled to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). After two years of studying he started to work more in theatre. In 1985, he played the leading role in the play Dangerous Liaisons produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Two years later the play was performed on Broadway and Rickman was nominated for Tony, the American theater award. From late 1970’s he occasionally appeared in smaller roles in TV series and films. He made his im
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