He shared a room with Mel Gibson in college: Who is Geoffrey Rush?
He has played a wide variety of extraordinary men: Captain Barbarossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, George V's speech coach in The King Out of Desire, and a brilliant, unhinged pianist in 1996's Shine (for which he won an Oscar).
However, Geoffrey Rush, at the age of 65, played Einstein in National Geographic's television series Genius.
Who is Geoffrey Rush?
Geoffrey Rush was born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Australia. His father's name is Roy Baden Rush and his mother's name is Merle Kiehne. His parents divorced when he was 5 years old. He has siblings named Brett Rush and Rosanne Otago. After studying at Everton Park State High School, he graduated from the University of Queensland. During his student years at the university, he shared the same room with Mel Gibson.
Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, making him the only Australian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, in addition to three BAFTA Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.
Geoffrey Rush started his acting career at the Queensland Theater Company in Brisbane. He graduated from the University of Queensland, Department of Art. His first experience in cinema came with the 1981 movie Starstruck. The artist, who continued to focus on theater until the mid-1990s, attracted the attention of the whole world in 1996.
His role as pianist David Helfgott in the 1996 movie "Shine" earned Rush many awards, including the Best Actor Oscar. His performance in the films "Shakespeare in Love" and "Quills" earned him two Oscar nominations and many more awards. He played the role of Captain Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, the first of which was shot in 2003. In 2005, he was awarded an Emmy award for his role in the film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, in which he played Peter Sellers. He won dozens of nominations and awards for his performance in the movie Zoraki Kral, which he also produced in 2010 and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Geoffrey Rush married film actress Jane Menelaus on November 20, 1988. He has two children named Angelica Rush (b.1992) and James Rush (b.1995). Geoffrey Rush lives in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
In 2016, he played the role of God RA in the movie "Gods of Egypt", starring Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, and Nikolaj Coster Waldau.
In 2017, he starred in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge" with Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, and Orlando Bloom.
Awards:
2011 – 63rd BAFTA Awards – Best Supporting Actor (Zoraki Kral)
2005 – 62nd Golden Globe Awards – Best TV Actor (Introducing Peter Sellers)
1997 – 54th Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor (Shine)
1997 – 69th Oscar Awards – Best Actor (Shine)
Summary of Geoffrey Rush's life story
He was born on June 6, 1951 in Australia. He started his acting career at the Queensland Theater Partnership in Brisbane. He graduated from the University of Queensland, Department of Art. His role in the 1996 movie "Shine" earned Rush many awards, including the Oscar for Best Actor. His performance in the films "Shakespeare in Love" and "Quills" earned him two Oscar nominations and many more awards. He played the role of Captain Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He won dozens of nominations and awards for his performance in the movie Zoraki Kral, which he also produced in 2010 and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.