biography
| name: |
Irons, Jeremy (John)
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pronunciation:
[iyonz]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1948– )
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| biography:
| Actor, born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, S England, UK. A student with the Bristol Old Vic, he made his London stage debut as John the Baptist in the rock musical Godspell (1971–2), and joined the Royal Shakepeare Company. In 1984 he won a Tony award for Best Actor in The Real Thing. His role as Charles Ryder in the acclaimed television series Brideshead Revisited (1981) made him a household name. His film debut came in Nijinsky (1980), and he won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Reversal of Fortune (1990). Other films include The Mission (1985), Damage (1993), Stealing Beauty (1996), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), and The Night of the Iguana (2001). |
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