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Jude Law
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Born: Dec 29, 1972
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Jude Law was born December 29, 1972 in Southeast London. He started
acting with the National Youth Music Theatre at the age of 12, and
at 17 he dropped out of school completely, to star in a Granada
daytime TV Soap called _"Families" (1990)_ (qv). In 1992, Jude
began his stage career. He starred in many plays throughout London,
and was nominated for the Olivier Award of "Outstanding Newcomer."
After doing the play "Indiscretions" in London, he moved and did it
again on Broadway. This time, he was alongside 'Kathleen Turner'
(qv). He then received a Tony Nomination for "Outstanding
Supporting Actor." He was then rewarded the Theatre World Award.
After Broadway, Jude started on the big screen, in many independent
films. His first big named movie was _Gattaca (1997)_ (qv), with
'Uma Thurman' (qv) and 'Ethan Hawke' (qv). He also had a good role
in _Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)_ (qv). Jude's
latest rise to fame has been because of _Talented Mr. Ripley, The
(1999)_ (qv), in which he plays 'Matt Damon' (qv)'s obsession. The
film did very well at the box office, and critics loved the acting
of Jude. He is also a partner in the production company Natural
Nylon. His partners include 'Johnny Lee Miller' (qv), 'Ewan
McGregor' (qv), and his wife 'Sadie Frost' (qv). With his
production company producing, and Jude acting, his career seems to
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