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Jeremy Irons

1948 - Today

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Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, being one of the few actors who has achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. Irons received classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and started his acting career on stage in 1969. He appeared in many West End theatre productions, including the Shakespeare plays The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, and Richard II. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, receiving the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeremy Irons is the 168th most popular actor (down from 162nd in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 240th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Actor.

Jeremy Irons is most famous for his role as the voice of Scar in Disney's The Lion King.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jeremy Irons ranks 168 out of 13,578. Before him are Dianne Wiest, Ben Kingsley, Bruno Ganz, Lee Van Cleef, Audie Murphy, and Jamie Foxx. After him are Geraldine Chaplin, Jet Li, Jim Carrey, Fernandel, Jeanne Moreau, and Glenn Close.

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Among people born in 1948, Jeremy Irons ranks 21. Before him are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Hassan Rouhani, Eddie Jordan, Maurizio Gucci, Linda McMahon, and Jan Palach. After him are Luiz Felipe Scolari, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Nick Drake, Charles Taylor, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Klaus Meine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Irons ranks 331 out of 8,785. Before him are Francis Crick (1916), Ben Kingsley (1943), Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887), Anthony Eden (1897), Edmund Ironside (993), and James Connolly (1868). After him are Claude Auchinleck (1884), John Herschel (1792), Roald Dahl (1916), Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), and Benjamin Disraeli (1804).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Irons ranks 25. Before him are Jane Birkin (1946), Judi Dench (1934), Jason Statham (1967), Michael York (1942), Robert Shaw (1927), and Ben Kingsley (1943). After him are Julie Andrews (1935), Stan Laurel (1890), Laurence Olivier (1907), Peter O'Toole (1932), Peter Ustinov (1921), and Peter Mayhew (1944).

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