Hugh Grant is an English actor. He is also a film producer. He is recognized mostly for romantic acting in movies like Notting Hill, Mickey Blue Eyes, Bridget Jones Diary, About a Boy, and Cloud Atlas.
He got international recognition from the movie titled Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994. He is known as one of the brilliant actors Hollywood has.
His comic timings, his romantic expressions, and precisely-timed dialogue delivery are his trademarks. Grant’s net worth is an estimated $80 million. He falls under Hollywood’s A-list stars list. His source of earnings is a film.
Grant used to write comedy sketches for TV shows while he was starting in the industry. One of his writings even got him a spot on BBC2 TV Show called the Edinburgh Nights.
Grant’s first main role was in the movie Maurice in 1987. With this movie, he got the award for best actor at the Venice Film Festival.
He then started doing good movies which showed his acting talents. Grant starred in the movie titled Champagne Charlie, Remando al Viento, and The Dawning. These were his initial movies he did when he started out in Hollywood.
Hugh has done a great set of movies which made him get the tag of the great and romantic actor. Good movies of his includes The Remains of the Day, About a Boy, Restoration, Nine Months, An Awfully Big Adventure, Notting Hill, Small Time Crooks, Two Weeks Notice, Love Actually, and Music and Lyrics.
Moving on to his personal life, Grant was born September 9, 1960, in Hammersmith, London, England. The English actor was enthusiastic from a very small age when it came to acting.
His mother played a great role in shaping Grant’s acting career he says. She taught him music for more than 30 years. In an interview, Grant said that any acting genetics he has comes from his mother.
In 1979, Grant won a scholarship to the New College of Oxford where he studied English Literature. While he was studying there, he was working on his first movie titled Privileged.
After the success of Privileged, he joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society. His love for arts and drama and acting grew day by day.
He opened his comedy revue while in Dramatic Society where he produced many great plays and dramas which were performed at various festivals and venues in London.
Grant was the heartthrob of fans when he first entered the industry. Fans always wanted a scoop of information into Grant’s dating life. Grant didn’t have a huge celebrity girlfriend to his credit.
Grant dated Jemima Khan for a brief period. After a long relationship, they split up in February of 2007. In late 2011, Grant was announced to have become a father to a baby girl.
The identity of the mother was not given to the media. However, it was rumored that a receptionist of a Chinese restaurant in London might be the mother.
And later he revealed that the mother was Tingling Hong. Grant and Hong were seen together in 2012. They announced their baby girl’s name Xiao Xi on screen.
In 2013, they welcomed their second child, a son named Felix. They are happy in and going strong in a relationship with their little children.
Grant is not married yet, and Hong is not his wife till now. Their long term relationship might change into a happy marriage real soon, but there is no news of it until now.
Hugh Grant stands five feet eleven inch tall. The handsome British actor has won million hearts with a gay – ish charm he shows effortlessly on screen.
Grant seems to have a healthy weight which suits his tall height. His cute looks and chocolate boy performances are admired by his fans, especially the female ones.
His shirtless pictures are very popular among his fans. Even at this age, he looks sexier with a little bit of grayness in his hair. He has a decent fan following.
He is mostly active on social sites. He has an official Twitter account. You can follow him on Twitter at @HackedOffHugh.
His official accounts are not on Facebook and Instagram though his fans have made unofficial pages for him where his pictures and news are updated.
For a more professional profile of him, you can search his name on Wikipedia and for a mini biography go to IMDB.com.
A word about RZ. Small TV monitor, NO GLASSES. She looks fab. Out to lunch meant v fondly.I adore the Swiss miss.
A word about RZ. Small TV monitor, NO GLASSES. She looks fab. Out to lunch meant v fondly.I adore the Swiss miss. pic.twitter.com/ktJkvJR2bj
— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) August 13, 2016
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