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Albert Finney

Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. He has received five Academy Awards nominations.

His most famous role was as Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film "Murder On The Orient Express." Finney was so effective in the role that he complained that it typecast him for a number of years. "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent" he said.

He was born in Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

His first film was The Entertainer (1960), but his real breakthrough came with his portrayal of a disillusioned factory worker in Karel Reisz's film of Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. This led to a series of "angry young man" roles in kitchen sink dramas, most notably 1963's Tom Jones (for which he turned down the role of T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia). Albert Finney has often been called "A second Olivier".

His television roles include the lead in Dennis Potter's final two plays: Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. His most recent TV credit is the leading role in My Uncle Silas, about a Cornish country gentleman, who's looking after his grand-nephew. It ran from 2000 until 2002, then again for a mini-series in 2003.

From 1970 to 1978, he was married to the French actress Anouk Aimée.

Selected filmography

  • Big Fish (2003)
  • Traffic (2000)
  • Erin Brockovich (2000)
  • Simpatico (1999)
  • The Browning Version (1994)
  • Miller's Crossing (1990)
  • Under the Volcano (1984)
  • The Dresser (1983)
  • Annie (1982)
  • Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
  • Gumshoe (1972)
  • Tom Jones (1963)
  • Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
  • The Entertainer (1960)

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From 1970 to 1978, he was married to the French actress Anouk Aimée. In the meantime, he is still acting and is a recurring contributor to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It ran from 2000 until 2002, then again for a mini-series in 2003. Tom Green's autobiography, titled Hollywood Causes Cancer (co-written with Allen Rucker), was released on October 12, 2004. His most recent TV credit is the leading role in My Uncle Silas, about a Cornish country gentleman, who's looking after his grand-nephew. Nevertheless, it was cancelled by MTV a few months after it premiered. In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. Marking a change from his earlier work, he was compared in print to a young Johnny Carson or David Letterman.

His television roles include the lead in Dennis Potter's final two plays: Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. In 2003, Green returned with a nightly talk show on MTV called, appropriately, "The New Tom Green Show". Albert Finney has often been called "A second Olivier". Their Hollywood house also burned down. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia). They were divorced on October 15, 2002. E. Green married actress Drew Barrymore on July 7, 2001, but filed for divorce on December 17, 2001, citing irreconcilable differences.

This led to a series of "angry young man" roles in kitchen sink dramas, most notably 1963's Tom Jones (for which he turned down the role of T. After he was diagnosed with testicular cancer he made a one-hour special of his ordeal, including graphic footage of his own surgery. He also starred in and directed a one-hour special called The Tom Green Subway Monkey Hour, where he tormented strangers in Japan. His first film was The Entertainer (1960), but his real breakthrough came with his portrayal of a disillusioned factory worker in Karel Reisz's film of Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. MTV cancelled his TV show in 2000, but he continued to appear on the channel via reruns and other promotional materials. He was born in Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Tom's increasing fame made it harder for him to surprise people on the streets, leading him to target mostly seniors and non-English speakers. "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent" he said. He quickly called for the video to be retired because "It's not fair to 98 Degrees." Later he revealed (or possibly joked) that MTV had pressured him to do so.

His most famous role was as Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film "Murder On The Orient Express." Finney was so effective in the role that he complained that it typecast him for a number of years. After airing the music video on his show and appealing to his audience to request it, the song became a instant #1 hit on Total Request Live. He has received five Academy Awards nominations. He also wrote a song called "Lonely Swedish (The Bum Bum Song)", which he came up with during MTV's Spring Break while doing a show on a cruise ship. Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. This fame soon netted Tom roles in several Hollywood movies, including Road Trip, Freddy Got Fingered (which he also directed), and Stealing Harvard. The Entertainer (1960). After the show moved to MTV, Tom became famous in the United States.

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). Some of Green's most notable skits include humping a dead moose (referenced by rapper Eminem), having an X-rated lesbian scene painted on his father's car, drinking milk by sucking a cow's udder, and putting a cow head in his parents' bed while they slept. Tom Jones (1963). A number of them involved Green's parents, who consistently appeared to be unamused and occasionally angered by Tom's antics. Gumshoe (1972). His show, The Tom Green Show, typically consisted of stunts played by Tom on unsuspecting people. Murder on the Orient Express (1974). In the early 1990s, Green had a short-lived career as a rapper in a band called Organized Rhyme.

Annie (1982). Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Green grew up in Ottawa and had a radio show on the University of Ottawa's campus radio station, CHUO-FM, before getting his first series on local cable TV. The Dresser (1983). Michael Thomas (Tom) Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian shock comic, actor, singer and author. Under the Volcano (1984). Miller's Crossing (1990).

The Browning Version (1994). Simpatico (1999). Erin Brockovich (2000). Traffic (2000).

Big Fish (2003).