The British actor celebrates his 50th birthday this Thursday, December 29e birthday. A chance to look back in pictures at her prolific career and her somewhat eventful love life.
His piercing green gaze contrasts with his velvety voice. We are in the early 2000s. Jude Law’s roles emphasize his advantageous plasticity, raising him to the status of a sex symbol. “Let’s face it, I became famous when I started taking my clothes off,” the actor quips in the column. PeopleIn 2001
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Three years later, the magazine chose him as the “Sexiest Man Alive”. An image that sticks to the character’s skin Welcome to Gattaca! (1997), without which this one would be fine. “I couldn’t sell myself as a sex symbol,” she said one day. I’m not programmed that way.”
“I have no interest in fame”
Moreover, Jude Law, who celebrates his 50th birthday this Thursday, December 29, has nothing to do with fame. “I have no interest in popularity,” he argued in columns The IndependentIn fact, I even dislike him because he overshadows what I am, which is an actor who wants to improve and work on more and more successful projects.” A challenge he will tackle while also being one of the most famous British actors in the world. His fruitful career crowned with success is proof.
For nearly three decades, the actor played the role of a single father The holiday (2006), the ambiguous grandfather of the series The young Pope (2016), or the elegant Dr. Watson sherlock holmes (2009). Colorful characters that won him the affection of the public. Not to mention the 2007 “Honour César”, “Bafta” and “Oscar” nominations for the role of the accidental heir. thatThe talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
Welcome to Broadway!
Jude Law can escape the glare of the paparazzi, he has always dreamed of being in the spotlight. At least for the stage and movie viewings. Raised alongside his older sister Natasha by parents who were teachers at the National Youth Musical Theater and then directors of a French theater company, little David Jude Law (his full name) dreamed of going on stage.
Wish this little boy was born on December 29, 1972 in London and named after the novel. Dark Jude and the song Hey Jude, seeing is granted from the age of 12. He then joined the school where his parents taught. Five years later, the teenager leaves the institution to serve in a British soap opera Families. And begins a theater career to critical acclaim. His speech Carelessnessthe play, which was exported to Broadway, even earned him a Tony Award nomination.
Former roommate of Ewan McGregor
It was at the end of this decade that his film career began, in the films that made him known to the general public. Thanks to his performance The talented Mr. RipleyThe Bafta-winning former roommate of Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller, with whom she struck up a strong friendship, sees doors open in Hollywood.
But he will soon learn the pains of life in the light. In other words, it was dissected by the tabloids. In 1993, he met actress Sadie Frost on the set Shopping. The couple married four years later and gave birth to Rafferty in 1996, Iris in 2000 and Rudy in 2002. The couple divorced in 2003. The court battle for custody of the children lasted two years.
Sentimental setbacks
Thus begins Jude Law’s sentimental failures, still in their infancy. Two years later, the actor starts an affair with Sienna Miller. But he sees that a very dark rumor has been spread. Jude Law will cheat on the actress with Daisy Wright, her nanny. Sienna Miller breaks off their engagement before the comedian publicly apologizes for his behavior.
The couple reunited in 2009, then split for good in 2011. However, the turmoil does not stop there. In 2008, Jude Law then shot for the film in New York sherlock holmes, meets model Samantha Burke outside a nightclub. A short romance begins, which has already ended when the young woman announces that she is expecting a little girl, whom they will call Sofia.
Sixth child
The story could have ended there if the artist had not met actress Catherine Harding in 2015, with whom he gave birth to his daughter Ada. Since then, the actor seems to have calmed down. He married psychologist Philippa Coan in 2019 and had their sixth child in 2020. His career has also taken a new turn. Based on success Fantastic beasts. Dumbledore’s secrets (2022) and shows New Pope (2020), Jude Law will soon premiere two new episodes, of which he will be an executive producer. So we’re not done hearing about the talented Mr. Lowe.
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