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Christian Bale Profile |
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Birth Date: January
30, 1974
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Birth Place:
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
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Birth
Name: Christian Charles Philip Bale
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Christian Bale is a Welsh-born English actor whose film
credits include Empire of the Sun, The Prestige, American
Psycho, Equilibrium, 3:10 To Yuma, The Machinist, Batman
Begins, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Harsh Times, The Dark
Knight and the upcoming film Terminator Salvation, where he
will play the role of John Connor. Bale is known for his
mastery of accents and harsh regimens of shedding and
gaining weight (particularly for The Machinist, Batman
Begins and, most recently, Rescue Dawn). Before he found
success in playing Batman, he was heavily involved in
independent films.
Bale first caught the public eye when he was cast in the
starring role of Spielberg's Empire of the Sun at the age of
13, playing an English boy who becomes separated from his
parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese
internment camp during World War II. Since then, he has
portrayed a wide range of characters. Bale is especially
noted for his cult following. The tenth anniversary issue of
Entertainment Weekly hailed him as one of the “Top 8 Most
Powerful Cult Figures of the Past Decade”, citing his
impressive cult status on the Internet. In a 2007 poll of
IMDb users, he was voted their favourite actor who is under
40. Entertainment Weekly also called Bale one of the “Most
Creative People in Entertainment,” after his dynamic
performance in American Psycho.
Christian Bale was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire,
Wales to entrepreneur, commercial pilot, and talent manager
David Bale and circus clown and performer Jenny James, both
English. He is the youngest of four children. After leaving
Wales, Bale spent his childhood in several countries,
including England, Portugal, and the United States.
In 1976, when Bale was two years old, his family left Wales
and returned to England. They settled for four years in
Bournemouth, where Bale attended Bournemouth School and
participated actively in rugby union. Bale has described his
childhood, with respect to his mother being in the circus,
as interesting. He recalled his first kiss was with an
acrobat named Barta. As a child, he trained in ballet and
guitar. His sister Louise's work in theatre also influenced
his decision to become an actor.Furthermore, in an interview
Bale speaks of his grandfather being a stand up comedian,
ventriloquist, and magician. Bale's father David was very
supportive of his son's acting, resigning from his job as a
commercial pilot to travel and manage Bale's burgeoning
career. David later married feminist icon Gloria Steinem on
September 3, 2000 (he had previously divorced Bale's mother
Jenny). He died on December 30, 2003, from brain lymphoma,
aged 62.
Bale's first foray into acting was a commercial for the
fabric softener Lenor in 1982, when he was eight years old.
He appeared in a Pac-Man cereal commercial playing a child
rock star a year later and in 1984 made his stage debut in
the The Nerd, opposite Rowan Atkinson.
Previous marriage to english woman Rebecca Barnett
(22.04.72) broke down due to her affair with A-list actor
Tom Cruise in 1999. On January 29, 2000, Bale married Sandra
“Sibi” Blazic (born 1970), a one-time model, make-up artist,
and personal assistant to Winona Ryder; Ryder co-starred
with Bale in Little Women. He has a daughter with Blazic
named Emmeline, who was born on March 27, 2005, in Santa
Monica, California.
Bale has three older sisters – Erin Bale, a musician; Sharon
Bale, a computer professional; and Louise Bale, a theatre
actress and director. The Bale family is deeply rooted in
show business, especially theatre. Bale is a distant
relative of British actress Lillie Langtry, while his uncle,
Rex Bale, and maternal grandfather were actors as well.
Like his father, David, Bale is known as an activist, and is
a supporter of activism and animal welfare groups such as
Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund. He has been a
vegetarian since age six when he read Charlotte's Web and
made the connection between animals and meat. The famous
feminist activist Gloria Steinem became Bale's stepmother,
and a first-time bride (at age 66), when she married David
on September 3, 2000. The marriage ended with the death of
the elder Bale in 2003. Bale currently resides in Los
Angeles.
On July 22, 2008, Bale attended a London police station by
appointment and was arrested in connection with an alleged
verbal assault on his mother, Jenny, and sister, Sharon.
After being held for more than four hours, he was released
on bail, pending further investigation. He has denied these
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Hand-picked by director/writer Mary Harron and author Bret
Easton Ellis to star in American Psycho (2000).
Consequently, was noted by the media as the first star of
American Psycho (2000), only to lose the part to Leonardo
DiCaprio and then win it back again.
Is an excellent horseman and an avid reader.
He trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts for the
dance sequences in Newsies (1992) and Swing Kids (1993).
He has an uncanny ear for accents - he has used a different
accent for each of his films to date.
Bale was handpicked by Winona Ryder for the coveted role of
Laurie (Theodore Laurence) in Little Women (1994).
His father, David Bale, married feminist icon Gloria Steinem
on September 3, 2000.
A devoted animal lover, Christian has two dogs [Mojo and
Ramone] and three cats [Miriam, Molly, and Lilly], which are
all strays that he found.
Christian is active in many organizations, including Ark
Trust, Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Foundation, the Dian
Fossey Gorilla Fund, the Redwings Sanctuary, and the Happy
Child Mission, and a school for street kids in Rio De
Janeiro.
His grandfather doubled for John Wayne in two movies, in
Africa.
His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British
commercial for Pac-Man cereal.
He replaced Leonardo DiCaprio for the film American Psycho
(2000).
Stepson of feminist author Gloria Steinem
His father, David Bale, died on 30 December 2003, from brain
lymphoma at the age of 62.
He was raised in England, Portugal and California.
His great-uncle, Rex Bale, was an actor.
His father was a former commercial pilot.
His mother was a former circus dancer.
He has three sisters: musician Erin Bale; computer
professional Sharon Bale; and director/actress Louise Bale,
who appeared in Newsies (1992).
His grandfather was a stand-up comic and children's
entertainer.
Met his wife through Winona Ryder; she was Ryder's personal
assistant.
With Batman Begins (2005), he has become the seventh actor
to play Batman/Bruce Wayne in a live-action film. The others
were: Lewis Wilson in 1943's, Robert Lowery in 1949, Adam
West in the 1966, Michael Keaton for the first two
installments of the Batman film series, to be replaced by
Val Kilmer and George Clooney.
Dropped an amazing 63 pounds for his role as the emaciated
insomniac Trevor Reznik in the film Maquinista, El (2004)
with only a single vitamin consultation with a nutritionist
to guide him. For the most part, he only ate salads and
apples, chewed gum, smoked cigarettes, and drank nonfat
lattes.
Considered getting formal acting training at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) when he was twenty, but
decided to focus on working instead.
Has been in 2 versions of the John Smith/Pocahontas story.
He provides the voice of Thomas in Pocahontas (1995) and
plays John Rolfe in The New World (2005).
Turned down the opportunity to reprise the role of Patrick
Bateman in the Roger Avary-directed The Rules of Attraction
(2002).
His wife, Sibi Blazic, gave birth to the couple's first
child, a girl. The baby was born 27 March, 2005 in Santa
Monica, California.
In the "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" radio interview first
aired June 13, 2005, he admitted to Gross that because
Batman is "such an American icon", he had decided not to
perform his promotional interviews for the movie Batman
Begins (2005) in his natural mixed Welsh/English accent.
Instead he spoke to Gross in an almost inflection-less
mid-American accent, only revealing his dialectic roots with
a few words.
Has 3 older sisters: Erin, Sharon & Louise Bale'
Two of his most famous character's names have a difference
of only one letter. Bateman and Batman.
Since a young age he was very ambitious about attending
Drama School, and auditioned for the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art (RADA), the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and the Central School of Speech And
Drama at the age of twenty. He was accepted to all, but was
convinced by his parents to continue working instead. To
this day, he regrets not attending drama school for his
personal passion of learning his craft.
Auditioned for the role of Robin/Dick Grayson in Batman
Forever (1995). About ten years later, he was cast as
Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins (2005).
The nameplate on his trailer for Batman Begins (2005) read
"Bruce Wayne" as opposed to Bale's name.
First non-American actor to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Is the youngest actor to portray Batman.
Owned a home he shared with his sister, Louise Bale, in
Manhattan Beach.
Before he played "Batman" in Batman Begins (2005), his
sister Louise Bale played Batman's mother in The Death of
Batman (2003).
Auditioned for the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997) and
almost got the role but people felt that it wouldn't be
"fair" having two Brits playing two Americans (Rose was
American as well, she says in the movie that the Titanic was
a slave ship bring her back to America).
Considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the
Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Is a distant relative to the 19th-Century thespian Lily
Langtry.
Shares the role of Batman with Val Kilmer.
Since reading "Charlotte's Web", he does not eat red meat.
If he plays an American character, he will use an American
accent in all the interviews related to the film. He says he
does this so the audience isn't confused.
Daughter Emmaline, born 27 March 2005.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in
film history (#13). [2007].
Although born and raised in Wales, his family is actually
English.
Was good friends with actor Heath Ledger.
His fans refer to themselves as "Baleheads".
His father was an activist and adventurer and his mother a
circus dancer so he never lived in one place for very long
while growing up.
A very private individual, he has never publicly confirmed
the name of his daughter.
Beat out nearly 4,000 other auditions for the role of Jim
Graham in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987).
Was introduced to acting by his sister, Louise.
Alongside Michael Keaton, he is the only other actor to
portray Bruce Wayne/Batman in more than one live action
film.
Has been a Vegetarian since the age of six.
Lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Was arrested over assault allegations made by his mother and
his sister just hours after he attended the European
premiere of his movie The Dark Knight (2008) in London.
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