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Colin Farrell Profile |
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Birth Date: May 31, 1976
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Birth Place: Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
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Birth Name: Colin James Farrell
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor
born in Castleknock, Dublin. He was educated at Castleknock
College and Gormanstown College.
Colin Farrell attended The Gaiety School of Acting, but
dropped out and snagged the part of Danny Bryne on
Ballykissangel, a popular BBC television drama set in
Ireland. It ran from 1996 till 2001 with Colin's part
running from 1998 to 1999.
Before that, he then had a number of small roles in various
TV shows and movies till he played the part of Private
Roland Bozz in Tigerland in 2000. Since then he has been one
of Ireland's rising stars in Hollywood, acting alongside
some of Hollywood's finest including Bruce Willis in Hart's
War, Tom Cruise in Minority Report, Al Pacino in The Recruit
and Samuel L. Jackson in S.W.A.T..
Farrell was married to Amelia Warner from July to November
2001. He had a son, James (born September 12, 2003), with
his now ex-girlfriend, Kim Bordenave.
Al Pacino, his original acting idol, has described Colin as
the greatest actor of his generation. Farrell is known for
his lighthearted approach to living, and was apparently
smoking six packs of cigarettes a day during the filming of
Phone Booth in 2002.
In 2004 audiences at screening of the film A Home at the End
of the World were alleged by press to have been visibly
distracted (with audible gasps) due to a brief frontal nude
scene by Farrell during which he walked naked down a
hallway. Film producers claimed to have deleted this scene
due to the threat that it might distract viewers from the
real content of the film. Farrell responded saying it was
ridiculous and when asked if the cut scene might be included
in a DVD release responded: "That would really make me put
me fists up. What would it be? Deleted scene: cock?"
Eventually the removed clip leaked to the internet and
showed Farrell to be modestly endowed at best, causing
speculation that the entire incident was little more than a
publicity stunt.
Farrell is currently involved in a legal dispute with
another former girlfriend, Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain.
He is suing over the rights of a sex tape they made over two
years ago which he claims he understood as being "strictly
private and confidential between them". A judge in Los
Angeles has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent
David Hans Schmidt from selling, distributing or showing the
tape to anyone. Nicole Narain has now reportedly claimed
that she did not leak the tape and that she will work with
Farrell to ensure that it remains private. |
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Other
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Son of Irish football player, Eamon Farrell
Dropped out of the Gaiety Drama School in Dublin and a few
months later auditioned for a part in "Ballykissangel"
(1996) and was successful.
The youngest of the four children, he has one brother and
two sisters: Catherine Farrell and Claudine Farrell.
His sister Claudine Farrell is also his personal assistant.
Ranked #98 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. It is
his first appearance on the list.
Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in
2003.
His mother, Rita, forced him to take dancing lessons once
his brother, Emmon Farrell Jr., started them. Emmon Jr. also
got him into acting by attending an acting school and later
recommending it to Colin.
Voted 6th in 'The World's Sexiest Man of 2003' in Company
magazine.
His girlfriend, model Kim Bordenave, gave birth to a 7lb.
9oz. baby boy. He was born on Friday September 12th, 2003 in
a Los Angeles hospital.
He has suffered from chronic insomnia since he was 12 years
old.
One of his favourites books is "When Nietzsche wept" by
Irvin D. Yalom.
Former son-in-law of actress Annette Ekblom.
Colin & Kim have decided to call their new baby James, which
is actually Colin's middle name.
He says that growing up, one of his childhood idols was Al
Pacino. He got the chance to work opposite his hero in The
Recruit (2003) (an experience he described as "scary as hell
to work opposite a legend," even though he says Pacino was
one of the kindest men he'd ever met and says they still
hang out together).
On his left ring finger, above the knuckle he has the name
"Millie" tattooed. "Millie" was a nickname for his first
wife, Amelia Warner.
He has two tattoos on his left forearm. The first one is the
words "Carpe Diem" (Latin for "Seize the day"). Beside this
tattoo there is a second tattoo, which is a black cross.
Auditioned to become a member of the Irish boyband, "Boyzone",
but was turned down.
Daredevil (2003) marks the first time he has been able to
use his own Irish accent in an American movie.
His idol, Al Pacino, called him "the best actor of his his
generation."
Irish citizen.
Shares his birthday with Brooke Shields, Clint Eastwood, the
late Prince Rainier of Monaco, and French politician Henri
Emmanuelli.
Played soccer during his youth. |
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*sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
and he is the most diffrnt among all...muaah baby...sweeto superhunk! ;)
great actor, most beautiful man.