Scottish actor Gerard Butler was born on 13 November 1969 in Glasgow. Since childhood, Gerard was fond of theater, played on the stage of the Youth Theatre, and at the age of 12 even made his debut in the production of the Royal Theatre in his hometown. Despite the success in the theater, at the insistence of his mother, he enters the law faculty of the University of Glasgow, which graduates with honors.
After training, he decides to try his luck and goes to Hollywood. However, after two years
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Scottish actor Gerard Butler was born on 13 November 1969 in Glasgow. Since childhood, Gerard was fond of theater, played on the stage of the Youth Theatre, and at the age of 12 even made his debut in the production of the Royal Theatre in his hometown. Despite the success in the theater, at the insistence of his mother, he enters the law faculty of the University of Glasgow, which graduates with honors.
After training, he decides to try his luck and goes to Hollywood. However, after two years of unsuccessful auditions and unsuccessful attempts to break into the world of cinema, he abandons his dreams and returns to his homeland. After getting a job as an assistant lawyer, he makes great progress, but it does not bring him satisfaction, and he loses his taste for life. Gerald begins a period of depression and problems with alcohol, until one day after watching the play “On the Needle” he decides to leave his legal career and once again try to start acting. This time, Gerald's dreams were destined to come true, and soon he gets a job in the theater in London, and some time later plays a leading role in the aforementioned production.
The film debut of the already held theatrical actor came in 1997
Her Majesty Mrs Brown . And in 2000, after a few small roles, he finally gets the main ones.
Dracula 2000 and
TV series Attila the Conqueror . In 2000, two very successful films starring Gerard were released.
Lara Croft. Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and "Trapped in Time."
Fateful for the actor was the role in the musical of Joel Schumacher
The Phantom of the Opera 2004, which he received, beating out many candidates. This musical, considered one of the best screen works of this genre, has won many awards, several Oscar nominations and made Butler one of the most popular actors in Hollywood.
"300 Spartans,"
PS:I love you "Rock and Roller," "Game,"
"The Naked Truth" .
"Bounty Hunter" This is a short list of the actor’s latest works, and he doesn’t stop there.
In 2009, Gerald and his friend founded a production company, the first project of which became a production company.
film "Law-abiding citizen" In which the actor not only played the main role, but also was a screenwriter. /