Michael Gambon

English actor Sir Michael Gambon was born on October 19, 1940 in Dublin, Ireland. Michael's father decided to participate in the reconstruction of London, so the family moved to the capital when the boy was 5 years old. Later, British citizenship will allow him to be awarded a knightly order and give the rank of commander. At the age of fifteen he left school and began to work as an instrumentalist. From 18 he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became an actor of the Unity more

English actor Sir Michael Gambon was born on October 19, 1940 in Dublin, Ireland. Michael's father decided to participate in the reconstruction of London, so the family moved to the capital when the boy was 5 years old. Later, British citizenship will allow him to be awarded a knightly order and give the rank of commander. At the age of fifteen he left school and began to work as an instrumentalist. From 18 he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became an actor of the Unity troupe. Later, he was invited to the British National Theatre, which at the time was directed by the legendary Lawrence Olivier. There his acting talent was revealed, and soon Gambon became a respected theater actor.
He made his film debut in 1965 in a small role in the film Othello. Despite the popularity of his theatrical works, for a long time the actor was filmed in episodic roles. But in 1985, he was lucky to play the main role in the film “Oscar”. After this picture, Gambon was invited to the TV movie Singing Detective, which brought him audience love and the British Academy Award.

In the years that followed, the actor starred a lot, mostly playing complex, pointed characters. One has only to recall such films with his participation as “The Man Worthless”. Dove wings . "Sleepy Hollow" "Wives and daughters," Gosford Park .

Since 2004, he began playing Albus Dumbledore, director of Hogwarts, in the third adaptation of the novels by J.K. Rowling. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" He succeeded the late Richard Harris. Michael Gambon has appeared in all of the subsequent Wizard Boy movies, including both. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" .

The actor was married to Anne Miller, who gave birth to his son Fergus in 1967. Gambon has been living with Philippa Hart since 2004. The couple are raising two sons.