Known to the U.S. movie audience for his breakthrough performance as Eames in Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller Inception, this English actor reunited with Nolan to star as Bane in the highly anticipated Batman trilogy The Dark Knight Rises. Here are five things you probably don't know about Tom Hardy.
1. Born September 15, 1977, in London, England -- his mother is an artist and painter and his father a writer.
Video: Tom Hardy, Before Bane
2. Won a TV modeling competition at age 21 that led to his first contract.
3. Was studying at London's Drama Centre but decided to leave early to work on the TV miniseries Band of Brothers.
Video: Reese, Chris & Tom Lock Lips for War
4. Trained in boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing and Jiu-Jitsu for his role as a mixed martial arts fighter in the 2011 movie Warrior.
5. Among his favorite drinks are coffee, tea, Coke and Red Bull.
Video: Blood & Bootlegging in Lawless...
1. Born September 15, 1977, in London, England -- his mother is an artist and painter and his father a writer.
Video: Tom Hardy, Before Bane
2. Won a TV modeling competition at age 21 that led to his first contract.
3. Was studying at London's Drama Centre but decided to leave early to work on the TV miniseries Band of Brothers.
Video: Reese, Chris & Tom Lock Lips for War
4. Trained in boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing and Jiu-Jitsu for his role as a mixed martial arts fighter in the 2011 movie Warrior.
5. Among his favorite drinks are coffee, tea, Coke and Red Bull.
Video: Blood & Bootlegging in Lawless...
- 7/11/2012
- TheInsider.com
Jim Carrey and penguins in Mr. Popper's Penguins
Photo: 20th Century Fox Wow! I never thought the evolution of the poop joke would come to this. But it has. It is here. And I'm not certain, but what I'm about to describe to you just might be too graphic for younger readers. Excited? Buckle up.
Before I get too gross I'll tell you Mr. Popper's Penguins is based on the children's book by Richard and Florence Atwater. It centers on Tom Popper (Jim Carrey), a man who suddenly inherits six penguins from his never-there and no deceased father. He's divorced from his wife (Carla Gugino) and sees his two kids Janie and Billy (Madeline Carroll and Maxwell Perry Cotton) every other weekend. And while Billy seems to have a decent relationship with his father, Janie seems more interested in her cell phone and the boy at school than her father,...
Photo: 20th Century Fox Wow! I never thought the evolution of the poop joke would come to this. But it has. It is here. And I'm not certain, but what I'm about to describe to you just might be too graphic for younger readers. Excited? Buckle up.
Before I get too gross I'll tell you Mr. Popper's Penguins is based on the children's book by Richard and Florence Atwater. It centers on Tom Popper (Jim Carrey), a man who suddenly inherits six penguins from his never-there and no deceased father. He's divorced from his wife (Carla Gugino) and sees his two kids Janie and Billy (Madeline Carroll and Maxwell Perry Cotton) every other weekend. And while Billy seems to have a decent relationship with his father, Janie seems more interested in her cell phone and the boy at school than her father,...
- 6/17/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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