In 1987 he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series 21 Jump Street (1987).His mother was of German descent and his father had English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.He was raised in Brisbane, Queensland, after his parents split up.Rush attended Everton Park State High School during his formative years.
Tamil Dubbed Animation S Pirate1 Series 21 JumpHis early interest in the theatre led to his 1971 stage debut at age 20 in Wrong Side of the Moon with the Queensland Theatre Company. Known for his classical repertory work over the years, he scored an unexpected hit with his Queensland role as Snoopy in the musical Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown. A few years later he moved to France to study but subsequently returned to his homeland within a short time and continued work as both actor and director with the Queensland company (June and the Paycock, Aladdin, Godspell, Present Laughter, The Rivals). In the 1980s Rush became a vital member of the State Theatre Company of South Australia and showed an equally strong range there in such productions as Revengers Tragedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Mother Courage.and Her Children, Blood Wedding, Pal Joey, Twelfth Night and as The Fool in King Lear. Tamil Dubbed Animation S Pirate1 Movie Production OfRush made an inauspicious debut in films with the feature Hoodwink (1981), having little more than a bit part, and didnt carry off his first major role until playing Sir Andrew Aguecheek in a movie production of Twelfth Night (1986). Yet, he remained a durable presence on stage with acclaimed productions in The Diary of a Madman in 1989 and The Government Inspector in 1991. Within a few years film-goers finally began taking notice of Geoffrey after his performance in Children of the Revolution (1996). This led to THE role of a lifetime as the highly dysfunctional piano prodigy David Helfgott in Shine (1996). Shine not only put Rush on the international film map, but atypically on the Hollywood A list as well. Hes also allowed himself to have a bit of hammy fun in such box office escapism as Mystery Men (1999), House on Haunted Hill (1999), The Banger Sisters (2002), Finding Nemo (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). More than validating his early film success, two more Oscar nominations came his way in the same year for Quills (2000) (best actor) and Shakespeare in Love (1998) (support actor) in 2000. Geoffreys amazing versatility continues to impress, more recently as the manic, volatile comedy genius Peter Sellers in the biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Rushs intermittent returns to the stage have included productions of Marat-Sade, Uncle Vanya, Oleanna, Hamlet and The Small Poppies. In 2009 he made his Broadway debut in Exit the King co-starring Susan Sarandon. His marriage (since 1988) to Aussie classical actress Jane Menelaus produced daughter Angelica (1992) and son James (1995). Menelaus, who has also performed with the State Theatre of South Australia, has co-starred on stage with Rush in The Winters Tale (1987), Troilus and Cressida (1989) and The Importance of Being Earnest (as Gwendolyn to his Jack Worthing). More Johnny Depp Actor Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood. He was born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, to Betty Sue (Wells), who worked as a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one named The Kids. Depp) that he took up the job of being a ballpoint-pen salesman to support himself and his wife.
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