Everton Park State High School where Geoffrey Rush studied.
College/University
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The University of Queensland where Geoffrey Rush received a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Career
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1987
Rehearsal Space for the Belvoir Street Production "On Parliament Hill" actors in the play are Bob Hornery, Rhys McConnochie, Paul Blackwell, (with gun), Richard Roxburgh, Geoffrey Rush, Bruce Hughes, Paul Williams and Director Robyn Archer.
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1997
Geoffrey Rush during an interview with host Jay Leno on January 20, 1997.
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1998
Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush in Les Misérables.
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2010
Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, and Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech.
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2013
Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie Nélisse in The Book Thief.
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2015
Geoffrey Rush and Ryan Corr in Holding the Man.
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2017
Geoffrey Rush in Genius.
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2017
Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein in Genius.
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Geoffrey Rush during World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, United States.
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Serial philanderer and supervillain Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush) plans to drive Champion City crazy with the help of his equally vile henclunen the Disco Boys.
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Geoffrey Rush in the film The King's Speech.
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Geoffrey Rush in the film The Best Offer.
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Geoffrey Rush and Johnny Depp in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Geoffrey Rush as Alberto Giacometti in the film Final Portrait.
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Geoffrey Rush as Marquis de Sade in the film Quills.
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Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa.
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Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Gore Verbinski in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
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Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, and Giuseppe Tornatore in The Best Offer.
Achievements
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Geoffrey Rush poses with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture made for Television during the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel January 16, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California.
Membership
Awards
Academy Award
1997
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Geoffrey Rush attends 69th Annual Academy Awards on March 24, 1997 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
Golden Globe Award
1997
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Geoffrey Rush attends 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 1997 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Emmy Award
2005
Geoffrey Rush at an event for The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Tony Award
2009
Geoffrey Rush is a recipient of a Tony Award for theatre.
Hollywood Award
Geoffrey Rush during 2003 Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.
Screen Actors Guild Award
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Geoffrey Rush during 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.
BAFTA Award
BAFTA Award that Geoffrey Rush received in 1997, 1999, 2011.
Order of Australia
Companion of the Order of Australia that Geoffrey Rush received in 2014.
Rehearsal Space for the Belvoir Street Production "On Parliament Hill" actors in the play are Bob Hornery, Rhys McConnochie, Paul Blackwell, (with gun), Richard Roxburgh, Geoffrey Rush, Bruce Hughes, Paul Williams and Director Robyn Archer.
Writer David Seidler, actor Geoffrey Rush, actor Colin Firth and director Tom Hooper speak at "The King's Speech" press conference during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival at the Hyatt Regency on September 11, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.
Geoffrey Rush during World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, United States.
Serial philanderer and supervillain Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush) plans to drive Champion City crazy with the help of his equally vile henclunen the Disco Boys.
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Geoffrey Rush poses with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture made for Television during the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel January 16, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California.
Companion of the Order of Australia that Geoffrey Rush received in 2014.
Connections
Wife: Jane Menelaus
Geoffrey Rush with Jane Menelaus.
Daughter: Angelica Rush
Angelica Rush
Son: James Rush
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James Rush, Jane Menelaus, and Geoffrey Rush arrive at the 2017 Performers Nominee Reception, presented by the Television Academy at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
(David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, struggles through child...)
David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, struggles through childhood as his dysfunctional father abuses him and his siblings. Years later, he suffers a mental breakdown but manages to return as a legend.
(Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who goes on to become the may...)
Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who goes on to become the mayor, comes face-to-face with inspector Javert, who is on a quest to nab him for his past deeds.
(William Shakespeare is looking for a muse to help with hi...)
William Shakespeare is looking for a muse to help with his writing. When he meets Viola, who loves the theatre, she plays the part perfectly. However, she is promised to Lord Wessex in marriage.
(Marquis De Sade, a writer, caused political turmoil quite...)
Marquis De Sade, a writer, caused political turmoil quite often with his writing. So, the state emperor takes away his ink and quills. Sade, then seeks the help of Madeline, a laundry girl.
(British intelligence hires a tailor living in Panama for ...)
British intelligence hires a tailor living in Panama for espionage activities. His life, however, is decimated when he spins a story that unexpectedly takes on a life of its own.
(Leon, a Sydney police detective is cheating on his wife, ...)
Leon, a Sydney police detective is cheating on his wife, Sonja, with a married woman, even though he still loves his wife. Soon a woman's body is found in a tangle of Lantana forest.
(Young Tony Fingleton has a very distant relationship with...)
Young Tony Fingleton has a very distant relationship with his distant father, Harold (Geoffrey Rush), and SWIMMING UPSTRWEAM depicts the dedication it took to win his respect. Born into a large family and convinced by his father that he will never amount to the achievements of his brothers, Tony attempts to win his father's respect by becoming a champion swimmer. Despite his best efforts to please his father, Tony also begins to realize his own self-worth in the process.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(A blacksmith joins forces with Captain Jack Sparrow, a pi...)
A blacksmith joins forces with Captain Jack Sparrow, a pirate, in a bid to free the love of his life from Jack's associates, who kidnapped her suspecting she has the medallion.
(Having been brought up by an overbearing mother, Peter Se...)
Having been brought up by an overbearing mother, Peter Sellers becomes emotionally withdrawn. Subsequently, he faces several complications before he discovers his talent for comedy.
(This heartfelt, visually stunning documentary tells the s...)
This heartfelt, visually stunning documentary tells the story of an aboriginal whale-dreaming tribe's return from the brink of extinction, and the equally long journey of the whales to survive the slaughter by man.
(Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sa...)
Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must save Jack Sparrow and form an alliance with the pirates around the world to fight against the East India Company.
(King George VI tries to overcome his stammering problem w...)
King George VI tries to overcome his stammering problem with the help of speech therapist Lionel Logue and makes himself worthy enough to lead his country through World War II.
(A warrior refuses to kill an infant from the enemy clan a...)
A warrior refuses to kill an infant from the enemy clan and flees with her to an American town. Now he must save himself, the baby and his new friends from the wrath of his own clansmen.
(Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail in search of the legendary...)
Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail in search of the legendary fountain of youth. His mission puts him up against a mysterious woman from his past, old enemy Barbossa and the feared pirate, Blackbeard.
(Elizabeth Hunter controls all in her life - society, her ...)
Elizabeth Hunter controls all in her life - society, her staff, her children; but the once great beauty will now determine her most defiant act as she chooses her time to die.
(A study in the duality of man. Even after thousands and t...)
A study in the duality of man. Even after thousands and thousands of years, mankind still can't get along with each other, the animals, or the environment, despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy and religion.
(Christian returns to his hometown for his father's weddin...)
Christian returns to his hometown for his father's wedding. Reconnecting with childhood friends and family, he unearths a long-buried secret that threatens to shatter lives.
(In 1964, American writer James Lord is asked to sit for a...)
In 1964, American writer James Lord is asked to sit for a portrait by artist Alberto Giacometti, which begins their off-beat friendship and gives Lord an insight into the profundity and chaos of the artistic process.
(To break the curse of Flying Dutchman, Captain Jack Sparr...)
To break the curse of Flying Dutchman, Captain Jack Sparrow and Henry Turner embark on a mission to find the Trident of Poseidon. They also try to stop Captain Salazar who intends to rule the seas.
Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He starred in such films as Pirates of the Caribbean films, The King's Speech, Shine, Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth, Les Miserables, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, and Frida. Rush also appeared in such plays as The Winter's Tale, Troilus and Cressida, and Hamlet.
Background
Ethnicity:
His father was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, and his mother was of German descent.
Rush was born on July 6, 1951 in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. His parents divorced when he was five, and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban Brisbane.
Education
Geoffrey Rush attended Everton Park State High School. Later he studied at Queensland University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972. After that Rush enrolled in a directing course at The British Theatre Association in London. He also went to Paris to study acting at the Jacques Lecoq school (L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq).
Geoffrey Rush made his theatre debut in 1997 in "Wrong Side of the Moon" with the Queensland Theatre Company. He scored an unexpected hit with his Queensland role as Snoopy in the musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". 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 "Revenger's Tragedy," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Mother Courage...and Her Children," "Blood Wedding," "Pal Joey," "Twelfth Night" and as The Fool in "King Lear". Rush has appeared on stage for the Brisbane Arts Theatre and in many other theatre venues. He has also worked as a theatre director. In 2011, Rush played the lead in a theatrical adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's short story The Diary of a Madman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Geoffrey Rush made his film debut as a detective in the crime thriller Hoodwink in 1981. Later he appeared as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in a movie production of Twelfth Night. He also appeared in an ongoing production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest as John Worthing. Rush came to the attention of an international audience when he portrayed savant pianist David Helfgott in the film Shine. Rush then turned in nuanced interpretations of Inspector Javert in Les Misérables. Later he played theatre manager Philip Henslowe in Shakespeare in Love and a supervillain in the spoof Mystery Men Rush demonstrated his comedic skills, which were on more subtle display in his impish rendering of the Marquis de Sade in Quills. In 1999, Rush took the lead role as Steven Price in the horror film House on Haunted Hill.
Geoffrey Rush garnered further attention for his over-the-top portrayal of the pirate captain Hector Barbossa in the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean series: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest, At World’s End, On Stranger Tides, and Dead Men Tell No Tales. Rush reprised his character's voice for the enhancements at the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom theme parks, which involved an Audio-Animatronic with Rush's likeness being installed. He also voiced Nigel the pelican in Finding Nemo. In 2010, Rush played speech therapist Lionel Logue in The King's Speech. Later Rush starred in such films as The Warrior's Way, Green Lantern and The Eye of the Storm. In 2013, he appeared alongside Jim Sturgess in The Best Offer and the film version of the best-selling novel The Book Thief. After that he appeared in Holding the Man, Gods of Egypt, Final Portrait and Storm Boy. Geoffrey Rush also appeared as Albert Einstein in the American anthology period drama television series Genius.
(A study in the duality of man. Even after thousands and t...)
2015
Views
Quotations:
"But there is a scary side to acting for me, because I have always wanted to develop rather than plateau out. When people come to me and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face the next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off."
"Nobody ever said that growing old would be easy. Just having to hold the newspaper out in your forties and then hair growing out of unusual parts of your body in your fifties. It's tough on the ego."
"People are intrigued and fascinated, almost obsessed with the private lives of great public personalities."
"This is what happens when you are on the wrong side of 40. Young adults, who could be your children, are now working with you. I was playing their parents or mentor. I started to think: Oh, I am not part of that group any more."
Membership
Geoffrey Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.
Personality
Geoffrey Rush has the soul of an artist. He is extremely sensitive, perceptive, and a bit shy. These qualities are both his strengths and weaknesses, for while Rush possesses enormous sensitivity to his feelings and those of others, that same sensitivity can cause him to hold back and repress his considerable talents.
In 2017 Eryn Jean Norvill, who had starred as Cordelia alongside Geoffrey Rush, alleged that the actor had touched her inappropriately without her consent and that he had followed her into a toilet during an after-party. The Telegraph's story was picked up by The Advertiser in Adelaide and The Courier-Mail in Brisbane – all published by subsidiaries of News Corp Australia. Rush denied the allegations and, on 8 December 2017, announced that he had filed a defamation suit with the Federal Court of Australia, charging that the Telegraph made false, pejorative and demeaning claims, splattering them with unrelenting bombast on its front pages. In court, the Telegraph argued that the story was "substantially true", but Rush's lawyers persuaded the judge to disallow the paper's truth defense on the grounds that the printed allegations the paper was defending were too "vague and imprecise" for Rush to rebut them for his own defense. In August 2018, after months of back-and-forth between the Telegraph and Rush himself, Norvill agreed to testify in court for the Telegraph. The trial was concluded on 9 November 2018. On 11 April 2019, the judge ruled in favour of Rush, awarding him $850,000.
On 16 December 2018, The New York Times published an interview with Australian actress Yael Stone, who accused Rush of sexual misconduct during the production of a theatre adaptation of Diary of a Madman in 2010. Rush responded in a statement to the Times through his attorneys, saying that Stone's allegations were incorrect and in some instances have been taken completely out of context. He said that he had the spirited enthusiasm that he generally brings to his work and he sincerely and deeply regrets if he has caused her any distress.
Connections
Since 1988, Rush has been married to actress Jane Menelaus, with whom he has a daughter, Angelica (born 1992), and a son, James (born 1995). Rush lives in Melbourne.
1997, Best Actor, 'Shine'
1999, Best Cast, 'Shakespeare in Love'
2005, Best Actor in a Miniseries of TV Movie, 'The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'
2011, Best Cast, The King's Speech
1997, Best Actor, 'Shine'
1999, Best Cast, 'Shakespeare in Love'
2005, Best Actor in a Miniseries of TV Movie, 'The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'
1997, Best Actor in a Leading Role, 'Shine'
1999, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 'Shakespeare in Love'
2011, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 'The King's Speech'
1997, Best Actor in a Leading Role, 'Shine'
1999, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 'Shakespeare in Love'
2011, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 'The King's Speech'