How old is Gary Oldman?

Gary Leonard Oldman is a British actor, screenwriter, producer, and filmmaker. He was born in 1958 in London and was very much interested in playing the piano. However, when Gary was 14, he started acting in school theater and fell in love with acting. In 1975 he tried entering the Royal Acting Academy of Dramatic Art but failed. He came back next year after winning a scholarship and joined acting classes of Rose Bruford. By the mid-1980s, he has become one of the leading actors of the Royal Theater, who portrayed a range of classic and modern play characters. Oldman's debut in cinematography took place in 1986, with his role of Sid Vicious in the movie Sid and Nancy. The first role received amazing critics and Oldman has immediately become one of the most demanded and successful actors in Hollywood. He portrayed a large number of historic characters starting from Vicious and Joe Orton, and ending up with a king of Dracula times, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Winston Churchill. Oldman delivered really impressive performances in a range of very popular movies like Leon: the Professional, the Fifth Element, Harry Potter, and The Dark Knight trilogy. Gary Oldman has a very profound and specific acting style, and he played over 80 amazing cinema roles. Very often he appeared as a supporting character but could make a greater performance comparing to the main character. Gary Oldman was married 5 times, mainly with famous actresses like Uma Thurman. He has 3 sons. He is in love with his job and has a very tight acting schedule. Occasionally he gets involved in various political or social issues.

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