Hugh Grant
Interesting Biography Facts
Real name
Hugh John Mungo Grant
Occupation
actor
Birth Date
September 9, 1960
Age
63 years
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Birthplace
Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom
Education
Latymer Upper School; New College, Oxford (bachelor degree in literature)
Nationality
English
Hugh Grant family members
Father's Name
James Grant
Mother's Name
Finvola Grant
Siblings names
Jamie Grant (older brother)
Is Hugh Grant a gay/bisexual?
No
What is Hugh Grant marital status?
Married
Who is Hugh Grant wife?
Anna Elisabet Eberstein; Elizabeth Hurley (ex-long term partner)
When did get married?
May 25, 2018
How many children does he have?
5 (daughter Tabitha Jing Xi Grant, son John Mungo Grant, son Felix Grant, and two more kids with Anna Eberstein)
Hugh Grant relatives
Hugh Grant wife
Anna Eberstein (wife since 2018)
Date of birth: circa 1979
Elizabeth Hurley (ex-long term partner)
Date of birth: June 10, 1965
Tinglan Hong (baby mother; dated in 2010-2012)
Date of birth: circa 1979
Hugh Grant kids
Tabitha Jing Xi Grant (daughter with Tinglan Hong)
Date of birth: September 26, 2011
John Mungo Grant (son with Anna Eberstein)
Date of birth: September, 2012
Felix Grant (son with Tinglan Hong)
Date of birth: December 29, 2012
He also has two more kids with his wife Anna Eberstein, born respectively in December 16, 2015 (daughter) and January 2018.
Who are Hugh Grant parents?
James Grant (father)
Date of birth: 1929
Fynvola Grant (mother)
Date of birth: October 11, 1933
Date of death: July, 2001
Bio
Everyone knows Hugh Grant, a blue-eyed king of romantic movies. Incredibly handsome and well-educated, he is known by various talents, including the ability to be friends with his ex-girlfriends (Liz Hurley, for example) and to appear in the center of a spicy scandal, when he was caught by LA police in the company of a local prostitute.
Hugh was born in a middle-class family in England. His father, a former military man, earned his living as a carpet salesman, while his mother was a teacher. He grew up alongside an older brother James.
He was incredibly beautiful in his young years, and that was the reason of his troubles. Very often classmates bullied him, and Hugh was fighting with them. Very often his cute face was smashed.
He starred in school performances, but after graduation decided to study literature. He entered New College, Oxford, but continued playing on the stage as a part of “Piers Gaveston Society” – the dining club for students.
In middle 1980s he focused his energy on the activity of an actor. The young man appeared in his first projects, but none of them became successful. He was struggling for his stardom, and joined acting with the regular job of a copywriter. In 1987 finally his fate gave him a smile. He acted in “Maurice”, a complicated drama of James Ivory about homosexual love.
Since then Hugh is prominent English actor, whose ideal face is known to everyone. He has already portrayed lots of screen heroes, which have become favorite for many people worldwide. He is a loafer Will from “About a Boy”, good-natured heart-eater William Thacker, who lives in Notting Hill and an insidious chief of a plump, but pretty Bridget Jones. He is an incredibly lyrical and multifaceted actor, who was a bachelor during many years, and finally decided to tie a knot. Let’s read about his family.
Interesting and fun facts
- When his films are translated for French viewers, his heroes always are voiced by his French colleague Vincent Cassel.
- He is a big fan of sports. The actor plays tennis, cricket, and golf in his free time.
- One of his most famous roles is Charles from “Four Weddings and a Funeral”. At first, the actor was sure this project would become a flop.
- Grant is a successful art dealer. In 2001, he bought a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, painted by Andy Warhol, for $4 million. Six years later, the artwork was estimated at $23, 5 million.
- Previously the actor was sure, that he would be an eternal bachelor.
- In his 60s he is still very popular in Hollywood. Many critics write that he gets better with age. Every year he appears in new films and TV shows. Among his recent screen works are the mini-series “The Undoing”. Although the series got contradictory reviews from both, critics and the audience, Hugh’s character Jonathan Fraser, the oncologist, got a mostly high appraisal. He portrayed the ambiguous Jonathan skillfully, making viewers believe him and suspect him simultaneously.