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Anthony Andrews made his West End theater debut at the Apollo Theatre as one of twenty young schoolboys in Alan Bennett's Forty Years On with John Gielgud. He began his career at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the UK. His theater credits include spells with the New Shakespeare Company - Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Royal National Theatre production of Stephen Poliakoff's Coming in to Land with Maggie Smith, directed by Peter Hall, the much acclaimed Greenwich Theatre production of Robin Chapman's One of Us, and as Pastor Manders in Robin Phillip's highly acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at the Comedy Theatre in London, produced by Bill Kenwright.

Anthony's first television appearance was in The Beast with Two Backs by Dennis Potter which was part of "The Wednesday Play" (1964) series. His first leading role in a series was as the title character in the BBC's _The Fortunes of Nigel_(1974) by Sir Walter Scott. Subsequently he distinguished himself in various television classics playing Mercutio in _Romeo & Juliet (1978)_ and stared in three different plays in the Play of the Month (1976) series including playing Charles Harcourt in London Assurance. He also starred in "Danger UXB" (1979) in which he played bomb disposal hero Brian Ash.

Most famously he received worldwide recognition for his portrayal of the doomed Sebastian Flyte in _"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) (mini)_ for which he won a BAFTA in the UK, the Golden Globe award in the USA and an Emmy nomination for Best Actor.

Anthony's since gone on to star in Jewels (1992) (TV), for which he received another Golden Globe nomination.

Most recently, Anthony has received tremendous acclaim for his outstanding portrayal of Count Fosco in The Woman In White at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.

As a producer, he co-produced Zateryannyy v Sibiri (1991) which translates as Lost in Siberia, filmed entirely in Russia, which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film and Haunted (1995) produced by his own production company, Double 'A' Films.

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Made his U.S. television debut in the docudrama A War of Children (1972) (TV).

Father of Joshua, Jessica and Amy-Samantha.

Was the first choice to play "Remington Steele" (1982), but he turned it down so the part went to Pierce Brosnan.

Mentored actress Romy J. Park whilst she was in drama school in England.

Made his stage debut at the age of eight, playing the White Rabbit in a production of "Alice in Wonderland".

Has a small production company, Double A.

He has portrayed both King Edward VIII and his younger brother and successor King George VI. He played the former in _Woman He Loved, The (1988) (TV) and the latter in Campbridge Spies (2003).

Was a guest at UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's 80th birthday.

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It was such a fabulous role that I can't be at all surprised, let alone upset, that people still mention it. We were very lucky to have 13 episodes in which to dramatize Evelyn Waugh's novel, and one reason for the series' impact is a combination of time, money and producing talent that was unique. I think it's fair to say that you'll never again have that length of time (we shot it over nearly two years) or that sort of budget to shoot a television series about one book. Sebastian was the part I wanted to play, having read the book, and though I was initially seen for the part of Charles Ryder - which Jeremy Irons played in the end - it was Sebastian that I was after, and luckily I got him! AA, regarding his role in "Brideshead Revisited"

Then there was school. I wasn't a great success: I was shy, not particularly clever, and dyslexic. But thanks to an English master called Quibble-Smith, who gave me a part in a Greek tragedy, I realised that I enjoyed getting into character - I could express myself better through a character than I could as myself. The part was Athena, and I had three pages of speech to deliver, which was quite a daunting prospect. It was an open-air performance, and the speech was to be given from the top of the cloisters. I wore a ghastly Roman helmet, a shield and a spear and was bedecked in blue silk skirts topped off with a long, blond, curly wig. As I stood up to speak, the wind caught my skirts and raised them above my eyebrows. I spent the entire speech battling with billowing silk and revealing everything underneath. It didn't dampen the desire to perform, though.

[on Ava Gardner] One of the most generous and warmhearted of people.

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