Bill Nighy, the star of "Living," joins us from London. He added: "I mean, people used to say: I dont want to get typecast my big secret was that I couldnt wait to get typecast. He is unfailingly polite to everyone who approaches.. eventAction: 'click_adunit' I told David Hare on the phone that I couldnt add it all up. He has Dupuytrens contracture, which causes some of his fingers to bend in towards the palm, making shaking hands with fans difficult. Nighy likes sleek packaging so much that he has been known to receive expensive gifts from Herms or Smythson after films have wrapped, and leave them untouched. eventAction: 'render' Its no secret that London is becoming one of the most expensive cities in the world. He is also known for his roles in Still Crazy, Shaun of the Dead, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Constant Gardener, Notes on a Scandal, Hot Fuzz, Valkyrie, The Boat That Rocked, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and voicing Grandsanta in Arthur Christmas, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, About Time, and Turks & Caicos. But that's hard. Bill Nighy was a suburban child, and he is known now, as a city-loving man. To this day he still doesnt like to talk about it. A poignant note on which to end. All rights reserved. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is out on 27 February. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), The theme of the 2023 Met Gala is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.. Despite his air of recklessness, at home Nighy is, by all accounts, an ascetic. Curtain raiser: Nighy (right) in 1985s Pravda at the National Theatre with Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Baines and Peter Blythe. When his wife is burned at the stake for witchcraft, the vampire Count Dracula declares that the people of Wallachia will pay with their lives. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of Theres been a lot of rampaging around., Yet what his friends agree on is that Nighy is, as Curtis puts it, a man of high principle. Celebrities are drawn to Notting Hill because of its world-famous markets and vintage shops, and celebrities in London are often spotted here while they do some hardcore shopping; (because celebrities in London are people too, you know!) But, for better or for worse, none of this has made people stop him in the street as much as his larger-than-life rendition of Billy Mack, the etiquette-exploding rocker in Richard Curtiss Love, Actually, released just 10 years ago. Fun fact: Ed Sheeran was an Honorary Graduate from the University in 2015. 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Some of the many celebrities who have been spotted here over the years include Stella McCartney (daughter of Sir Paul McCartney), X-Factors Simon Cowell, singers Elton John and Robbie Williams, and Blurs Damon Albarn. 2016 Their Finest New episodes of Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty premiere Saturdays at 8pm ET on BBC America or alternatively, you can watch the first episode online here. He utterly dominated the read-through, and we cast him two minutes later. 2004 He Knew He Was Right Nighy grew up as a Roman Catholic and worked as an altar boy. WebThe Girl in the Cafe. I read everything youd expect, from F Scott Fitzgerald to Dostoevsky, but also random reading all over the shop. His ritual is to come here for an espresso on his way to his favourite Indian restaurant nearby, where he likes to sit and eat on his own while reading a book. In the summer of 2021, they were first linked romantically after being spotted on several dates in Rome. It's not love actually: Just what was it that drove Bill Nighy and }) 2014 Salting the Battlefield }); He took the best part in the now-revered television series State of Play. He was cast as Saint Germain, a strange man investigating the priory of Lindenfeld in the American adult animated streaming television series Castlevania. Sam King. } Carl, a seventeen-year-old boy, is sent to live with his godfather Quentin, who owns and operates the pirate radio station Radio Rock. Sir Alistair Dormandy, a government minister, wants to shut down pirate radio stations because of their commercialism and immorality. What to do in St. Johns Wood: Walk across Abbey Road, visit Abbey Road Studios, buy some Beatles souvenirs at the Underground station, admire the mansions along Avenue Road.If you are checking out the different neighbourhoods you might also want to join any of the free tours that are available on offer. The Goodbye. Because all my fears about my inadequacies are confirmed when I watch myself. Bill Nighy His recent West End performance opposite Carey Mulligan in a revival of David Hares Skylight won him much acclaim, and he enjoyed doing it so much he is about to head off to Broadway to do it again, for a four-month run. Meanwhile, a young man just starting there, played by Alex Sharp, intuits Mr Williamss pain and sees how he himself might wind up the same way, out of unexamined loyalty to this older generations self-sacrificial woes. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ But Bill Nighy makes "Living" all his own, starring as a senior bureaucrat who confronts an illness, the end, and life. Maybe. I have Sky Plus-ed. Ever since his scene-stealing turn as aging rocker Billy Mack in Love Actually, Bill Nighy has become a bit of a British national treasure. The chef and best-selling cookbook author, Delia Smith, lives in Stowmarket. Nighy, in the meantime, dated English actress Diana Quick from 1982 to 2008. He made the playlist for Swans Bar at Maison Assouline in London's Piccadilly, one of his favorite local spots to grab a coffee. The area is popular among Londons celebrities as it has a ton of green space and is very family-friendly, and the average cost of a two-bedroom flat is around 300,000. Martin and Anna are his two older siblings. Wintour and David Shaffer, with whom she shares son Charles and daughter Bee Shaffer, have been divorced since 1999. In the evening I like to eat in an Indian restaurant on my own and then go home and watch football matches. Living screened at the Sundance film festival and is released in the UK on 4 November. 2003 State of Play, Email: Her recent directing credits include episodes of long-running U.K. procedural Silent Witness and the acclaimed BBC/HBO drama series Industry. We try and curate the guest list in a way that makes sense for whatever the theme of the exhibition is or the people that have known and loved and supported Karl over so many years, Wintour told CBS Sunday Morning on April 30. So, you know, theres always another year, and every year we try and make it different, have different people come. The energetic 72-year-old has delivered an astounding performance in Living, a British remake of Akira Kurosawas 1952 film Ikiru (To Live).