Bob Hoskins Overview

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Born: October 26, 1942

Date of Death: April 29, 2014 Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, Hoskins dropped out of school at 15 and began a 10-year search to find himself. Some of his jobs included chimney sweep, circus fire-eater and fruit picker on an Israeli kibbutz before he began training to become an accountant. Hated that. So he turned to paying the bills whatever way he could until he saw a notice for a theater audition. He showed up and got the part with absolutely no previous experience or training.... See All


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