Peter O'Toole Overview

Born in Connemara, Ireland, Peter O'Toole, the son of a bookie, was raised in Leeds, England. Hoping to become a journalist, O'Toole quit school at the age of 14 and worked his way up from messenger and copy boy to cub reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Post. Although he succeeded in becoming a reporter, he discovered the theater and made his stage debut at 17. He served as a radioman in the Royal Navy for two years, then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where his classmates included... See All