 By Joseph Martinez -
Veteran actor Peter O'Toole made a real
impression in Hollywood on Saturday, April 30, 2011 by joining a select
few who have left their mark on a Los Angeles sidewalk.
The
'Lawrence Of Arabia' star attracted a big crowd as he placed his hands
and feet in wet cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in celebration
of his illustrious film career.
The ceremony was part of the 2011
TCM Classic Film Festival honoring classic film and movie stars. The 78
year old was cheered by fans and proved that he still has an eye for
the ladies by planting a big kiss on actress Rose MCGowan's lips.
On
hand, along with O'Toole's family, were Barbara Hershey, Anjelica
Huston, Rose McGowan, Illeana Douglas, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss
and Turner Classic Movie's own Robert Osborne.
Although a bit
frail-looking, the dapper star was in high spirits and joked with the
onlookers. He demonstrated how he used to carry cement before becoming
an actor and quipped: "It's been many years since I had an intimate
relationship with cement." (© 2011 Joe Martinez / PictureLux)
The 78 year old actor was born in
Ireland in 1932, but moved to Leeds while still a child. He made his
stage debut at only 17, but his big break on the big screen came in
1962, when he took the title role in David Lean’s epic classic,
‘Lawrence of Arabia’, a role which made him a huge international star.
He
is currently still a hotly in demand actor, and has just finished
working on three productions, ‘Cristiada’, ‘Eldorado’, and ‘Katherine of
Alexandria’, which will be out later this year.
O’Toole has been
nominated for eight Academy Awards, without winning any – the record
for the most unrewarded nominations. In 2003, the Academy gave O’Toole
an Honorary Award, for his outstanding contribution to the craft.
Peter O'toole Trivia per IMDB: - Father was Irish, mother was Scottish.
- He attended a Catholic school where the nuns beat him to correct his left-handedness.
- Has played three kings (King Henry II in Becket (1964), Sir/King Cedric
Willingham in King Ralph (1991)) and King Priam in Troy (2004), two
emperors and (Emperor Tiberius Caesar in Caligula (1979) and the Emperor
of Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV), a prince (Prince
Meleagre in The Rainbow Thief (1990)), a president (President Paul von
Hindenburg in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV)) and several lords.
- In
1976 he underwent surgery to remove parts of his stomach and intestine
due to his heavy drinking. In the following year he almost died from a
blood disorder. These two serious illnesses greatly affected his ability
to work at that time.
- He was almost cast as Professor Henry
Higgins in My Fair Lady (1964) due to concerns that Rex Harrison was too
old for the part, but his salary demands were more than producer Jack
L. Warner was willing to pay.
- His actual date of birth went unrecorded, and O'Toole has said himself that he may have been born in June 1932.
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