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Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937), best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television and composer. Considered to be one of the greatest living actors, Hopkins is perhaps best known for his portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor), its sequel Hannibal, and its prequel Red Dragon. Other prominent film credits include The Lion in Winter, Magic, The Elephant Man, 84 Charing Cross Road, Dracula, Legends of the Fall, The Remains of the Day, Amistad, Nixon, and Fracture. Hopkins was born and brought up in Wales. Retaining his British citizenship, he became a U.S. citizen on 12 April 2000. Hopkins’ films have spanned a wide variety of genres, from family films to horror. As well as his Academy Award, Hopkins has also won three BAFTA Awards, two Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award. Hopkins was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 for services to the arts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008.

• Born: Philip Anthony Hopkins 31 December 1937 (age 74) Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: Since 1960
• Spouse: Petronella Barker (1967–72; divorced) Jennifer Lynton (1973–2002; divorced) Stella Arroyave (m. 2003)

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AUDIO: Anthony Hopkins on writing music
BBC Entertainment, 2012-01-17 20:14:49
Hollywood star Sir Anthony Hopkins talks about becoming a composer and how he became interested in music as a young man.

Anthony Hopkins IS Alfred Hitchcock!
Perez Hilton Gossip, 2011-12-09 10:30:51
How perfect!! Anthony Hopkins will play the legendary spOOk director, Alfred Hitchcock, in the Sasha Gervasi film — Alfred Hitchcock & the Making of Psycho. Based on the Stephen Robello book, the film will center around Alfred as he films Psycho and becomes the man known to many as "the ...

Helen Mirren Circling 'Alfred Hitchcock' as Project Moves From Paramount to Fox Searchlight (Exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter, 2011-12-07 20:59:56
Borys Kit Anthony Hopkins is attached to play Hitchcock, and Sasha Gervasi, who is directing, are making the move and are being joined by Helen Mirren, who will play the filmmaker's wife, Alma Reville.read more