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 Young Winston, in which he played WWI British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, was released in 1972, and A Bridge Too Far, in which he played British Army commander John Frost, was released in 1977.[([[https://musicfinder.online/anthony-hopkins/|musicfinder]])] Young Winston, in which he played WWI British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, was released in 1972, and A Bridge Too Far, in which he played British Army commander John Frost, was released in 1977.[([[https://musicfinder.online/anthony-hopkins/|musicfinder]])]
 +
 +===== Highest Paid =====
 +
 +Anthony Hopkins was the highest-paid actor in Britain in 1998, appearing in The Mask of Zorro and Meet Joe Black, and he also agreed to reprise his role as Dr Hannibal Lecter for a salary of £15 million.[([[https://alchetron.com/Anthony-Hopkins|alchetron]])]
 +
 +===== Grinch =====
 +
 +Hopkins narrated Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000.[([[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170016/characters/nm0000164|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Walk Of Fame =====
 +
 +In 2003, Hopkins was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[([[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/924-in-2003-sir-anthony-hopkins-received-a-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-jodie-foster-and-gary-sin--187180928236265721/|pinterest]])]
 +
 +===== The Silence Of The Lambs =====
 +
 +Anthony Hopkins' most well-known portrayal was as the cannibalistic serial murderer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1991, with Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, who also won for Best Actress.[([[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/trivia/|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Top Villain =====
 +
 +The AFI named his initial depiction of the character in The Silence of the Lambs as the top cinematic villain.[([[https://creeto.com/anthony-hopkins/|creeto]])]
 +
 +===== Preparations =====
 +
 +Anthony Hopkins is well-known for his role preparation. In interviews, he stated that after he has committed to a project, he would go over his lines as many times as necessary (sometimes up to 200 times) until the lines feel natural to him and he can "perform it without thinking".[([[https://prezi.com/fm_7tvy9w54u/anthony-hopkins/|prezi]])]
 +
 +===== Discards Words =====
 +
 +Hopkins has remarked that once a scene is completed, he just discards the words, not remembering them later. Others, on the other hand, regularly recall their lines from a film years later.[([[https://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/musician/33137cc1fb12fd4193d10f809ffa0994e161e/biography?app=true|radioswisspop]])]
 +
 +===== CBE =====
 +
 +Anthony Hopkins was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987 and knighted in 1993 at Buckingham Palace for his contributions to the arts.[([[https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/when-queen-elizabeth-ii-knighted-anthony-hopkins/|leicestershirevillages]])]
 +
 +===== Honoraries =====
 +
 +Hopkins was given an Honorary D.Litt in 1988 and an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Wales, Lampeter in 1992.[([[https://abtc.ng/did-anthony-hopkins-lose-his-knighthood/|abtc]])]
 +
 +===== Freeman =====
 +
 +In 1996, he was awarded a freeman of his hometown of Port Talbot.[([[https://www.kinderkey.co.uk/blog-category/sir-anthony-hopkins/|kinderkey]])]
 +
 +===== Living And Moving =====
 +
 +He had previously traveled to the United States in the late 1970s to pursue a film career, but had returned to London in the late 1980s.[([[https://www.walesartsreview.org/anthony-hopkins-what-makes-him-so-great/|walesartsreview]])]
 +
 +===== Dual Citizenship =====
 +
 +Hopkins kept his British citizenship and became a naturalized US citizen on April 12, 2000, explaining, "I have dual citizenship, it just so happens I live in America".[([[https://www.650.org/en/wiki/anthony-hopkins-biography-age-family-wife-children-nationality-net-worth-academy-awards-interview-movies-and-tv-shows|650]])]
 +
 +===== Marriages =====
 +
 +Anthony Hopkins has had three marriages. Petronella Barker, from 1966 to 1972, and Jennifer Lynton, from 1973 until 2002, were his first two spouses.[([[https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/anthony-hopkins-wives-4686019/|hollywoodlife]])]
 +
 +===== Daughter =====
 +
 +Abigail Hopkins, an actress and singer, is his daughter from his first marriage (born 20 August 1968).[([[https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/abigail-hopkins-42695.php|thefamouspeople]])]
 +
 +===== Stella Arroyave =====
 +
 +In 2003, he married Stella Arroyave. On Christmas Eve 2012, he commemorated his tenth wedding anniversary with a blessing at St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales' most westernmost point.[([[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-20850769|BBC]])]
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