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Geoffrey Rush was born on 6 of July 1951 in Toowoomba, Queensland,
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His parents divorced when he was five and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban Brisbane.
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Rush began his career with QTC in 1971, appearing in 17 productions as an actor and film producer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Rush
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In 1975, Rush went to Paris for two years and studied mime, movement and theatre at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, before returning to resume his stage career with QTC.
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Since 1988 Rush has been married to actress Jane Menelaus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Rushwww.google.com/images
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Rush suffered a temporary nervous breakdown in 1992 due to overwork and anguish over his lack of career advancement. http://www.media-courses.com/blog/australian-actor-geoffrey-rush/
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He has 1 daughter named Angelica. Wiki.answers.com
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He has 1 son named James Wiki.answers.com
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Rush made his Broadway debut in a restaging of Exit the King under Malthouse Theatre's touring moniker Malthouse Melbourne. This restaging featured a new American cast including Susan Sarandon. The show opened on 26 March 2009 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
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He is one of the few people who has won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. Tribute.ca
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He was ''Father Benedictus'' at the movie Bran Nue Dae http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148165/
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Geoffrey was in the 4 films of the Pirates of the Caribbean as ''Barbossa''.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
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He was the voice of Tomar-Re from the film from Green Lantern (2011) http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0152588/
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He is the 2012 Australian of the Year for for his contribution to the arts. http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au
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