Stephen Frears

About Stephen Frears

Who is it?: Director, Producer, Actor
Birth Day: June 20, 1941
Birth Place:  Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Education: Gresham's School, Norfolk
Alma mater: Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation: Film director, television director
Years active: 1968–present
Notable work: My Beautiful Laundrette Dangerous Liaisons High Fidelity The Queen Philomena
Spouse(s): Mary-Kay Wilmers (1968–?) Anne Rothenstein (1992–present)
Children: 4

Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears was born on June 20, 1941 in  Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, is Director, Producer, Actor. Stephen Frears was born on June 20, 1941 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England as Stephen Arthur Frears. He is a director and producer, known for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Philomena (2013) and Dirty Pretty Things (2002). He has been married to Anne Rothenstein since 1992. They have two children. He was previously married to Mary-Kay Wilmers.
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Popular As Stephen Frears
Occupation Director
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born June 20, 1941 ( Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom)
Birthday June 20
Town/City  Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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Stephen Frears’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Stephen Frears was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.

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Biography/Timeline

1954

From 1954 to 1959, Frears was educated at Gresham's School, a boarding independent school for boys (now co-educational) in the market town of Holt in Norfolk. This was followed by Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1960 to 1963.

1963

At the University of Cambridge Frears was Assistant Stage Manager for the 1963 footlights Revue which starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Bill Oddie and David Hatch. After graduating from the University, Frears worked as an assistant Director on the films Morgan! and if..... He spent most of his early directing career in television, mainly for the BBC but also for the commercial sector.

1980

In the late 1980s, Frears came to international attention as a Director of feature films. His directorial film debut was the detective spoof Gumshoe (1971). His direction of My Beautiful Laundrette unexpectedly led to wider notice. The interracial gay romance, based on a Hanif Kureishi screenplay and shot on 16 mm film, was released theatrically in 1985 to great acclaim. It received an Academy Award nomination and two nominations for BAFTA Awards: it is known as the film that helped launch both Frears and actor Daniel Day Lewis.

1987

Frears next directed the Joe Orton biopic Prick Up Your Ears, another collaboration with Playwright Alan Bennett. His second film adapted from a Kureishi screenplay was Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987). The following year, Frears made Dangerous Liaisons in France, with a cast that included Americans Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Based on the late 18th-century French novel of romantic game playing, the film received numerous Academy Awards and BAFTA nominations. Frears was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. Frears had further critical success with his next film The Grifters, another tale of con artists. The film earned Frears his first Academy Award nomination for best direction.

1992

His 1992 film Hero, starring Dustin Hoffman, was a major box office disappointment. Frears was nominated for a Razzie Award for his direction of Mary Reilly.

1993

Frears has also directed two films adapted from novels by Roddy Doyle, The Snapper (1993) and The Van (1996).

1997

In 2006, Frears directed The Queen, about Queen Elizabeth II. It touched on the social strains caused by the people's mourning for the death of Princess Diana on 31 August 1997. The Queen also achieved immense critical acclaim, box-office success, and awards. Frears received his second Academy Award nomination for best direction, and Helen Mirren won numerous awards for playing the title role.

1998

Frears' other films include Western The Hi-Lo Country (1998), which won him the best Director award at the Berlin Film Festival, High Fidelity (2000), which features a number of scenes where star John Cusack addresses the audience directly, Dirty Pretty Things (2002), and the British theatre comedy Mrs Henderson Presents (2005).

2003

Frears returned to directing for television with The Deal (2003), which depicts an alleged deal between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown over which of them should become leader of the Labour Party in 1994.

2013

His 2013 Irish adoption drama, Philomena, written by Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, won the best screenplay award at the 2013 Venice Film Festival and the BAFTAS, and was nominated that year for Best Picture at the BAFTAs and the Academy Awards. It stars Coogan and Judi Dench. The same year, HBO released his television drama Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, which depicts the US Supreme Court deliberation over banning Muhammad Ali from boxing for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War.

2015

He was one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas at the 2015 general election.

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