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Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007)
Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007) - © Disney
Geoffrey Rush, one of today's most respected actors, started his career in Australian theatre, and has since appeared in over 70 theatrical productions and more than 20 feature films. Following his surprise last-minute appearance in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Rush now returns full-fledged as Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Geoffrey Rush won an Emmy®, Golden Globe® and Screen Actors Guild Award® for his captivating performance in HBO Films' "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," in which he portrayed the title character. Geoffrey Rush was seen in the Academy Award®-nominated film "Munich," working under the direction of Steven Spielberg, and recently filmed Universal Pictures' "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."

Geoffrey Rush caught the eye of many for his starring role in Scott Hicks' feature film "Shine," which garnered him an Academy Award® for Best Actor as piano prodigy David Helfgott. Geoffrey Rush also won a Golden Globe®, Screen Actors Guild®, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Film Critics Circle of Australia, Broadcast Film Critics, AFI and New York and Los Angeles Film Critics' awards for the film. Geoffrey Rush also received an Academy Award® nomination for his performance in Philip Kaufman's "Quills" and an Academy Award® nomination and a Golden Globe® nomination for "Shakespeare in Love."

Geoffrey Rush's other film credits include "Candy," "Intolerable Cruelty," "Finding Nemo," "Ned Kelly," "Lantana," "Frida," "The Tailor of Panama," "House on Haunted Hill," "Mystery Men," "Elizabeth," "Les Miserables," "A Little Bit of Soul," "Children of the Revolution," "On Our Selection," "Twelfth Night," "Oscar and Lucinda" and "Starstruck."

Geoffrey Rush received a degree in English at the University of Queensland before continuing at the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime, Movement and Theatre in Paris. Returning to Australia, Geoffrey Rush starred in the theatre production "King Lear" and appeared alongside Mel Gibson in "Waiting for Godot."

Geoffrey Rush was a principal member of Jim Sharman's pioneering Lighthouse Ensemble in the early 1980s, playing leading roles in numerous classics. Geoffrey Rush's work on stage garnered many accolades, including the Sydney Critics Circle Award for Most Outstanding Performance, the Variety Club Award for Best Actor and the 1990 Victorian Green Room Award for his lauded performance in Neil Armfield's "The Diary of a Madman." Geoffrey Rush also received Best Actor nominations in the Sydney Critics Circle Awards for his starring roles in Gogol's "The Government Inspector," Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" and Mamet's "Oleanna." In 1994, Geoffrey Rush received the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award for his work in theatre.

Geoffrey Rush resides in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife, Jane, and their two children.






GEOFFREY RUSH: FACTS

How tall is Geoffrey Rush? How old is Geoffrey Rush? Where was Geoffrey Rush born? Where does Geoffrey Rush live? Find out here.

Age: 58 years old
Birthday: July 6, 1951
Height: 6' 0"
Full Name / Real Name: Geoffrey Roy Rush
Birthplace: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Current Residence: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wife: Jane Menelaus (2 children)
 
 
 
 
GEOFFREY RUSH: TWEETS

3:52PM: Successfully changed Geoffrey Rush's water. You'll be save, my short-term memory-afflicted friend.
12 hours ago
Geoffrey Rush: "No. No."
20 hours ago
Saturday, November 7th, 1:12AM: Geoffrey Rush has survived for more than 12 hours. Keep it up, you goldfish, you!
1 day ago
I'm having trouble with believing that the real Christopher Walken & Geoffrey Rush are on Twitter. Oh God, what i would give to meet them..
1 day ago
2:06PM: Came back from class, and Geoffrey Rush seems to be having the time of his life. As all goldfish do.
1 day ago
12:32PM: Geoffrey Rush is swimming around erratically. Thoughts probably going through his mind: "Where am I? What's goi...where am I?"
1 day ago
November 6th, 12:00PM: Bought a goldfish. His name is Geoffrey Rush. Let's see how long he'll survive for...
1 day ago
Roll call makes me think of role play which just makes me think of Geoffrey Rush in a graveyard in Phoenix...
2 days ago
RT @ovisebdan: Geoffrey Rush: "When you can stop, you don't want to. When you want to stop, you can't."
2 days ago
Geoffrey Rush: "When you can stop, you don't want to. When you want to stop, you can't."
2 days ago
The bandwagon has started rolling..My street=new Hollywood. Clint E last week, and this month it's Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush & Helena B-C
2 days ago
@jem yes it could! Watch the movie if you haven't already. Geoffrey Rush is amazing in every way.
3 days ago
@robdougan Pasta Brown, not my fave but very good and my companions were pleased. Saw your countryman Geoffrey Rush four times tonight!
3 days ago
@felixexplody once, on Little Collins St, i bumped into Geoffrey Rush. He was disheveled, wearing a daggy jumper and smoking a rollup.
3 days ago
Sitting outside Norman's, Geoffrey Rush has walked past 4 times and I then saw Fay Presto. What a night for diverse celebrity sightings.
3 days ago