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'''Rupert James Hector Everett''' (born [[May 29]], [[1959]]) is an [[England|English]] [[actor]] and a former singer.

==Biography==
Everett was born in [[Norfolk]], [[England]] to Major Anthony Michael Everett and Sara Maclean, who was [[Scotland|Scottish]], and descended from the [[baronet]]s Vyvyan of Trelowarren and the German Schmiedern [[baron]]s. He has an older brother, Simon Anthony Cunningham Everett (b. [[1956]]). He's also a grand-nephew of [[Donald Duart Maclean|Donald Maclean]], the (in)famous spy, with whom he shares a striking resemblence and are also both [[bisexual]]. From the age of 7 he was educated at Farleigh House preparatory school and later was educated by [[Benedictine monks]] at [[Ampleforth College]], but dropped out of school at 15 and ran away to [[London]] to become an actor. In order to support himself, he worked as a [[male prostitute]], or "[[rent boy]]," as he later admitted to [[Us (magazine)|''US'' magazine]] in 1997.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} After being dismissed from the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] for insubordination, he travelled to [[Scotland]] and got a job in the [[avant-garde]] [[Citizens' Theatre]] of [[Glasgow]].

His break came with the 1982 [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Another Country (play)|Another Country]]'', playing a gay schoolboy opposite [[Kenneth Branagh]], followed by a film version in 1984 with [[Colin Firth]]. He began to develop a promising film career, until he co-starred with [[Bob Dylan]] in the huge flop ''[[Hearts of Fire]]'' (1987).

In 1989 he moved to [[Paris]], writing a novel ''Hello, Darling, Are You Working?'' and coming out as [[gay]], a move which some at the time perceived as damaging to his career. Returning to the public eye in ''[[The Comfort of Strangers (film)|The Comfort of Strangers]]'' (1990), several films of variable success followed. In 1995 he released a second novel, ''The Hairdresser of St. Tropez''.

Everett's career was revitalized by ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' (1997), playing [[Julia Roberts]]'s gay friend. In 1999, he played [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s gay best friend in ''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' (he also sang backup on her cover of ''[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]'', which is on the film's soundtrack). He has since appeared in a number of high-profile film roles, often playing heterosexual leads. He is also a ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' contributing editor.

In 2006 Everett published his memoir, ''Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins''. In it he revealed he had had a 6-year affair with [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television presenter]] [[Paula Yates]]. â€œI am mystified by my heterosexual affairs â€” but then I am mystified by most of my relationships," he said, with the article describing him as [[bisexuality|bisexual]] as opposed to [[homosexuality|homosexual]]. [http://people.monstersandcritics.com/article_1197727.php/Rupert_Everett_reveals_six_year_liaison_with_Yates]

But in a radio show with Jonathan Ross, Everett described his heterosexual affairs as resulting from adventurousness: "I was basically adventurous, I think I wanted to try everything." [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=405435&in_page_id=1773]

Everett has appeared in the smash hit ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004) as '''''Prince Charming'''''. He will reprise this role in upcoming film ''[[Shrek the Third]]'', to be released '''May 18, 2007'''.

In 2007 Everett appeared in the [[Comic Relief]] special ''[[Comic Relief Does The Apprentice]]'', where he left after a day after being very uncomfortable being in front of cameras without a script and dialogue.

==Trivia==
*The [[Italian comics]] character [[Dylan Dog]], created by [[Tiziano Sclavi]], is graphically inspired by Everett. The English actor, in turn, later appeared in an adaptation of a novel based on Sclavi's novel, ''Dellamorte Dellamore''.
*Everett led the 2007 [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]].

==Filmography==
===Cinema (selection)===
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| '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Other notes'''
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| [[1984 in film|1984]] || ''[[Another Country (play)|Another Country]]'' || Guy Bennett || based on the young [[Guy Burgess]]
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| [[1985 in film|1985]] || ''[[Dance with a Stranger]]'' || David Blakeley ||
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| [[1987 in film|1987]] || ''[[Hearts of Fire]]'' || James Colt ||
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| [[1992 in film|1992]] || ''[[And Quiet Flows the Don]]'' || Grigory || released in [[2006 in film|2006]] on [[Channel One (Russia)|Channel One]]<br>aka ''Tikhiy Don''
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|rowspan="3"| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[PrÃªt-Ã -Porter (film)|PrÃªt-Ã -Porter]]'' || Jack Lowenthal ||
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| ''[[The Madness of King George]]'' || [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] ||
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| ''[[Dellamorte Dellamore]]'' || Francesco Dellamorte || aka ''[[Cemetery Man]]''
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| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[Dunston Checks In]]'' || Lord Routledge ||
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| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' || George Downes ||
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| [[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' || [[Christopher Marlowe]] ||
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|rowspan="3"| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[An Ideal Husband (film)|An Ideal Husband]]'' || Lord Goring ||
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| ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' || Sanford Scolex/Dr. Claw ||
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| ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' || [[Oberon (Fairy King)|Oberon]] ||
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| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' || Robert Whittaker ||
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| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film)| The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' || Algernon ||
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| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Unconditional Love]]'' || Dirk S. ||
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|rowspan="2"| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Stage Beauty]]'' || [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] ||
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| ''[[Shrek 2]]'' || Prince Charming || [[voice actor|voice role]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Separate Lies]]'' || Bill Bule ||
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| ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' || Fox || [[voice actor|voice role]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[Stardust (film)|Stardust]]'' || Secondus || in post-production
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| ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' || Prince Charming || [[voice actor|voice role]]<br />in post-production
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===Television (selection)===
*''The Manhood of Edward Robinson'' (1981) â€” guy
*''Soft Targets'' (1982) â€” actor
*''Princess Daisy'' (1983) â€” Ram Valenski
*''The Far Pavilions'' (1984) â€” George Garforth
*''Arthur the King'' (1985) â€” [[Lancelot]]
*''[[Les Liaisons dangereuses]]'' (2003) â€” Vicomte SÃ©bastien de Valmont
*''Mr. Ambassador'' (2003) â€” ambassador Ronnie Childers
*''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking]] '' (2004) â€” [[Sherlock Holmes]]
*''[[The Friday Night Project]]'' (2006) â€” guest host, himself
*''[[Comic Relief Does The Apprentice]]'' (2007) - guest appearance as a contestant (''although he walked out after first episode'')

==External links==
*[http://www.greatertalent.com/speakers/speakers.php?speakerid=630 Rupert Everett Bio at Greater Talent Network (Speakers Bureau)]
*{{Screenonline name|id=865655|name=Rupert Everett biography and credits}}
*{{imdb name|id=0000391|name=Rupert Everett}}
*[http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2006/10/01/features/arts_leisure/doc451f40662d979310398663.txt Interview and review of Everett's memoir]
*[http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006580322,00.htm Rupert Fires Himself on Celebrity Apprentice]

[[Category:Alumni of the Central School of Speech and Drama]]
[[Category:Bisexual actors]]
[[Category:British expatriates in France]]
[[Category:English film actors]]
[[Category:English novelists]]
[[Category:English memoirists]]
[[Category:English television actors]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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