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Ranked #97 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] Children, with Banwell, Rosa and Jack Children, with Livesey, Alex and Sarah Has claimed to never have taken an acting lesson in his life and believes in the talent to be "all natural". Worked in a circus as a fire eater. Has portrayed four WWII leaders in films - Nikita Khrushchev (Enemy at the Gates (2001)), Winston Churchill (World War II: When Lions Roared (1994) (TV)), Benito Mussolini (Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce (1985) (TV)) and Lavrenti Beria (The Inner Circle (1991)). He was Brian De Palma's second choice for the role of "Al Capone" in 1986's _Untouchables, The (1986)_ if 'Robert DeNiro' was not available. Hoskins was reportedly given a six-figure paycheck by De Palma for "being a great standby". He adopted an American Accent for the role of "Eddie Valiant" on Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Describes himself as "Five-foot-six and cubic". His mother was German Romani (Gypsy) and his film The Raggedy Rawney (1988) was based on stories his gypsy grandmother used to tell him. He was awarded the 1982 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor of 1981 for his performance in Guys and Dolls and True West. Is probably best known to American audiences for his role as down and out detective "Eddie Valiant" in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Spent several seasons with the Royal National Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre in London, where his credits included everything from a range of Shakespeare to Chechov to Shaw. Graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England. Was considered for the role of "Senator Ralph Owen Brewster" in The Aviator (2004) before Alan Alda. Replaced Danny DeVito as "Mario" in Super Mario Bros. (1993). He won the best actor prize in 1986 at the Festival de Cannes for his performance in Neil Jordan's Mona Lisa (1986).