Tom Conti Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 11 in |
Weight | 80 kg |
Date of Birth | November 22, 1941 |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
Tom Conti is a Scottish actor, stage artist, director, and voice actor whose film credits include Oppenheimer, Galileo, The Duellists, Slade in Flame, Out of Control, Full Circle, Eclipse, Saving Grace, American Dreamer, Heavenly Pursuits, Miracles, Two Brothers Running, That Summer of White Roses, O Jerusalem, Something to Believe In, The Tempest, Shirley Valentine, Caccia Alla Vedova, Beyond Therapy, Run for Your Wife, Paid, Someone Else’s America, Deeply Irresponsible, Sub Down, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Derailed, The Enemy, Rabbit Fever, The Quick and the Dead, Almost Heaven, City Slacker, Dangerous Parking, Rekindle, Roman Holiday, A Closed Book, Streetdance 2, The Dark Knight Rises, Paddington 2, Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, and Reuben, Reuben. In addition to that, he has also been cast in a variety of television projects like Barlow at Large, Fall of Eagles, Sam, Miranda, Madame Bovary, The Glittering Prizes, The Wright Verdicts, The Old Boy Network, Friends, I Was a Rat, Cosby, Lark Rise to Candleford, and Doc Martin.
Born Name
Tommaso Antonio Conti
Nick Name
Tom
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Residence
Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Tom Conti studied at Hamilton Park Catholic School and trained for a career in music as a classical pianist. However, he later changed his plans as he got enrolled at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Occupation
Actor, Stage Artist, Voice Actor, Director
Family
- Father – Alfonso Conti (Hairdresser)
- Mother – Mary (McGoldrick) (Hairdresser)
Manager
Tom Conti has been signed with –
- Chatto & Linnit Ltd., Talent Agency, Mayfair, City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
- The Gradelinnit Company Limited, Company, United Kingdom
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm
Weight
80 kg or 176.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Tom Conti has dated –
- Kara Wilson (1967-Present) – In 1967, he got married to actor Kara Wilson and they have a daughter named Nina Margarita Conti (an actor, comedian, and ventriloquist) who was born on August 25, 1973. Nina has stated that her parents have an open marriage.
- Rebecca De Mornay (1986-1987) – Tom Conti started going out with American actor and producer Rebecca De Mornay in December 1986 and the duo parted ways the following year in December.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Tom Conti is of Italian descent on his father’s side and has Irish roots on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Thin lips
Tom Conti Facts
- In 1979, he was cast in the Broadway production of Whose Life Is It Anyway? in London and this performance earned him a Tony Award for “Best Actor”.
- Tom Conti co-starred as Gowan McGland (a creatively blocked Scottish poet) in the 1983 comedy-drama film Reuben, Reuben. This role got him nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for “Best Actor” and David di Donatello Award for “Best Foreign Actor” while he won the National Board of Review Award in the “Best Actor” category.
- He brought to life the character of Stephen Waltham (Emily’s father) in two episodes (titled The One After Ross Says Rachel and The One with Ross’s Wedding) of the sitcom Friends in 1998.
- Tom Conti portrayed the character of Albert Einstein (a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity and his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2) in the epic biographical drama film Oppenheimer in 2023. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the film stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.
- As a stage artist, Tom Conti has been a part of productions such as The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, The Devil’s Disciple, Savages, Whose Life is it Anyway?, They’re Playing Our Song, The Real Thing, Chapter Two, Twelve Angry Men, Present Laughter, An Italian Straw Hat, Romantic Comedy, Rough Justice, and Jesus, My Boy.
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