Andrew C. G. "Andy" Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director and author.
Serkis was born and brought up in Ruislip Manor, Middlesex. His mother was English and his father was an Iraqi-born gynaecologist of Armenian descent. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing and at Lancaster University where he studied visual art, a member of The County College, and was also a part of the student radio station Bailrigg FM.
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Andrew C. G. "Andy" Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director and author.
Serkis was born and brought up in Ruislip Manor, Middlesex. His mother was English and his father was an Iraqi-born gynaecologist of Armenian descent. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing and at Lancaster University where he studied visual art, a member of The County College, and was also a part of the student radio station Bailrigg FM.
Serkis' most critically acclaimed roles have been Sméagol/Gollum, in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (2001–03) and the title character in the 2005 version of King Kong, in which he provided the voice and movements for the CGI characters. In Peter Jackson's King Kong, Andy Serkis played the ship's cook. His performance as Gollum is ranked #10 on Premiere's "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time".
His work on the trilogy started a debate on the legitimacy of CGI-assisted acting. Some critics felt Serkis should have been nominated for the Academy...
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