was born on June 11, 1969 in New Jersey. He had a passion for the stage from an early age. First, he performed in school plays, then organized amateur musicals with his brother. Despite his immense abilities, few predicted his success. Illness was an obstacle to the realization of dreams.
He didn’t want to play dwarves. The role in “Game of Thrones” changed his life
The actor suffers from dwarfism, which is the result of achondroplasia. The actor is 135 cm tall, but he treats it not as a disadvantage, but an asset. After completing his compulsory education, he enrolled in acting studies at Bennington College. After graduating, he moved to New York, where he founded his own theater company with a friend. At the same time, he started going to castings, and his talent was quickly appreciated by directors. Dinklage was ambitious and did not accept all role offers. Due to his physical predispositions, the filmmakers wanted him to play mainly elves or dwarves, which he did not want to agree to. For this reason, he first appeared on the screen only in 1995 in the movie “Living on Oblivion”. After that, he mostly played cameos, and his career stagnated.
The breakthrough came with “The Station Agent”, which was a box office success, and for Dinklage it became a ticket to more serious projects. More unique roles followed. in Lassie, The Baxter and Underdog. However, it was the character of Tyrion Lannister that he created that completely changed his professional life. For his acting performance, he received not only many excellent reviews, but also awards, including or four Emmys. “I’m not lucky.” However, I was lucky enough to meet and attract the attention of very talented people. Somehow I found them and they found me – in one interview.
Dinklage is a happy husband and father. He claims that this is the most difficult role in his life
Although privately, Dinklage has repeatedly faced negative comments because of his appearance, he accepts the disease himself. But he wasn’t always like that towards her. As a child, he suffered from snide remarks from his peers. “When I was a kid, I felt really bad about it. Then I got bitter and angry and cut myself off from others. But as you get older you should realize that you just have to have a sense of humor. You have to understand that it’s not your problem, it’s theirs – he said about dwarfism in an interview with Rolling Stone. Despite the huge popularity and unflagging media interest, the actor shuns the spotlight and rarely appears on the red carpet. In his private life, he has been happily married to screenwriter and director Erika Schmidt for 18 years. The couple is raising two children together. The actor is also a vegetarian, willingly engages in charity campaigns that defend animal rights and urges fans to give up eating meat.
Source: Gazeta
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