Reports from The Mirror UK say that
Veteran British actor Michael Gambon,
who played the role of Professor
Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry
Potter films, is retiring from the
screen due to memory issues. Recently,
Gambon also starred in JK Rowling’s
“Casual Vacancy.”
In an interview with Sunday Times
Magazine, the Dublin-born star, who grew
up in North London, revealed that he had
struggled to remember his lines after
reading for a new West End play six
months ago.
“There was a girl in the wings and I had to
plug in my ear so she could read me the
lines,” he said. “After about an hour I
thought, ‘This can’t work. You can’t be in
theater, free on the stage, shouting and
screaming and running around with
someone reading to you.’
A member of Laurence Olivier’s National
Theatre acting company and a four-time
BAFTA winner – Britain’s version of the
Academy Awards – Gambon achieved
worldwide fame when he assumed the role
of kindly Hogwarts headmaster Albus
Dumbledore in 2004, following the death of
Richard Harris, who originated the part.
No comments:
Post a Comment