- Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley have spent the night together, after sharing an intimate meal at the model's English country home. (May 29, 2004)
- Is distraught to learn that his UN worker girlfriend Kasia Komorowicz may be spending almost twelve months in Iraq, helping to rebuild the war-torn country's computer and telephone systems. (December 30, 2003)
- Has been secretly dating United Nations worker Kasia Komorowicz for the last three years. (November 20, 2003)
- Has been teasing co-star Renee Zellweger about her weight gain for the role in BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON -- A source says, The minute he clapped eyes on Renee he hollered, 'My God, you're huge!' He's been carrying on with the fatty jibes ever since, but Renee laughs it off, saying at least she's supposed to be chunky." (November 4, 2003)
- Grant has shelled out $3.2 million for Melksham Court, a new house in England located near ex-love Elizabeth Hurley's country mansion. (August 27, 2003)
- After years as a bachelor, Grant said he wants to take some time off from making movies to concentrate on his romantic life -- He said he also wants to take a break from acting because it's something he's never loved, even though it's made him famous and wealthy. (April 1, 2003)
- Grant has been added to the new edition of Who's Who - he is among about 1,000 newcomers who will grace the pages of the famous red book, which is dedicated to the rich, famous and successful. (January 13, 2003)
- Grant admitts whenever he'd get a laugh on stage, he'd start laughing himself because he was so delighted," and says he never came across anyone with a worse problem until he met Sandra Bullock -- the two actors couldn't stop giggling while filming TWO WEEKS NOTICE together. (January 4, 2003)
- Grant has threatened to quit acting, so he can concentrate on his movie production company. (December 28, 2002)
- Grant and Sandra Bullock rarely spark in TWO WEEKS NOTICE -- playing, respectively, the kind of klutzy-but-clever relationship misfit and charming cad they do best, Grant and Bullock are amusing and likable, but the chemistry between the leads remains uncertain; the star pairing nonetheless should guarantee solid box office as the Warner release faces off against MAID IN MANHATTAN for the holiday romantic comedy crown. (December 19, 2002)
- Staff on the set of Grant and Sandra Bullock's new film, TWO WEEKS NOTICE, have taken to poking fun at the reported romance between the pair -- the stars themselves have constantly denied they are anything else but colleagues. (November 21, 2002)
- Grant is among A-list cast including Britney Spears and actors Ben Stiller, James Woods and Jim Belushi who re-voice the BBC's festive cartoon ROBBIE THE REINDEER for American television. (November 15, 2002)
- Grant movie ABOUT A BOY is about to become a sitcom - this summer the movie charmed critics but was only a moderate hit with audiences; still, Fox thinks the comedy, about a womanizing bachelor who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a misfit 12-year-old boy and his depressed mother, would make a fine sitcom. (November 5, 2002)
- Grant and Liz Hurley have sparked rumours of rekindled romance after staying in the same New York hotel then sneaking out for dinner together.
- He touts Sandra Bullock as the best actress he has ever worked with on a romantic comedy as both play in TWO WEEKS' NOTICE
- Says the haircut he had in ABOUT A BOY made him feel like a woman.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#43). (1995)
- Was arrested for lewd conduct after cops found him with Divine Brown, a prostitute, in his car. He pleaded no contest and got a $1,180 fine and two years' probation. (1995)
- Features in the 1996 paperback Mug Shots that includes many other celebrities who've been arrested for one reason or another.
- Got his start by performing a British comedy sketch group, The Jockeys of Norfolk.
- On the set of MICKEY BLUE EYES, James Caan gave Hugh the nickname of Whippy, because Caan said he worried about everything like the little whippet dogs that get nervous and you got to put a sweater on them when they're cold.
- Opted not to do a nude scene in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) when a make up artist asked if he wanted definition painted on his body.
- PRIVILEGED (1982): Is an Oxford University student feature film, reputedly the first of its kind, with a very young Grant, in the leading role.
- On the international poster of NOTTING HILL, he wears a jacket, on the US poster just a sweater.
- Scenes in NINE MONTHS (1995) where Samuel (Grant) is arrested and photographed were cut from the film prior to release, following Grant's highly-publicized arrest for lewd conduct.
- The book that his character is reading as he sits on the park bench at the very end of the movie is Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières. (NOTTING HILL)
- The house in NOTTING HILL with the blue door where his character lives is real; it once belonged to NOTTING HILL screenwriter Richard Curtis (I).
- The 'movie within the movie' which he watches near the start of the movie is entitled GRAMERCY PARK is the film distribution company joint owned by NOTTING HILL's distributors, PolyGram and Universal Pictures. (NOTTING HILL)
- Turned down the role of Gilderoy Lockart in HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002), the teacher of Defense against Dark arts.
- While making FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994), he thought the movie was awful.
- BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY (2001): While film-goers were eager to see Grant play a character opposite to his usual type-cast, it is ironic that original author Helen Fielding describes him, in real life, as being more like Daniel Cleaver, than any of his normal roles.
- Once attacked the paparazzi outside his house with an umbrella
- Directed some additional scenes for MICKEY BLUE-EYES
- Trade mark: Plummy English accent
- His production company is 'Simian Films'.
- Was voted fourth in the Orange 2001 Film Survey of Greatest British film actors.
- Usually dubbed in French versions by actor Vincent Cassel
- Jay Leno told the London Independent that there are only 18 celebrities worth having on a chat show, one of them being Hugh Grant.
- Was paid $12,500,000 for TWO WEEKS NOTICE (2002)
- Was paid $7,500,000 for MICKEY BLUE EYES (1999)
- Was paid $7,500,000 for NOTTING HILL (1999)
- Was paid $100,000 for FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994)
- Also known as Hughie Grant
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for ABOUT A BOY (2003)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for NOTTING HILL (2000)
- Nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at MTV Movie Awards for FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1995)
Quotes- Asked to pin down a definition of British love: ".loving someone no matter what their faults in a blind and unconditional way, such as the love Tony Blair has for George Bush. That is the purest form of British love today."
- "Working with her just felt like I'd come home in some weird way, like she was the actress I was always supposed to do romantic comedies with. It was just bang on." (about Sandra Bullock)
- "At school, I wanted to look more grown-up. So I used my mother's Ladyshave and really cut my face."
- "With 2 movies opening this summer, I have no relaxing time at all. Whatever I have is spent in a drunken stupor." [on his plans for the summer]
- "The moral of filmmaking in Britain is that you will be f---ed by the weather."
- "Am I tired of playing repression? Personally, I enjoy it. A lot of American actors are always saying, 'Emote! Emote!' But people don't emote in real life. They behave, and they're very complex."
Awards- London Critics Circle Film Awards: British Actor of the Year, ABOUT A BOY (2003)
- Empire Film Awards: British actor, ABOUT A BOY (2003)
- Golden Camera (Germany): Best International Actor, ABOUT A BOY (2003)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Peter Sellers Award for Comedy, BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY (2002)
- Csapnivalo Awards: Golden Slate - Best Actor in a Leading Role, NOTTING HILL (2000)
- Empire Awards: Best British Actor, NOTTING HILL (2000)
- British Academy Award: Best Actor Leading, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1995)
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Most Promising Actor, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1995)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Peter Sellers Award for Comedy, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1995)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1995)
- London Critics Circle Film Awards: Special Achievement Award, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1995)
- Venice Film Festival: Best Actor, MAURICE (1987)
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