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June 22, 2008
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DISCLAIMER
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This website is owned and organized by dedicated fans of Gerard Butler to bring awareness of this talented Scottish actor to the public. Mr. Butler, himself, has no direct affiliation to this site, other than of his own accord. That said, welcome to DiscoverGerry!
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QUICK FACTS
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- Has naturally dark brown/black hair.
- Born in Glasgow but raised primarily in Paisley, Scotland.
- He is Scottish, but is of partial Irish ancestry. He has also mentioned that, because of this, his family does not have a tartan.
- First stage role was in Coriolanus.
- Poked in the eye with a wooden stake during rehearsals for the play Coriolanus.
- On the first day of shooting his film debut in "Mrs. Brown", he had to bound naked into a freezing sea and as a result developed hypothermia.
- While filming "Mrs. Brown", he saved a young boy from drowning in the river Tay and recieved a "Certificate Of Bravery" from The Royal Humane Society.
- Graduated from Glasgow University with a law degree.
- Did not see his father from the age of 2 until he turned 16.
- His eyes are grey/green in color but often appear blue on screen.
- Was rumored to be the next James Bond (after Pierce Brosnan). [April 2001]
- Was confirmed for a role in Mindhunters (2004), but chose to drop out of it because of his prior commitment to Timeline (2003). The filming schedules of the two films overlapped. Jonny Lee Miller with whom Butler co-starred in Dracula 2000 (2000) stepped in to take his Mindhunter role.
- Was a presenter at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards with fellow Scotsman Billy Boyd.
- Was at one time the lead singer for a Scottish rock band named Speed, although music eventually became his second love after acting.
- Cried whilst talking about the Phantom's loneliness to The Phantom of the Opera (2004) director Joel Schumacher.
- Had the "rock and roll" voice that Andrew Lloyd Webber always wanted to play the Phantom.
- Jokes about preferring the mask side of his face to the regular side of his face.
- Sung in a rock band whilst training to be a lawyer.
- He has quickly gained a reputation as one of the nicest actors around, as he always takes time to socialize with fans and hangs out with crew members as much as co-stars on film sets.
- He has a law degree from Glasgow University, but gave up on this career choice after being fired from a law firm just one week before he was qualified to practice law.
- Was chosen as the most attractive man of 2005 by Hello! Magazine.
- Prefers to be called Gerry. He does this because he notices that many people (especially Americans) struggle with pronouncing "Gerard".
- Divides his time between London, New York and Los Angeles.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#10). [2007].
- His favorite actor is Christian Bale.
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