- Daniel Day-Lewis was born on 29 April 1957 in London, England.
- His full name: Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis.
- Day-Lewis, who grew up in London, is the son of the Irish-born Poet Laureate, Cecil Day-Lewis.
- He left school when he was 13.
- Daniel Day-Lewis is an Academy Award winning and Golden Globe award nominated actor.
- He is known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only five films since 1997, with as many as five years between roles.
- In 1971 Daniel Day-Lewis got a part in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday". That film made his debut in Hollywood.
- One of the most beloved actors of his generation, Daniel Day-Lewis reached the top in his career in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "My Left Foot".
- In 1989, Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for The Best Male Actor in "My Left Foot".
- Another important films in his career were: "Last of the Mohicans" (1992), "In the Name of the Father" (1993) and "The Age of Innocence" (1993). After a three years break, he got a part in "The Crucible" and in 2002 in "Gangs of New York".
- His role as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in Gangs of New York (2002) earned him the BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
- His wife is Rebecca Miller (daughter of playwright Arthur Miller).
- His mother, Jill Balcon, was of Baltic Jewish descent, the daughter of Sir Michael Balcon, who was the former head of Ealing Studios.
- Daniel Day-Lewis had relationships with Deya Pichardo (physical trainer, together 1995-1996), Julia Roberts (actress, together 1994-1995) and Isabelle Adjani (actress; met in 1989; together for about five years until 1994).
- Daniel has two sons, Son (born on June 14, 1998; mother: Rebecca Miller) and Gabriel Kane Adjani (born in April 1995; mother: Isabelle Adjani).
- Daniel Day-Lewis was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#11). (1995)
- Daniel Day-Lewis turned down the role of Aragon (Strider) in "The Lord Of The Rings" Trilogy.
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