15 Facts About Gerard Butler
#15 Most Famous As...
Gerard's most famous role is undoubtedly his performance as King Leonidas in 300. This is also the highest rated movie he has been in. It has scored a rating of 7.7 stars in IMDB. One of the biggest movie mysteries that will remain in history forever is whether his abs are real or are CGI made...
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Most Famous As...
Gerard's most famous role is undoubtedly his performance as King Leonidas in 300. This is also the highest rated movie he has been in. It has scored a rating of 7.7 stars in IMDB. One of the biggest movie mysteries that will remain in history forever is whether his abs are real or are CGI made...
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Favorite Actor
Gerard is a very good friend with Christian Bale. They met each other on the set of Reign of Fire. Gerard often says in interviews that Christian is his most favorite actor and that in his opinion, he is also the best.
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Lolita
Gerard has a dog that is named Lolita. The name comes from the title of Charles Bukowski's most famous book. Those who have read the book will know how strange it is that Gerard decided to name his dog like that...
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Drinking Problem
One of Gerard's biggest addictions is alcohol. He has often had problems with the police because of drunk driving. Now, however, Gerard says that has successfully conquered this challenge, and has not been drinking for more than 12 years.
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Broken Stereotypes
Gerard does not consider himself to be strong and big as Hollywood is trying to make him appear. "In Scotland I'm just like a lot of other guys, but in America I'm seen as a very strong, masculine guy." Maybe the American guys reading this should take Gerard's words as an invitation to go more often to the Gym...
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Close to Death
Making movies is not a safe career as most people think. During the filming of "Of Men and Mavericks", Gerard was very close to dying. He had to shoot a surfing scene, however, huge waves suddenly hit him and his surf. He was under the water for a long period of time, until one of his co-workers pulled him out. He had to go to the hospital as he had minor injuries all over his body.
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Football Fan
Gerald is a big supporter and a huge fan of Glasgow Celtic Football club. He can be regularly seen on their matches or wearing a T-Shirt with the club's logo. The club seems to recognize that Gerard is one of their biggest fans, as they allowed him to play with the rest of the team against Manchester United. Of course the match was only for charity.
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Avid Smoker
Gerard is a passionate smoker. He is constantly seen smoking on the set. He tried to quit this unhealthy habit but did it with little success. In some of his interviews he repeatedly says how he has tried almost everything, from hypnoses to patches and lasers. He said that the longest period of time without cigarettes is 6 months during the filming of 300.
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Gerry Butler
He nicknamed himself Gerry. He decided to that because many USA fans had troubles pronouncing his name. Always thinking about his fans... good guy Gerry...
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A Nice Guy
Gerard is one of the few celebrities that likes to spend time with his fans. He is often reported by his co-workers to hug fans, give them autographs and chat with them more than most Hollywood celebrities would do.
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Young Ambitions
When he was younger, Gerard Butler's ambitions were to become a musician. And he did... for a short period of time he was the lead singer of a rock band called Speed. However, he soon realized that acting is what he wants to do and decided to stop singing.
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Daddy Issues
Gerard had many problems with his father. He practically grew up without one. He saw his father for first time when he became sixteen years old. He became close to his father for a while but soon after he went to college his father died of cancer... Such a sad story...
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University Years
Gerard used to study in one of the best Scottish universities. He went to Glasgow university and got a degree in law. However, in one of his interviews he says that in Glasgow he used to party more than he used to study.
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A Hero
Gerard proved himself to be a brave man. He became a hero when he saved a boy from drowning in the river Tay. The river was so cold that a few hours before this event, Gerard suffered from hypothermia, as some of his scenes had to be filmed in the river.
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Captain Gerard Butler
Gerard's first stage role was in Coriolanus. However, during one of the rehearsals, the young Gerard accidentally hurt his eye with a stake that was used as a prop in the play. He was lucky that he did not loose his eye...
