![Actor Geoffrey Rush](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/geoffrey-rush.jpg?w=360)
Profession: Actor
Nationality: ![Australia](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/australia.svg)
Australian
Biography: Shine, Shakespeare in Love, Quills and The King's Speech.
Born: July 6, 1951
Birthplace: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Age: 73 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Cancer
Historical Events
- 1997-01-19 54th Golden Globes: The English Patient, Geoffrey Rush, & Brenda Blethyn win
- 1997-03-24 69th Academy Awards: "The English Patient", Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win
- 2010-09-06 "The King's Speech" directed by Tom Hooper starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2011)
- 2011-01-07 "The King's Speech", starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter, is released in the UK