Andy Serkis

Andrew Clement Serkis is a film and theater actor, filmmaker, dub and pioneer of Motion Capture. Despite the fact that there are many blockbusters in the artist's filmography, Andrew is rarely recognized on the streets and asked for an autograph: thanks to motion capture technology, his characters look little like the artist himself.

Serkis was born on April 20, 1964 in the administrative region of the United Kingdom - London. He spent his childhood and adolescence in the town of Ruislip, located in Hillingdon. The boy grew up in an ordinary family, in which there were no creative people, let alone actors. Apart from Andy, his parents raised four more children.

Mom, Englishwoman Lily, worked as a defectologist and taught disabled children, and father Clement Serkis was a gynecologist of Armenian descent, originally from Iraq. According to rumors, Andy's grandparents lived in the USSR at one time. Initially, the surname of the actor's ancestors sounded like Sargsyan, but after moving to another country, it began to be pronounced in the English manner.

The young man wanted to become a great expressionist, like Francis Bacon, so in his free time he was engaged in drawing, delighting the household with colorful canvases depicting abstract subjects. Andy attended St Benedict's School, located in the borough of London Ealing. Having received a certificate of maturity, Serkis continued his studies at Lancaster University, where he learned the basics of artistic craft.

Andy chose the performing arts as an optional subject in order to be able to draw posters for upcoming performances. Later, the young man joined Nuffield Studios, where he worked on the development of plays.

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In the future, Andy began to appear on stage as an actor: he played the main role in the play by the English playwright Barry Keiff "Nailed". In his youth, the artist played in "Faust" by Johann Goethe, "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.

A short actor (Andy's height is 173 cm, weight - about 70 kg) almost every year he received offers from eminent directors and moved with wide strides through the vastness of cinema, wandering from one project to another. For his skill, he was repeatedly nominated for the prestigious Golden Globe, BAFTA and Emmy awards.

Serkis undertook his first creative experiments in the world of show business in the late 80s, when he starred in the TV series "New Politician". In 1994 he appeared in the cast of Gabriel Axel's drama The Prince of Jutland. Subsequent projects did not have high ratings and did not bring the expected fame to the actor.

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In 2001, Andy was lucky by the tail: he appeared in the big-budget cult film based on the novel by John Tolkien The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which has received worldwide recognition and fame among avid critics and movie fans. He played the cult character of the trilogy - the skinny and hairy Gollum, who anxiously guarded "his treasure".

To create this fictional creature, Motion Capture technology was used: Serkis was dressed in a special suit with sensors, and his body movements were recorded by a computer program and converted into a 3D model. Although Andy did not appear in the film "in person," reincarnating as the enigmatic Gollum was really difficult.

Firstly, Smeagol has an intermittent and prancing speech, as well as a hoarse and extravagant voice, in which the smallest emotions are conveyed, be it lust, fear or hatred. Secondly, the hero experiences a split personality, and thirdly, he is unusually plastic: Gollum was constantly spinning and jumping.

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After the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, moviegoers believed that Andy deserves an Oscar, but the film academy did not consider it possible to award him, since, according to the commission, this role does not fit all the evaluation criteria. Serkis also acted as a motion capture actor in the new part of "King Kong" (2005) and the fantastic film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011), where he played the primate Caesar - the instigator of the monkey riot.

In 2006, Fortune smiled again at Andy. He appeared in the acclaimed thriller by Christopher Nolan "The Prestige", which starred world-class stars: Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, David Bowie and Scarlett Johansson. In the movie Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll, Serkis not only reincarnated as the main character - rock musician Ian Dury, but also acted as a producer.

A significant role for Andy was the image of Captain Haddock in Steven Spielberg's family comedy The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Serkis's character has been re-created using motion capture technology.

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Later, the film "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" was added to the artist's list of works. In the superhero blockbuster Andy embodied the image of Ulysses Klaw on the screen. This character Serkis also played in Black Panther, where Martin Freeman acted as his partner.

In 2017, Andy made his directorial debut. He released the melodrama "Breathe for Us". The film is dedicated to the biography of an English lawyer who, after suffering an illness, was completely paralyzed and transferred to an artificial respiration apparatus. A year later, Serkis presented the adventure drama "Mowgli", in which he himself took part in dubbing the role of the bear Baloo.

The actor took up dubbing at the dawn of his career. The characters of "The Simpsons", animated films "Flushed Away!", "Union of Animals" and others speak in his voice.

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The actor is very responsible for portraying characters using computer technology. In an interview, Serkis noted that he played Gollum just like Shakespeare's characters in the theater. The script is critical to a successful film, Andy says. Only films based on captivating stories become blockbusters.

In life, Andy Serkis is a cheerful person who is accustomed to giving journalists, fans and loved ones a radiant smile, as evidenced by numerous photos on Instagram. Also, the actor is not deprived of a sense of humor: on one of the American programs Andy brilliantly got used to the character and read Donald Trump's Twitter in the voice of Gollum.

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It is known that Serkis is an exemplary family man, his personal life has developed happily. In the summer of 2002, Andy married actress Lorraine Ashbourne. He settled in London with his wife. The couple became the parents of three children - daughter Ruby and sons Sonny and Louis.

Now the name of Andy Serkis often flashes in the news feeds from the world of cinema. The artist successfully realizes all creative talents. He produces the projects "Freezing time" and "The next goal is victorious." His acting success can be attributed to the work on the film "That still a couple".

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Andy also took part in the dubbing of the Christmas Carol, a New Year's fairy tale. In 2020, he presents to the audience another director's work - "Venom-2". In the superhero action movie, the protagonist is again played by Tom Hardy.

1987-1992 - "The New Politician" 1994 - "Prince of Jutland" 1997 - "Careerists" 1998 - "Among the Giants" 2001 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" 2005 - "King Kong" 2006 - "Prestige" 2008 - "Sex , drugs and rock 'n' roll "2011 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes" 2012 - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 2017 - "Planet of the Apes: War" 2018 - "Black Panther" 2019 - "That Two More" 2019 - "Star Wars : Skywalker. Sunrise"

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Andy Serkis Net Worth 2021

Andy Serkis 's revenue is $1M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Andy Serkis and could vary in the range between $604.1K - $1.5M.

Andy Serkis Net Worth 2020

Andy Serkis 's revenue is $1.4M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Andy Serkis and could vary in the range between $734.5K - $1.4M.

Andy Serkis Net Worth 2019

Andy Serkis 's revenue is $1M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Andy Serkis and could vary in the range between $951.9K - $1.7M.

Andy Serkis Net Worth 2018

Andy Serkis 's revenue is $1.9M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Andy Serkis and could vary in the range between $952.4K - $1.2M.

Andy Serkis Net Worth 2017

Andy Serkis 's revenue is $1M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Andy Serkis and could vary in the range between $604.9K - $1.2M.

Andy Serkis Net Worth 2016

Andy Serkis 's revenue is $1.3M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Andy Serkis and could vary in the range between $639.6K - $1.8M.

Andy Serkis Net Worth 2015

Andy Serkis 's revenue is $1.6M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Andy Serkis and could vary in the range between $926K - $1.4M.

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