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Date of birth (location)
April 4, 1960
Nigeria
Mini-Biography
Hugo Weaving was born in 1960 in Nigeria. He arrived permanently in Australia in 1976, and finished his education at Knox Grammar school, Sydney. He graduated from NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) in 1981. Mr. Weaving won the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Actor in a leading role for his work in Proof (1991). He later on received an AFI Award nomination for Best Actor in a leading role for his work in Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The (1994). He won his second AFI Award for Best Actor in a leading role for his work in Interview, The (1998), he also won best acting prize at the Montreal Film Festival from the same work. In 1998, Hugo Weaving won Australian star of the year.
Interesting Facts
Hugo is an graduate of the NIDA.
His parents and baby Hugo left Nigeria before he was one year old.
Children with Katrina Greenwood: Harry (b. 1989) and Holly (b. 1993).