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Derek Jacobi


Born
in Leytonstone, London, England, The United Kingdom
October 22, 1938

Genre
Performing Arts, Memoir


Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE is an English actor and film director.

An acclaimed stage actor, who has also appeared in many films, such as Henry V, Dead Again, Gladiator, Gosford Park, The Golden Compass, The King's Speech and My Week with Marilyn.

Jacobi has narrated audio book versions of the Iliad, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis and two abridged versions of I, Claudius by Robert Graves. In 2001, he provided the voice of "Duke Theseus" in The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream film. He is also the narrator for the BBC children's series In the Night Garden.
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As Luck Would Have It
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Derek Jacobi on Malvolio: P...
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Reading Between The Lines: ...
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Makka Pakka's Present
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Derek Jacobi In His Own Words
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THE GOOD BOOK [BOOK & CD'S]
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Tales from Tartary
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The Taming of the Shrew (SH...
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“If you want to be an actor, don’t. If you need to be an actor, do.”
― Derek Jacobi, As Luck Would Have It
tags: acting, actor, actors, vocation
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