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Andy Serkis Biography
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His father was a doctor in Iraq. His mother taught handicapped children.
Was required to don a wetsuit and flail around in literally freezing water during re-shoots for _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_.
Is a vegetarian.
He was ruled ineligible for a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2003 Academy Awards because his character Gollum in Lord of the Rings onscreen was computer generated.
Based the voice of Gollum on the sounds his cats made while coughing up furballs.
His family name, Serkis, is of Armenian descent like Mikhail Vartanov's and Sergei Parajanov's but originally would have been Sarkisian, Vartaniantz and Parajanian (respectively)
Children: Sonny, Ruby and Louis George (born 19th June 2004).
His performance as Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy is ranked #10 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
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