Known for:	Love Actually / Girl with a Pearl Earring / Pride and Prejudice
Birth name:	Colin Andrew Firth
Birthday:	10 September 1960, Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Height:	6' 1½" (1.87 m)

"The Insider"'s own Lara Spencer is on location in Greece with 'Mamma Mia!' stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried and Colin Firth -- but first, she's taking you inside her glamorous assignment in her new video blog! Watch all week as "The Insider" on TV broadcasts from Greece to take you inside the musical magic of 'Mamma Mia!' -- starting tonight!

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"The Insider"'s own Lara Spencer is on location in Greece on what could be the assignment of a lifetime -- interviewing the stars of 'Mamma Mia'! Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth are only a few of the film's stars who will spill all to Lara in the Mediterranean paradise -- but first, she's taking you inside her glamorous assignment in her new video blog! Watch all next week as "The Insider" on TV broadcasts from Greece to take you inside the musical magic of 'Mamma Mia!' -- starting on Monday!

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Fashion designer NICOLE FARHI has been robbed at knifepoint outside her London home.The 61-year-old, whose designs are a favourite of stars including Colin Firth and Coldplay singer Chris Martin, was attacked by two men as she returned home on Wednesday (30Apr08) night.The suspects are believed to be responsible for a spate of incidents in the
British actor Colin Firth insists Mamma Mia moviemakers only have themselves to blame if the big-screen adaptation of the stage musical flops - because they gave him his role without hearing him sing.


British actor COLIN FIRTH insists MAMMA MIA moviemakers only have themselves to blame if the big-screen adaptation of the stage musical flops - because they gave him his role without hearing him sing.Firth and co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard all hit the high notes in the movie, which features a soundtrack by Swedish pop
RAZORLIGHT frontman JOHNNY BORRELL has turned his attention to acting - landing a role in IRVINE WELSH’s latest movie THE MEAT TRADE.The British rocker will play a poor Irish musician who is killed by two grave robbers, played by Colin Firth and Robert Carlyle.The film - due to be released later this year (08) -
COLIN FIRTH and his wife LIVIA will become international retail entrepreneurs when they take their environmentally friendly store Eco Age to New York .The pair’s London venture, selling solar panels, lead-free paint and garden tools, is thriving - and now they are setting their sites on earth-conscious Americans.Firth tells the New York Post, "New York
Colin Firth says the "quintessential Englishman" is a myth.

The 47-year-old actor - who played English gentleman Mr. Darcy in 'Pride and Prejudice' - thinks the stereotypical character portrayed by himself and other British actors like Hugh Grant doesn't exist in real life.
British actor COLIN FIRTH has dashed the hopes of millions of women looking for their very own MR. DARCY - by insisting the perfect Englishman stereotype is just a myth.The star frequently plays the quintessential Brit in romantic comedies like Bridget Jones’s Diary and period dramas, including the 1995 TV version of Pride and Prejudice,
Colin Firth is to go on a date with a fan after the admirer paid $9,300 to meet their idol.

The lucky U.S. bidder beat 64 others to win two tickets for the star-studded world premiere of the actor's new film 'Mamma Mia' in July and a meet-and-greet with Colin. The fan will also attend the premiere after-party in London on July 1. All proceeds raised from the unusual eBay auction go to Oxfam America.
Colin Firth says elderly women "lust" after him.

The 47-year-old star insists he has no problem being seen as a sex symbol by women over 60.
Crew on new film ST TRINIAN’S were given a shock by cross-dressing actor RUPERT EVERETT - when his fake breasts exploded over the set.The flamboyant Everett and co-star Colin Firth were constantly playing pranks on the set of the British movie remake, and one involved replacing his hefty prosthetic cleavage with water bombs.Everett explains, "For
BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY star COLIN FIRTH is a big fan of infamous movie flop CALIGULA - because the film is historically accurate.Malcolm McDowell - who starred in the controversial 1979 film - reveals Firth once tracked him down at an event and told him he thought the orgy-heavy Roman Empire movie was a big hit
Colin Firth is set to open an eco-friendly shop in London next month. The store will be called Eco and is described as an "ecological destination store". It will stock Fairtrade and ethical goods, as well as offering customers the services of environmental experts who can teach them how to make their homes greener.

Firth - who will attend the official launch of the shop in Chiswick, West London, on December 1 - is quick to deny he is an environmental "hero."
RAZORLIGHT frontman JOHNNY BORRELL has signed up to star in an upcoming movie alongside ROBERT CARLYLE and COLIN FIRTH.The British singer, who recently split from his Hollywood girlfriend Kirsten Dunst, will make his acting debut in The Meat Trade.The film will be set in Edinburgh, Scotland and is due for release next year (08).Borrell tells
BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY star COLIN FIRTH has denied reports he is to play British journalist-turned-TV-personality PIERS MORGAN in a film of his life.The America’s Got Talent judge has been rumoured to be turning his book, The Insider, into a movie - with close pal Firth in the lead role.But the actor insists nothing has been
Colin Firth received an honorary degree at the University Of Winchester in England last Friday. The star was born in nearby Grayshott and was educated in Winchester. Both his parents have worked at the city's university as lecturers.


British actor COLIN FIRTH received an honorary degree at the University Of Winchester in England last Friday (19Oct07).The Love Actually star was born in nearby Grayshott and was educated in Winchester. Both his parents have worked at the city’s university as lecturers.Firth said, "The fact that I have had a long-standing personal association with the
Rupert Everett once harbored a secret crush on movie rival Colin Firth. Gay Everett, 48, realized he was falling for Firth on the set of 1984 movie Another Country, the film that launched a bitter 23-year-feud between the pair.


British actor COLIN FIRTH fears he will never escape his most famous role, as the womanising Mr Darcy from the BBC TV adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.Despite conquering Hollywood with roles in Bridget Jones’s Diary and The Girl With The Pearl Earring, Firth is still best known as the handsome hero of the Jane Austin

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