Coordinates	53°42′″N19°58′″N
name	Christian Dior S.A.
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type	Société Anonyme
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foundation	16 December 1946
founder	Christian Dior
location	Paris, France
locations	210 (as of September 2010)
area served	Worldwide high-end shopping districts
key people	Bernard Arnault (Chairman), Sidney Toledano (CEO), Kris Van Assche (creative director, Dior Homme), Victoire de Castellane (designer, Dior Fine Jewelry)
industry	Luxury goods
products	High fashion retail
revenue	€21.12 billion (2010)
operating income	€4.172 billion (2010)
net income	€1.261 billion (2010)
assets	€41.20 billion (end 2010)
equity	€19.57 billion (end 2010)
num employees	76,000 (FTE, average 2010)
divisions	Christian Dior Parfums (Est. 1947) Christian Dior Cosmetics (Est. 1969) Dior Homme (Est.1970)
subsid	Christian Dior Couture (Est. 1995), Financière Jean Goujon (42.36% controlling stake in LVMH)
homepage	dior.com
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Christian Dior S.A. () (more commonly known as Dior) is a French company which owns the high-fashion clothing producer and retailer Christian Dior Couture, as well as holding 42% of LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury goods firm. Both Dior and LVMH are controlled and chaired by businessman Bernard Arnault. The Dior label is the namesake of designer Christian Dior who launched the haute couture empire in 1946. Christian Dior Couture, a division of the whole House of Dior, designs and produces some of the world's most coveted haute couture, as well as luxury ready-to-wear fashion, menswear and accessories. Today, Dior operates about 160 boutiques worldwide with plans to open more in the coming years.

Competitors to the House of Dior include, among many, the fashion houses of Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Versace, and Prada.

History

Founding

The House of Dior was established on 16 December 1946, in "a private house" at 30 Avenue Montaigne Paris B. However, the current Dior corporation celebrates "1947" as the opening year. Dior was financially backed by wealthy businessman Marcel Boussac. The new couture house became a part of "a vertically integrated textile business" already operated by Boussac. Its capital was at FFr 6 million and workforce at 80 employees. The company was really a vanity project for Boussac and was a "majorly owned affiliate of Boussac Saint-Freres S.A. Nevertheless, Monsieur Dior was allowed a then-unusual great part in his namesake label (legal leadership, a non-controlling stake in the firm, and one-third of pretax profits) despite Boussac's reputation as a "control freak". Monsieur Dior's creativity also negotiated him a pleasant salary.

The "New Look"

On 12 February 1947, Dior launched his first fashion collection for Spring-Summer 1947. The show of "90 models of his first collection on six mannequins." was presented in the salons of the company's headquarters at 30 Avenue Montaigne. Originally, the two lines were named as "Corolle" and "Huit" (which included the new "Bar suit" silhouette). However, the new collection went down in fashion history as the "New Look" after the editor-in-chief of ''Harper's Bazaar'' Carmel Snow's exclamation, "It's such a New Look!" The signature shape was characterized by a below-mid-calf length, full-skirt, large bust (which had fallen from style in 1912), and small waist. In refutation to the post-war fabric restriction, Dior used twenty yards of extravagant fabrics in his creations. Over time however, the New Look became revolutionary and strongly popular, influencing fashion and other designers for many years to come. Prominent Hollywood figures and the European upper-class became instant clients. Paris, which had fallen from its position as the capital of the fashion world after WWII, regained its esteemed position due in part to the attention it gained form Dior's New Look.

Dior Parfums

Available references contradict themselves on the topic of when Christian Dior Parfums was established. All claims fall within the years of 1947 and 1948. The Dior corporation itself lists the founding of Christian Dior Parfums as 1947, with the launch of its first perfume, ''Miss Dior''. Dior revolutionized the perfumery industry with the launch of the highly popular ''Miss Dior parfum'', which was named after Catherine Dior (Christian Dior's sister). Christian Dior Ltd owned 25%, manager of Coty perfumes held 35%, and Boussac owned 40% of the perfume business. It was headed by Serge Heftler Louiche. Also in 1947, Pierre Cardin was made head of Dior workshop until 1950. In 1948, a New York City Christian Dior Parfums branch was established—this could be the cause of establishment-date issue. The modern Dior corporation also notes that "a luxury ready-to-wear house is established in New York at the corner of 5th Avenue and 57th Street, the first of its kind," in 1948. In 1949, the "Diorama" perfume is released and By 1949, the New Look line alone made a profit FFr 12.7 million.

Expansion and death of Dior

Expansion from France began by the end of 1949 with the opening of a Christian Dior boutique in New York City. By the end of the year, Dior fashions made up 75% of Paris's fashion exports and 5% of France's total export revenue.

In 1950, Jacques Rouët, the general manager of Dior Ltd, devised a licensing program to place the now-renowned name of "Christian Dior" visibly on a variety of luxury goods. It was placed first on neckties and soon was placed on hosiery, furs, hats, gloves, handbags, jewelry, lingerie, and scarves. Members of the French Chamber of Couture denounced it as a degrading action for the haute-couture image. Nevertheless, licensing became a profitable move and began a trend to continue "for decades to come", which all couture houses followed.

Also in 1950, Christian Dior was the exclusive designer of Marlene Dietrich's dresses in the Alfred Hitchcock film ''Stage Fright''. In 1951, Dior released his first book, ''Je Suis Couturier'' (''I am a Couturier'') through publishers Editions du Conquistador. Despite the company's strong European following, more than half of its revenue was generated in the United States by this time. Christian Dior Models Limited was created in London in 1952. An agreement was made between the Sydney label House of Youth for Christian Dior New York models. Los Gobelinos in Santiago, Chile, made an agreement with Dior for Christian Dior Paris Haute Couture. The first Dior shoe line was launched in 1953 with the aid of Roger Vivier. The company operated firmly established locations in Mexico, Cuba, Canada, and Italy by the end of 1953. As popularity of Dior goods grew, so did counterfeiting. This illegal business was supported by women who could not afford the luxury goods.

By the mid-1950s, the House of Dior operated a well-respected fashion empire The first Dior boutique was established in 1954 at 9 Counduit Street. In honour of Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Marlborough, a Dior fashion show was held at the Blemhein Palace in 1954 as well. Christian Dior launched more highly successful fashion lines between the years of 1954 and 1957. However, none came as close to the profound effect of the New Look. Dior opened the Grande Boutique on the corner between Avenue Montaigne and Rue François Ier in 1955. The first Dior lipstick was also released in 1955. 100,000 garments had been sold by the time of the company's 10th anniversary in 1956. Actress Ava Gardner had 14 dresses created for her in 1956 by Christian Dior for the Mark Robson film ''The Little Hut''.

Christian Dior appeared on the cover of ''TIME'' dated 4 March 1957. The designer soon afterwards died from a third heart attack in 1957. The captivating impact of Dior's creative fashion genius earned him recognition as one of history's greatest fashion figures. Kevin Almond for ''Contemporary Fashion'' wrote that "by the time Dior died his name had become synonymous with taste and luxury."

Dior without Christian Dior: 1957 through the 1970s

The death of the head designer left the House of Dior in chaos and General Manager Jacques Rouët considered shutting down operation worldwide . This possibility was not received graciously by Dior licensees and the French fashion industry. The Maison Dior was too important to the financial stability of the industry to allow such an action. To bring the label back on its feet, Rouët promoted the 21-year-old Yves Saint-Laurent to Artistic Director the same year. Laurent had joined the House's family in 1955 after being picked out by the original designer himself for the position of the first ever and only Head Assistant. Laurent initially proved to have been the most appropriate choice after the debut of his first collection for Dior (The mention of ''Dior'' from this moment on refers to the company) in 1958. The clothes were as meticulously made and perfectly proportioned as Dior’s in the same exquisite fabrics, but their young designer made them softer, lighter and easier to wear. Saint Laurent was hailed as a national hero. Emboldened by his success, his designs became more daring, culminating in the 1960 Beat Look inspired by the existentialists in the Saint-Germain des Près cafés and jazz clubs. His 1960 bohemian look was harshly criticized, and even more in ''Women's Wear Daily''. Marcel Boussac was furious, and, in the spring, when Saint Laurent was called up to join the French army—which forced him to leave the House of Dior—the Dior management raised no objection. Saint-Laurent left after the completion of six Dior collections.

Laurent was replaced at Dior by designer Marc Bohan in late 1960. Bohan instilled his conservative style on the collections. He was credited by Rebecca Arnold as the man who kept the Dior label "at the forefront of fashion while still producing wearable, elegant clothes," and Women's Wear Daily, not surprisingly, claimed that he "rescued the firm." Bohan's designs were very well esteemed by prominent social figures. Actress Elizabeth Taylor ordered twelve Dior dresses from Bohan's Spring-Summer 1961 collection featuring the "Slim Look". The Dior perfume "Diorling" was released in 1963. The men's fragrance "Eau Sauvage" is released in 1966. Bohan's assistant Philippe Guibourgé launches the first French ready-to-wear collection "Miss Dior" in 1967. This is not to be confused with the already existing New York Ready-to-Wear store established in 1948. Designed by Bohan, "Baby Dior" opens its first boutique in 1967 at 28 Avenue Montaigne. The Christian Dior Coordinated Knit line is released in1968. Management of the Fashion Furs Department of Christian Dior is taken by Frédéric Castet. This year as well, Dior Parfums was sold to Moët-Hennessy (which would itself become LVMH) due to Boussac's ailing textile company (the still-owner of Dior). This however had no effect on the House of Dior operations, and so the Christian Dior Cosmetics business was born in 1969 with the creation of an exclusive line.

Following this, Bohan launched the first Christian Dior Homme clothing line in 1970. A new Dior boutique at Parly II was decorated by Gae Aulenti. and the "Diorella" perfume was released in 1972. Christian Dior Ready-to-Wear Fur Collection was created in France in 1973, and then manufactured under license in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The first Dior watch "Black Moon" was released in 1975 in collaboration with licensee Benedom. Dior haute-couture graces the bodies of Princess Grace of Monaco, Princess Alexandria of Yugoslavia, and Lady Pamela Hicks (Lord Mountbatten of Burma's younger daughter) for the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. In 1978, the Boussac Group filed for bankruptcy and so its assets (including those of Christian Dior) were purchased by the Willot Group under the permission of the Paris Trade Court. The perfume "Dioressence" was released in 1979.

Under the business leadership of Arnault

In 1980, Dior released the men's fragrance "Jules". After the Willot Group went into bankruptcy in 1981, Bernard Arnault and his investment group purchased it for "one symbolic franc" in December 1984. The Dior perfume "Poison" was launched in 1985. That same year, Arnault became Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director of the company. On assuming leadership, Arnault did away with the company's mediocre textile operations, to focus on the Bon Marché department store and Christian Dior Couture. Operations for Christian Dior drastically changed for the better under Arnault. He repositioned it as the holding company Christian Dior S.A. of the Dior Couture fashion business. On the 40th anniversary of Dior's first collection, the Paris Fashion Museum dedicated an exhibition to Christian Dior. In 1988, Arnault's Christian Dior S.A.'s took a 32% equity stake into the share capital of Moët-Hennessy • Louis Vuitton through its subsidiary Jacques Rober, creating what would become one of the leading and most influential luxury goods companies in the world. Under this milestone merger, the operations of Christian Dior Couture and Christian Dior Parfums were once again united. Italian-born Gianfranco Ferré replaced Bohan as head designer in 1989. The first such non-Frenchman, Ferré left behind traditional Dior associations of flirtation and romance, and introduced concepts and a style described as "refined, sober and strict." Ferré headed design for Haute Couture, Haute Fourrure, Women’s Ready-to-Wear, Ready-to-Wear Furs and Women’s Accessories collections. His first collection was awarded the Dé d’Or in 1989. That year, a boutique was opened in Hawaii and the LVMH stake by Jacques Rober rose to 44%.

Further Dior boutiques were opened in 1990 in upscale New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo shopping districts. The stake in LVMH rose again, to 46%. Another collection of watches named "Bagheera" – inspired by the round design of the "Black Moon" watches – was also released in 1990. Having fired the company's managing executive Beatrice Bongbault in December 1990, Arnault took up that position until September 1991, when he placed former Bon Marché president Phillipe Vindry at the post. In 1991, Christian Dior was listed on the spot market and then on the Paris Stock Exchange's monthly settlement market, and the perfume "Dune" was launched. Vindry dropped ready-to-wear prices by 10%. Still, a wool suit from Dior would come with a price label of USD 1,500. 1990 revenue for Dior was USD 129.3 million, with a net income of $22 million. Dior was now reorganized into three categories: 1) women's ready-to-wear, lingerie, and children's wear 2) accessories and jewelry 3) menswear. Licensees and franchised boutiques were starting to be reduced, to increase the company's control over brand product. Licensing was in fact reduced by nearly half because Arnault and Vindry opted "for quality and exclusivity over quantity and accessibility." Wholly company-owned boutiques now opened in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Cannes, and Waikiki, adding to its core stores located in New York City, Hawaii, Paris and Geneva. This held a potential to increase direct sales and profit margins while maintaining high-profile locations." In 1992, Dior Homme was placed under the artistic direction of Patrick Lavoix, and the "Miss Dior" perfume was relaunched. Francois Baufume succeeded Vindry in 1993 and continued to reduce licenses of the Dior name.

The production of Dior Haute Couture was spun off into a subsidiary named Christian Dior Couture in 1995. Also, the "La Parisienne" watch model was released – embodied in the watch "Parisian Chic". By that year, revenue for the label rose to USD 177 million, with a net income of USD 26.9 million. Under the influence of Anna Wintour, editor and chief of Vogue,CEO Arnault appointed British designer John Galliano to replace Glanfranco Ferré in 1997 (Galliano on CBS News: "without Anna Wintour I would certainly not be at the house of Dior"). This choice of a British designer, once again instead of a French one, is said to have "ruffled some French feathers". Arnault himself stated that he "would have preferred a Frenchman", but that "talent has no nationality". He even compared Galliano to Christian Dior himself, noting that "Galliano has a creative talent very close to that of Christian Dior. He has the same extraordinary mixture of romanticism, feminism, and modernity that symbolised Monsieur Dior. In all of his creations – his suits, his dresses – one finds similarities to the Dior style." Galliano sparked further interest in Dior with somewhat controversial fashion shows, such as "Homeless Show" (models dressed in newspapers and paper bags) or "S&M; Show". Meanwhile Dior licenses were being reduced further by new president and CEO Sidney Toledano. On 15 October 1997, the Dior headquarters store on Avenue Montaigne was reopened –it had been closed and remodeled by Peter Marino – in a celebrity-studded event including Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore and Jacques Chirac. That year, Christian Dior Couture also took over all thirteen boutique franchises from Japan's Kanebo.

thumb|left|Dior Omotesando, 2007In May 1998, another Dior boutique was opened in Paris. This time the store opened its doors on the Left Bank, Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Also this year, Victoire de Castellane became lead designer of Dior Fine Jewellery and the first Dior Fine Jewellery boutique opened in New York City. Paris itself would witness the opening of the first Parisian Dior Fine Jewellery boutique the following year, at 28 Avenue Montaigne. The perfume "J'adore" was released in 1999, and on 5 October 1999, Galliano released the Dior Spring-Summer 2000 ready-to-wear fashion show, debuting the new Saddle bag. In the same year, Dior's long watch partner Benedom joined the LVMH group. In 2000, Galliano's leadership was extended to Ready to wear, accessories, advertising and communications. The first campaign under his leadership was photographed by Nick Knight and featured two girls simulating intercourse.

While other brands in the late 1990s, notably Gucci, had resorted to porn chic as a mean to draw attention, Dior ads had such an impact that porn chic became a trend in most fashion ads. Galliano ignited the escalation of porno chic advertisements, which culminated with Ungaro's zoophilic ads, shot by Mario Sorrenti, and Gucci's ads, which featured a girl with pubic hair shaped like the gucci logo. As a matter of fact, it is considered that Galliano has revolutionized Dior more through his advertising campaigns then through his designs

On 17 July 2000, Dior Homme lead designer Patrick Lavoix was replaced by Hedi Slimane. Notable Dior releases that year were watches such as the distinctive "Malice", which features bracelets made of "CD" links, as well as the "Riva".

21st century

In 2001, the Dior Homme boutique on 30 Avenue Montaigne reopened with a new "contemporary masculine concept" instilled by its designer Mr. Hedi Slimane. Slimane used this concept in the creation of his first Dior Homme collection. Soon, Dior Homme gained prominent male clientele including Brad Pitt and Mick Jagger. On June 3, 2002, Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane was presented with the "International Designer of the Year" award by the CFDA.

Dior opened the first Dior Homme boutique in Milan on 20 February 2002. By 2002, 130 locations were in full operation. A second flagship boutique from Christian Dior was opened in the upscale Ginza shopping district of Tokyo in 2004. An exclusive Dior Homme boutique was opened in 2004 in Paris on Rue Royale, presenting the entire Dior Homme collection. A second Dior Fine Jewelry boutique in Paris was opened at 8 Place Vendôme. Bernard Arnault, his wife, Chloë Sevigny, and Sidney Toledano witnessed the opening of the Dior flagship boutique in the Omotesando district of Tokyo on 7 December 2003. A Christian Dior boutique was opened in Moscow after the company took control of licensed operations of its Moscow agent.

The men's fragrance "Higher" was released in 2001, followed by the perfume "Addict" in 2002. The "Miss Dior Chérie" perfume and the "Dior Homme" fragrance were released in 2005.

Galliano began to release his own Dior watches in 2001, beginning with the "Chris 47 Aluminum" line, marking a new era in Dior watch design. Next, the "Malice" and "Riva" watches were redesigned with precious stones to create the "Malice Sparkling" and "Riva Sparkling" spin-off collections. Inspired by the Spring-Summer 2002 Ready-to-Wear collection, Dior released the "Dior 66" watch, breaking many feminine traditional expectations in design. The "Chris 47 Steel" watch was released in 2003 as a cousin of the original "Chris 47 Aluminum". The designer of Dior Fine Jewelry Victoire de Castellane launched her own watch named "Le D de Dior" (French: "The D of Dior"). signifying the entrance of Dior watches into its collection of fine Jewelry. This watch was designed for women but made use of many design features which are typically thought of as masculine. Slimane next released a watch for the Dior Homme collection called "Chiffre Rouge." This special watch included the signature look of Dior Homme: "Watch design and technology match each other inseparably, to create the perfect expression of Dior Homme’s artistic excellence and to increase the watchmaking legitimacy of Dior timepieces." Fine Jewelry designer de Castellane launched her second line of watches called "La Baby de Dior". The design for this line was meant to be more feminine with more of a "jewelry look." Christian Dior S.A. celebrated the 13th anniversary of Dior Watches in 2005, and, in April of that year, its "Chiffre Rouge" collection was recognized by the World Watches and Jewelry Show in Basel, Switzerland. In 2005, the fashion house also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birthday of designer Christian Dior. An exhibition, "Christian Dior: Man of the Century," was held in the Dior Museum in Granville, Normandy. Also in 2005, Galliano released his "Dior Christal" watches in which he combined steel and blue sapphires to create a "creative and innovative collection."

In 2006, the Dior watch booth was dedicated to the Dior Canework. This pattern was made by designer Christian Dior and based on the Napoleon III chairs used in his fashion shows. Dior Homme received a new Artistic Director in 2007, Kris Van Assche, who presented its first collection later that year. The 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Maison Dior was officially celebrated in 2007 as well. Currently, Dior is featured in countless high-fashion magazines, more prominently ''Vogue'', and advertises its popular Christian Dior Cosmetics and Parfums via prominent fashionistas and models.

Criticism

Christian Dior, together with others in the fashion industry and the culture of the industry as a whole, was criticized by fashion model Inga Radziejewski for promoting anorexia nervosa and unrealistic body image in women, by designing clothes so small that the anorexic model could not fit into them even when she was dangerously underweight.

Galliano's collection inspired by homeless people also draw a lot of criticism, but also attention, to the house of Dior.

Galliano controversy

On 23 February 2011, scandal arose when John Galliano was accused of making anti-semitic comments after drinking in Paris. Footage was released of the designer under the influence of alcohol saying "I love Hitler" and "People like you would be dead today. Your mothers, your forefathers would be fucking gassed and dead" to a Jewish woman. He was then accused of allegedly assaulting a gallery curator that same night and verbally insulting her and her boyfriend. Actress Natalie Portman, who was recently made the new face of Miss Dior Cherie perfume, commented on the matter to express her disgust, stating that she will in no way be associated with him. On 25 February, Dior announced Galliano's suspension pending an investigation, citing that the company has a "zero-tolerance" policy toward anti-semitism. In France, it is against the law to make anti-semitic remarks of this nature, and can be punishable by up to six months in prison.

On 1 March 2011, Christian Dior officially announced that it had fired Galliano amidst the controversy.

Ownership and shareholdings

At the end of 2010, the only declared major shareholder in Christian Dior S.A. was Groupe Arnault SAS, the family holding company of Bernard Arnault. The group's control amounted to 69.96% of Dior's stock and 82.86% of its voting rights. The remaining shares are considered free float.

Christian Dior S.A. held 42.36% of the shares of LVMH and 59.01% of its voting rights at the end of 2010. Arnault held an additional 5.28% of shares and 4.65% of votes directly.

Locations

The brand operates a total of 210 locations as of September 2010. Of these, 109 are in Asia, one in Africa (in Casablanca), one the Caribbean (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 45 in Europe, 8 in the Middle East, 48 in North America (Canada, Mexico, and USA), 6 in Oceania, and 2 in South America.

References

External links

Yahoo! – Christian Dior SA Company Profile

Dior haute couture 60th anniversary runway show review

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Coordinates	53°42′″N19°58′″N
name	Guy Ritchie
birth name	Guy Stuart Ritchie
birth date	September 10, 1968
birth place	Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
occupation	Film maker, screenwriter,pub landlord, businessman
years active	1995–present
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Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English screenwriter and film maker who directed ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', ''Snatch'', ''RocknRolla'', ''Revolver'' and ''Sherlock Holmes''.

Early life

Ritchie was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, the second of two children born to Amber (née Parkinson) and Captain John Vivian Ritchie (b. 1928), former Seaforth Highlanders serviceman and advertising executive. John Vivian's father, was Major Stewart Ritchie, who died in France, in 1940, during World War Two. John Ritchie's mother was Doris Margaretta McLaughlin (b. 1896), daughter of Vivian Guy McLaughlin (b. 1865) and Edith Martineau (b. 1866). Most of Guy's family on the McLaughlin and Martineau were appointed Reverends, Barons or Knighted at some point. The peerage started with the Very Rev. Hubert McLaughlin (b. 1805), father of famous nurse Louisa McLaughlin and ancestor of Patrick McLaughlin who was the first in his direct family to be given the according title, as he was born into a blue collar family and worked hard to find nobility. Ritchie's mother, Amber, would later go on to marry a baronet herself.

Ritchie, who is dyslexic, was expelled from Stanbridge Earls School, one of the most prominent institutions specialising in dyslexia in the UK, at the age of 15. He has stated that drug use was the reason for the expulsion; his father has said that it was because his son was caught "cutting class and entertaining a girl in his room." He also attended Sibford School.

In addition to his elder sister, Tabitha, a dance instructor, Ritchie has a half-brother, Kevin Bayton, who was born to Amber Parkinson when she was a teenager and given up for adoption. From 1973 until 1980, when they divorced, Ritchie's mother was married to Sir Michael Leighton, 11th baronet. As a divorcée, she is correctly styled as Amber, Lady Leighton.

Directing career

Ritchie directed a 20-minute short film in 1995 entitled ''The Hard Case''. In 1998, Ritchie and his dad contacted their friend Peter Morton, of the Hard Rock Cafe chain, wondering if he had any potential investors for a debut film, Morton knew his nephew Matthew Vaughn had been studying film production in Los Angeles. Peter informed Vaughn of Ritchie's new film idea, and Vaughn knew he could help out with his own found production ideas, from his travels to America. Matthew, John, Guy and Peter all contacted their mutual acquaintance, Trudie Styler, who they all knew had enough acting money to invest in the production of Ritchie's second film. Styler informed them all that she had previously seen The Hard Case, and saw that it would be a worthwhile opportunity to co-fund the project. After about eight months, the production of the film, ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' was successful, and it was released, in 1998 to a national audience, then later went global, after its well met reviews. He was introduced to Madonna, when the soundtrack for the film was issued on her Maverick Records label. The film, whose main actor was Jason Flemyng, also introduced actors Jason Statham (''The Transporter''), Nick Moran and Dexter Fletcher to worldwide audiences, as well as introducing former footballer Vinnie Jones to a new career as a film star. In 2000 Ritchie won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. Ritchie created and produced a spin-off television series called ''Lock, Stock...''.

His second feature film was ''Snatch'', released in the year 2000. Originally known as ''Diamonds'', it was another caper comedy, this time backed by a major studio. The cast featured such Hollywood big names as Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro and Dennis Farina, along with the returning Vinnie Jones and Statham. Similar to ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' in featuring a complex and inventive storyline in which the characters weave in and out of each others' lives, the film also plays with time, depicting events from various perspectives. It currently has a rating of 72% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ritchie accompanied Madonna to the debuts of her film ''The Next Best Thing'' and album ''Music''. Following his marriage to Madonna, Ritchie began focusing his filmmaking on his famous wife, directing her in both a music video (for the song "What It Feels Like for a Girl", a controversial video that showed Madonna engaging in violent behaviour, ostensibly directed at men, including T-boning a car with three men in it, tasering and robbing a man at an ATM, scratching a police car and shooting two officers with a water gun, driving her car through a group of men playing street hockey and incinerating a man by throwing a lighter into a pool of gasoline) and a short film, ''Star'', for the BMW films series. Ritchie's next film, also featuring Madonna, was a remake of the 1974 Lina Wertmüller hit ''Swept Away'' (also entitled ''Swept Away''). Ritchie cast Madonna as a rich, rude, socialite who, after a shipwreck, is trapped on a deserted island with a slovenly Communist sailor who humiliates her. Ritchie renamed the woman Amber Leighton after his mother. This film was both a critical and commercial disappointment. He later accompanied Madonna to the debuts of her films ''Die Another Day'', ''I'm Going To Tell You A Secret'', ''Arthur and the Invisibles'', and ''I Am Because We Are'', as well as her West End play debut in ''Up for Grabs''. Madonna supported her husband by attending the debuts of Ritchie's films ''Snatch'', ''Revolver'', and ''RocknRolla''.

Ritchie's next project was a Vegas-themed heist film entitled ''Revolver'', which was critically panned in the US and UK. It was however an underground success in Germany, where it was released very late, as a straight-to-DVD release.

Another project Guy Ritchie was involved with was a hidden camera show called ''Swag'', for Channel Five in the UK, which turned the table on criminals and opportunists by using stunts to trap them in the act.

Ritchie has also written and directed ''RocknRolla'' starring Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Gerard Butler, Tom Hardy, Jeremy Piven, Thandie Newton, and Tom Wilkinson. It scores 60% on Rotten Tomatoes and was generally received well. Ritchie intends to develop the film into a trilogy, with the next entry being "The Real RocknRolla," as is stated at the end of "RocknRolla." Ritchie will also direct a film based on a comic book series he created with Virgin Comics entitled ''Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper''. The film rights were acquired by Warner Brothers in July 2007. The film's being produced by Silver Pictures.

In 2008, Ritchie directed a commercial for Nike called "Take It To The Next Level", about a young Dutch footballer who signs for Arsenal, showing the progression of his career from his viewpoint, until he makes his debut for the Netherlands. The commercial features cameo appearances from some football players with music by Eagles of Death Metal.

Ritchie's latest movie, ''Sherlock Holmes'' starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, made its theatrical release on 25 December 2009. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed more than $520 million worldwide, becoming Ritchie's most successful film financially. A sequel is presently being filmed.

Personal life

On 18 May 2000, Ritchie was arrested by the police after he assaulted a 20-year-old man outside the Kensington home he shared with Madonna, causing actual bodily harm.

On 22 December 2000, Guy married the American pop singer and actress Madonna at Skibo Castle in Scotland. They have a son, Rocco, born 11 August 2000 in Los Angeles, and adopted a Malawian baby boy named David. On 15 October 2008, British media reported that a split was "imminent" between Ritchie and Madonna. The split was confirmed by their spokesperson and Ritchie and Madonna went public with the split because they "can’t bear to live with the pretence any longer".

On 15 December 2008, it was announced by Madonna's spokeswoman that the singer had agreed to a divorce settlement with Ritchie, the terms of which grant him between £50million and £60million, a figure that includes the value of the couple's London pub and residence and Wiltshire estate in England.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie's marriage was dissolved by District Judge Reid by decree nisi at the clinical Principal Registry of the Family Division in High Holborn, London. Madonna and Ritchie entered into a compromise agreement for Rocco and David, then aged eight and three respectively, and divided the children's time between Ritchie’s London home and Madonna’s in New York, where the two will be joined by her daughter Lourdes, from a previous relationship.

During his marriage to Madonna, Ritchie followed Kabbalah and was a regular attendee of services at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles, which his former wife co-founded. He also adhered to the Kabbalah tradition of circumcision, undergoing the procedure which removed his foreskin at Madonna's request. Although Ritchie is no longer affiliated with Kabbalah his children are still raised according to the teachings.

Ritchie was the inspiration for, and is the subject of, singer Robbie Williams' single She's Madonna from his 2006 album ''Rudebox''.

Ritchie started training in Shotokan karate at the age of seven at the Budokwai in London, where he later achieved a black belt in judo. He also has a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ritchie is a fan of the English football team Chelsea.

In February 2011 a £6m house he owns in London's Fitzrovia was occupied briefly by members of The Really Free School.

Guy Ritchie and his girlfriend, Jacqui Ainsley, are expecting their first child together in September 2011.

Filmography

! Year	! Film	! Notes	Credited as
	''The Hard Case''	20 min short film	Director		Screenwriter
	''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels''	Feature film debut	Director
			Director
		BMW Short Film Commercial	Director
			Director
			Director		Screenwriter
	''Suspect''	Television	Director
	''RocknRolla''		Director	Producer
			Director
	''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows''		Director

References

External links

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Coordinates	53°42′″N19°58′″N
name	Jude Law
birth name	David Jude Heyworth Law
birth date	December 29, 1972
birth place	Lewisham, London, UK
occupation	Actor, producer, director
years active	1987–present
spouse	Sadie Frost (1997–2003; 3 children) }}

David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972), known professionally as Jude Law, is an English actor, film producer and director.

He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first television role in 1989. After starring in films directed by Andrew Niccol, Clint Eastwood and David Cronenberg, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1999 for his performance in Anthony Minghella's ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''. In 2000 he won a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for his work in the film. In 2003, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in another Minghella film, ''Cold Mountain''.

In 2006, he was one of the top ten most bankable movie stars in Hollywood. In 2007, he received an Honorary César and he was named a Chevalier of the ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' by the French government. In April 2011, it was announced that he would be a member of the main competition jury at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Early life

Law was born in Lewisham, South London, the second child of comprehensive school teachers Peter Law and Margaret Heyworth; his father later became, according to Law, "the youngest headmaster in London". He has a sister, Natasha. Law was named after a "bit of both" the book ''Jude the Obscure'' and the song ''Hey Jude''. He grew up in Blackheath, an area in the Borough of Lewisham, and was educated at John Ball Primary School in Blackheath and Kidbrooke School, before attending the Alleyn's School.

Career

1980s–1990s

In 1987, Law began acting with National Youth Music Theatre. He played various roles in the Edinburgh Fringe-awarded play ''The Ragged Child''. One of his first major stage roles was Foxtrot Darling in Philip Ridley's ''The Fastest Clock In The Universe''. Law went on to appear as Michael in the West End production of Jean Cocteau's tragicomedy ''Les Parents terribles'', directed by Sean Mathias. For this play, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Newcomer, and he received the Ian Charleson Award for Outstanding Newcomer.

Following a title change to ''Indiscretions'', the play was reworked and transferred to Broadway in 1995, where Law acted opposite Kathleen Turner, Roger Rees, and Cynthia Nixon. This role earned him a Tony Award nomination and the Theatre World Award. In 1989, Law got his first television role, in a movie based on the Beatrix Potter children's book, ''The Tailor of Gloucester''. After minor roles in British television, including a two-year stint in the Granada TV soap opera ''Families'' and the leading role in the BFI /Channel 4 short ''The Crane'', Law had his breakthrough with the British crime drama ''Shopping'', which also featured his future wife, Sadie Frost.

In 1997, he became more widely known with his role in the Oscar Wilde bio-pic ''Wilde''. Law won the "Most Promising Newcomer" award from the Evening Standard British Film Awards for his role as Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, the glamorous lover of Stephen Fry's Oscar Wilde. In Andrew Niccol's science fiction film ''Gattaca'', Law played the role of a disabled former swimming star living in a eugenics-obsessed dystopia. In Clint Eastwood's ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'', he played the role of the ill-fated hustler murdered by an art dealer, played by Kevin Spacey.

For ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' in 1999, he learned to play saxophone and earned a MTV Movie Award nomination with Matt Damon and Fiorello for performing the song "''Tu vuò fà l'americano''" by Renato Carosone and Nicola Salerno.

2000s

In 2001, Law starred as Russian sniper Vasily Zaytsev in the film ''Enemy At The Gates'', and learned ballet dancing for the film ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' (2001). In 2002, he played a mob hitman in Sam Mendes's 1930s period drama ''Road to Perdition''. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' in 1999, and then again for the Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Cold Mountain'' in 2003. Both films were directed by Anthony Minghella.

Law, an admirer of Laurence Olivier, used the actor's image in the 2004 film ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow''. Using computer graphics, footage of the young Olivier was merged into the film, playing Dr. Totenkopf, a mysterious scientific genius and supervillain. Also in 2004, he portrayed the title character in ''Alfie'', the remake of Bill Naughton's 1966 film, playing the role originated by Michael Caine. Law was one of the Top Ten 2006 A-list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood, following the criteria of James Ulmer in the Ulmer Scale. On 1 March 2007, he was honoured with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres conferred by the French government, in recognition of his contribution to World Cinema Arts. He was named a ''Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres''.

He took on another of Caine's earlier roles in the 2007 film ''Sleuth'', adapted by Nobel Laureate in Literature Harold Pinter, while Caine played the role originated by Sir Laurence Olivier.

Law is one of three actors who took over the role of actor Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's film ''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus''. Along with Law, actors Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell portray "three separate dimensions in the film." He appeared opposite Forest Whitaker in the dark science fiction comedy ''Repo Men'' and as Dr. Watson in Guy Ritchie's adaption of ''Sherlock Holmes'', alongside Robert Downey, Jr. and Rachel McAdams. Law stars as a celebrity supermodel in the film ''Rage''.

''Hamlet''

In May 2009, Law returned to the London stage to portray the title role in Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' at the Donmar Warehouse West End season at Wyndham's Theatre. The BBC reported "a fine and solid performance" but included other reviews of Law's interpretation that were mixed. There was a further run of the production at Elsinore Castle in Denmark from 25–30 August 2009. In September 2009 the production transferred to the Broadhurst Theatre in New York. Again, the critics failed to agree on the merit of Law's interpretation: London's ''Daily Mail'' found only positive reviews, but ''The Washington Post'' felt that the much-anticipated performance was "highly disappointing". Nonetheless, he was nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. In January 2010 at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ceremony he was presented with the John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for his 2009 Hamlet.

Other projects

Advertising

Law is the face of the male perfume of Dior, ''Dior Homme Sport''. Since 2005, he has represented Dunhill as an "apparel ambassador" in Asia. In 2008, he became the international face of Dunhill and appears in the worldwide advertising campaigns.

In 2002, he directed a Respect for Animals anti-fur cinema commercial. The commercial, titled "Fur and Against", used music composed by Gary Kemp, and included appearances by Law, Chrissie Hynde, Moby, George Michael, Danny Goffey, Rhys Ifans, Sadie Frost, Helena Christensen, Sir Paul McCartney, Mel C, and Stella McCartney.

''Realtime Movie''

In spring 2007 Jude Law shot the Jason Martin-directed short film "Realtime Movie Trailer" at Borough Market, South London. Instead of promoting a film, this "trailer", which appeared among regular trailers in selected cinemas across London starting 19 November 2007, advertised a live event, Realtime Movie, by Polish artist Paweł Althamer. Hundreds turned up for this–unfilmed–re-enactment in real time of the sequence of events shown in "Realtime Movie Trailer" by the same actors, including Althamer as a Polish laborer, held at Borough Market on 30 November 2007. The performance was commissioned by Tate Modern as part of its "The World as a Stage" exhibition which explored the boundaries between arts and reality.

Charity activities

In 2004, Law launched a campaign to raise £2.5 million towards the Young Vic Theatre's £12.5 million redevelopment project. He is currently Chair of the Young Vic committee and has said that he is proud to help make the Young Vic "a nurturing bed" for young directors. In 2006, he joined Robbie Williams in the "Soccer Aid" celebrity football match to benefit UNICEF.

In 2006, he starred in an anthology of Samuel Beckett readings and performances directed by director Anthony Minghella. With the Beckett Gala Evening at the Reading Town Hall, more than £22,000 was donated for the Macmillan Cancer Support. Also in 2006, Frost and Law directed a Shakespeare play in a South African orphanage. He travelled to Durban with Frost and their children in order to help children who have lost their parents to AIDS. In July 2007, as patron of the charity, he helped kick off the month-long tour of the AIDS-themed musical ''Thula Sizwe'' by The Young Zulu Warriors. Also in 2007, he encouraged the Friends of the Earth/The Big Ask campaign, asking British Government to take action against climate change.

Law does charity work for organizations such as Make Poverty History, the Rhys Daniels Trust, and the WAVE Trauma Centre. He supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Pride of Britain Awards.

He is the chair of the Music For Tomorrow Foundation to help rebuild Katrina-devastated New Orleans.

Jude Law is an ambassador of HRH The Prince of Wales' Children and the Arts Foundation. He supports Breast Cancer Care, and in December 2008 he supported the Willow Foundation with a small canvas for their campaign Stars on Canvas. In April 2009 he supported the charity Education Africa with the gift of a mask he had painted and signed himself. The campaign was launched on eBay by Education Africa.

Stars including Dame Judi Dench and Jude Law have helped save St Stephen's Church in Hampstead. The celebrities supported the campaign, which raised £4.5 million to refurbish the Victorian church in north London. The building reopened in March 2009 as an arts and community centre.

Peace activities

In July 2007, Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley were in Afghanistan over a period of 10 days to document peace commitments and activities there for an upcoming film and for marking the UN International Day of Peace. Accompanied by UNICEF Representative Catherine Mbengue, they travelled and filmed in treacherous areas of eastern Afghanistan with a film crew, interviewing children, government ministers, community leaders and UN officials. They also filmed at schools and visited various UNICEF-supported programmes inside and outside the capital Kabul. The efforts of Peace One Day are coordinated in celebration of the annual International Day of Peace, on 21 September. The film, named ''The Day After Peace'', premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. On 21 September 2008, the film was shown at a gala screening at the Royal Albert Hall.

On 30 August 2008, Law and Gilley returned to Afghanistan to help keep a momentum around Peace Day. They met President Hamid Karzai, top NATO and UN officials, and members of the aid community. They also screened the new documentary about the efforts in support of peace. The documentary features activities that took place throughout Afghanistan in 2007. It also highlights support from UNICEF and the WHO for the peaceful immunization of 1.4 million children against polio in insecure areas.

Belarus

In 2011 Law joined street protests against Alexander Lukashenko and Lukashenko's brutal crackdown on the Belarusian democracy movement.

Personal life

Law's parents live in France, where they run their own drama school and theatre. His sister Natasha is an illustrator and artist, living in London.

Law met actress Sadie Frost while working on the film ''Shopping''. They married on 2 September 1997 and divorced on 29 October 2003. He is the father of a stepson, Finlay Munro (born 20 September 1990), and three biological children with Frost: son Rafferty (born 6 October 1996), daughter Iris (born 25 October 2000), and son Rudy (born 10 September 2002).

While making the film ''Alfie'' in late 2003, Law and co-star Sienna Miller began a relationship, becoming engaged on Christmas Day 2004. Miller and Law separated in November 2006.

On 29 July 2009, it was announced that Law would become a father for the fourth time following a brief relationship with American model Samantha Burke in 2008. Burke gave birth to a daughter, Sophia, on 22 September 2009 in New York.

In December 2009, it was reported that Law and Miller had rekindled their relationship after starring in separate shows on Broadway in fall 2009. They spent Christmas 2009 in Barbados, along with three of Law's children. They announced they had split again in February 2011.

Filmography

+ Film and television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1989	''''	Sam, Mayor's Stableboy	TV movie
1990		Nathan Thompson	TV series
1991		Joe Barnes
1992	''''	Young Man	Short film
1993	''''	Bruno	TV series
1994		Billy
1996	''I Love You, I Love You Not''	Ethan
1997		Stormtrooper
1997		Lord Alfred Douglas
1997	''Gattaca''	Jerome Eugene Morrow
1997		Billy Carl Hanson
1998	''Music From Another Room''	Danny
1998		Jude
1998	''''	Steven Grlscz	aka ''Immortality''
1999	''eXistenZ''	Ted Pikul
1999	''Presence of Mind''	Secretary
1999	''''	Dickie Greenleaf	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleBlockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – SuspenseSanta Fe Film Festival Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Empire Award — Best British ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated—London Critics Circle Film Award — British Supporting Actor of the YearNominated—MTV Movie Award — Best Musical PerformanceNominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Teen Choice Award — Film Choice Breakout PerformanceNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1999	''Tube Tales''	(director)	"A Bird in the Hand"
2000	''Love, Honour and Obey''	Jude
2000	''Happy M'Gee''	Tony M'Gee
2001	''Enemy at the Gates''	Vasily Zaytsev
2001	''A.I. Artificial Intelligence''	Gigolo Joe	Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
2002	''Road to Perdition''	Harlen Maguire	Nominated—Empire Awards
2003		W. P. Inman	Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated—[[Empire Awards">Empire Award for Best British ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated—IFTA Award – People's Choice Award for Best International ActorNominated—London Film Critics Circle Awards for Best British ActorNominated—MTV Movie Award — Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough PerformerNominated—Golden Satellite Award – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
2004	''I ♥ Huckabees''	Brad Stand
2004	''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow''	Sky Captain / Joseph Sullivan	Also producerNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss shared with Gwyneth PaltrowNominated—Visual Effects Society Awards 2004 – Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film
2004		Alfie
2004		Dan	National Board of Review Award for Best CastNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2004	''''	Errol Flynn	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2004	''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events''	Lemony Snicket	Voice
2006		Jack Burden
2006		Will Francis
2006	''''	Graham	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss shared with Cameron DiazNominated—NRJ Ciné Award for Best Kiss shared with Cameron Diaz
2007	''My Blueberry Nights''	Jeremy
2007		Milo Tindle	Also producer
2009		Minx
2009	''''	Tony (2nd transformation)
2009			Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
2010	''Repo Men''	Remy
2011		Alan Krumwiede	Post-production
2011		Hugo's Father	Post-production
2011	''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows		Post-production
2012	''Rise of the Guardians''	Boogeyman	Filming

Soundtrack

"Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine", (''The Pirates of Penzance''), performed in ''Wilde'', (1997)

"Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano", performed in ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'', with Matt Damon, Fiorello and The Guy Barker International Quintet, (1999)

"Avenues and Alleyways", the 1973 Tony Christie song, performed with other crew members in ''Love, Honour and Obey'', (2000)

"Rock On", the David Essex song, performed in ''Love, Honour and Obey'', (2000)

"Opening song", performed in NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'', with Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Ashlee Simpson, (2004)

Theatre

+ Theatre
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Director	! Playwright	! Venue
1987	''Bodywork''	Adrenalin		Richard Stilgoe	NYMT/The Northcott Theatre, Exeter/(The Exeter Festival), The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1988–1989	''The Little Rats''				NYMT/The George Square Theatre/The Edinburgh International Festival, The National Theatre Thesalonika, The Opera House Piraeus, Sadler's Wells Theatre, The Northcott Theatre, Exeter.
1988	''The Ragged Child''	various roles		Jeremy James Taylor, Frank Whately
1989	''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''	Joseph		Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice	National Youth Music Theatre
1989–1990	''Captain Stirrick''	Ned Stirrick	Eileen Chivers	Jeremy James Taylor, David Scott	[[National Youth Music Theatre
1989–1990	''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle''			Bertolt Brecht	National Youth Music Theatre
1992	''The Fastest Clock In The Universe''	Foxtrot Darling	Jo Bonney	[[Philip Ridley	Hampstead Theatre
1992		Freddie		George Bernard Shaw	Toured Italy
1993	''The Snow Orchid''	Blaise		Joe Pintauro
1993	''Live Like Pigs''	Col	Kate Mitchell	John Arden	Royal Court Theatre
1993	''Death of a Salesman''	Happy	Matthew Warchus	Arthur Miller	West Yorkshire Playhouse
1994	''Les Parents terribles''	Michael	Sean Mathias	Jean Cocteau	Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton)
1995		Michael	Sean Mathias	Jean Cocteau	Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
1995		Ion	Nicholas Wright	Euripides	Barbican Arts Centre (The Pit)/Royal Shakespeare Company
1999	'''Tis Pity She's a Whore''	Giovanni	David Lan
2001–2002	''The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus''	Doctor Faustus	David Lan	Christopher Marlowe
2006			Anthony Minghella	Samuel Beckett
2009	''Hamlet''		Michael Grandage	William Shakespeare	Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's Theatre

Theatre awards and nominations

[[Laurence Olivier Award 1994 Nominated Laurence Olivier Award as Best Newcomer in a Play for: ''Les Parents terribles'' (1994) 2010 Nominated Laurence Olivier Award as Best Leading Actor in a Play for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Ian Charleson Award 1994 Won Ian Charleson Award for Outstanding Newcomer for: ''Les Parents terribles'' (1994)

Tony Award 1995 Nominated Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Play for: ''Indiscretions'' (1995) 2010 Nominated Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Play for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Theatre World Award 1995 Won Theatre World Award for: ''Indiscretions'' (1995)

Critics' Circle Theatre Award 2010 Won The John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

South Bank Show Award 2010 Won South Bank Show Award as Best Leading Actor for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Whatsonstage.com Award 2010 Won Whatsonstage.com Award as Best Leading Actor for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Falstaff Award 2010 Won Falstaff Award as Best Leading Actor for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Outer Critics Circle Award 2010 Nominated Outer Critics Circle Award as Best Leading Actor for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Drama League Award 2010 Nominated Drama League Award for Best Performance for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Drama Desk Award 2010 Nominated Drama Desk Award for Best Performance for: ''Hamlet'' (2010)

Personal awards and nominations

MTV Movie Award 2003 Nominated MTV Movie Award as Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performer

ShoWest Award 2004 Won ShoWest Award as Male Star of the Year

People's Choice Award 2005 Nominated People's Choice Award as Favorite Leading Man

César Awards 2007 Won César Awards as Honorary César

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2010 Won President’s Prize

References

External links

Filmography Jude Law at the ''British Film Institute'' (BFI). Accessed 25 May 2008.

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Coordinates	53°42′″N19°58′″N
Name	John Galliano
Birth name	John Charles Galliano
Birth date	November 28, 1960
Birth place	Gibraltar
Nationality	British
Education	Central Saint Martins
Label name	John Galliano, Galliano
Awards	''British Fashion Designer of the Year for 1987, 1994, 1995 and 1997.'' Dress of the Year Fashion Museum, Bath for 1988. }}

John Charles Galliano CBE, RDI (born 28 November 1960) is a British fashion designer who was head designer of French haute couture houses Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996) and Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011).

Early life and career

He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan, and a Spanish mother, Anita, and has two sisters. Galliano's father was a plumber. His family moved to England in pursuit of work when Galliano was six, and settled in Streatham, South London, before moving to Dulwich and later to Brockley. He was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family. Galliano who was shy and different often spoke of his struggle to fit in, recalling his early days, he once admitted: "I don’t think people here understood where I was coming from." Anita, a flamenco teacher, would dress him in his "smartest" outfit even for a trip to the local shops. This, combined with his creative sensibilities, saw him frequently bullied at his London boys grammar school. He attended St. Anthony's RC School and Wilson's Grammar School in London and then Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, from which he graduated in 1984 with a first class honours degree in fashion design. His first collection, inspired by the French Revolution and entitled ''Les Incroyables'', received positive reviews and was bought in its entirety by and sold in the London fashion boutique Browns. Galliano began his own label and met future collaborators Amanda Harlech, at that time stylist with Harpers and Queen, and Stephen Jones, a milliner. On the back of his overnight success, Galliano set up a studio in London, but his talent was not matched by a head for business, moreover, he would take his enjoyment of London’s nightlife to extremes.

Initially, financial backing came from Johan Brun, and when this agreement came to an end, Danish entrepreneur Peder Bertelsen, owner of firm Aguecheek, who were also backing Katherine Hamnett at the time, took over. This agreement ended in 1988 and Galliano sought the backing of German agent Faycal Amor (owner and designer of fashion label Plein Sud) who directed him to set up his base in Paris. Galliano relocated to Paris in search of financial backing and a strong client base. His first show was in 1989 as part of Paris Fashion Week.

By 1990, he was bankrupt and, after his own London-based label failed to re-ignite his fortunes, he moved to Paris.

Media fashion celebrity Susannah Constantine has worked for Galliano, and he has also aided the future success of other designers including shoe designer Patrick Cox. In 1991, he collaborated with Kylie Minogue, designing the costumes for her Let's Get to It Tour.

Paris

In 1993, Galliano's financial agreement with Amor ended and he did not have a showing in October, missing the season. With the help of American ''Vogue'' editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Andre Leon Talley, then European Correspondent at ''Vanity Fair'', Galliano was introduced to Portuguese socialite and fashion patron Sao Schlumberger and financial backers of venture firm Arbela Inc, John Bult and Mark Rice. It was through this partnership that Galliano received the financial backing and high society stamp needed to give him credibility in Paris. This collection was important in the development of John Galliano as a fashion house, and is regarded as a 'fashion moment' in high fashion circles. High-profile models at this show included Kate Moss, Helena Christensen, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, all of whom were rumoured to have waived their usual couture appearance fees. Financial backing and the use of Schlumberger's unoccupied Parisian mansion as a temporary HQ and theatrical setting for the show allowed Galliano to produce 17 black outfits with a fifteen day deadline. High profile clients in attendance at the presentation included Madonna and Beatrice Rothschild. Fashion critics noted that his work moved away from traditional forms of pret-a-porter, becoming much more like that associated with haute couture and attracting a younger, more fashion aware customer than that of long established French fashion houses. Couture garments traditionally feature the finest quality materials, workmanship and techniques. Galliano used these techniques on a smaller scale and relaunched himself and his fashion house on the Parisian and worldwide fashion scene.

In July 1995, he was appointed as the designer of Givenchy by Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, thus becoming the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. On 21 January 1996, Galliano presented his first couture show at the helm of Givenchy at the Stade Francais. The collection received high praise within the fashion media. Less than two years later, on 14 October 1996, LVMH moved Galliano to Christian Dior, replacing Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré. His first couture show for Dior coincided with the label's 50th anniversary, on January 20, 1997.

Suspension and dismissal

On 25 February 2011, Dior announced that it had suspended Galliano following his arrest over an alleged anti-Semitic tirade in a Paris bar. The same day, Paris-based citizen journalism site Citizenside received video of Galliano on a similar rant in the same bar the previous December. In the video drunk Galliano hurls anti-semitic rants at a group of Italian women and declares "I love Hitler... People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers would all be fucking gassed." This incident happened just before Paris Fashion Week for Autumn/Winter 2011/2012.

The video was licensed to British tabloid newspaper ''The Sun'', who published the video on their website. After his comments he was impersonated on Saturday Night Live by Taran Killam.

Natalie Portman, an American actress who is Jewish and whose great-grandparents died at Auschwitz, had an endorsement contract with Dior for its Miss Dior Cherie fragrance. In a statement, she expressed "disgust" at Galliano's anti-semitic comments. Portman said: “I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s comments that surfaced today...I hope at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act upon combating these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that is beautiful.” Not everyone in the fashion industry, however, shared Portman's "disgust." Stylist and costume designer Patricia Field went all out defending Galliano by sending an email blast to 500 friends, blogs and media. She dismissed Galliano's anti-semitic rants as "theatre" and later, in a phone interview with WWD described Galliano’s videotaped behaviour as “farce” and said she was bewildered that people in the fashion community have not recognised it as such. "It’s theatre," she said. "It’s farce. But people in fashion don’t recognise the farce in it. All of a sudden they don’t know him. But it’s OK when it’s Mel Brooks’ ''The Producers'' singing 'Springtime for Hitler'.”

On 1 March 2011, Dior announced that it had begun procedures of dismissal for Galliano, with Dior's chief executive Sidney Toledano stating "I very firmly condemn what was said by John Galliano". After the incident Galliano's popular personal website was jammed and made unavailable for visitors.

Galliano has denied the allegations through his attorney, and has launched a defamation lawsuit against the couple accusing him of antisemitism. Various rumours have also surfaced stating that Galliano was proud of his own Jewish roots and that he was set up. "From the very first day of Fashion Week, many editors have been saying that Dior wanted to get rid of him and that a plot like this would save it from having to pay him a reported £17 million," said Marcellous L. Jones, editor-in-chief of fashion web magazine TheFashionInsider.com.

Dior announced it will continue to support the Galliano brand financially due to license despite his previous scandal involving alleged anti-semitism remarks.

Criminal charges

It was reported on 2 March that Galliano was to face trial in Paris for "allegedly making racist comments to customers in a café." He had allegedly apologised "unreservedly" for his behavior, while Dior described the comments in the video as "odious". According to the ''Financial Times'', "if found guilty, Galliano could face up to six months in prison and a fine of €22,500 (US$31,187)." The ''Daily Telegraph'' reported that it is believed Galliano has now left France and he was reported to be attending a rehabilitation facility, most likely The Meadows in Arizona." A Paris court had ordered he stand trial on charges of "public insults based on the origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity" against three people. The trial commenced on 22 June 2011.

Inspirations

He has been quoted as identifying his love of theatre and femininity as central to his creations: "my role is to seduce", he has said, and has gone so far as recreating some of Dior's period clothing for Madonna in ''Evita''. He has also credited Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers as an influence.

Galliano has reputedly cited Charlize Theron as a muse and has been creating couture dresses for her to wear to formal red carpet events such as the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She is also part of the ad campaign for Dior's "J'Adore" perfume, while Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley, fronts his "Miss Dior Cherie" perfume, and Kate Moss, in photographs by Nick Knight, his ready-to-wear campaigns as well as modelling in both couture and ready-to-wear shows. Galliano's has modeled his personal appearance after that of Ezra Pound. Hollywood film stars Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman have frequently worn dresses created by him to the Academy Awards. Galliano's Private clientele for his couture collections has included Daphne Guinness and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Currently, between his own label and Dior, Galliano produces six couture and ready-to-wear collections a year and a new mid-season range under his own name "G Galliano".

Similarities between Galliano and the fictional amoral fashion designer Mugatu, with his "Derelicte" homeless fashion show, from the movie Zoolander have been pointed out by some commentators.

Honours

Galliano was awarded British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995. In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen, his successor at Givenchy.

He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Fashion Industry as a Fashion Designer. He received his CBE on 27 November 2001 at Buckingham Palace in London, England.

He was awarded the RDI in 2002 for his contribution to the fashion industry.

He has appeared on ''The Independent on Sunday's'' 2007 "pink list" for being one of "the most influential gay people in Britain."

In 2009, Galliano received the French Legion of Honour, previously awarded to such fashion luminaries as Yves Saint Laurent, Azzedine Alaïa and Suzy Menkes, to name a few.

Personal

In interviews Galliano has given his full name as Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillén.Galliano shared his Paris home with his long-term boyfriend Alexis Roche, a style consultant. Galliano became a familiar figure on the streets of Le Marais, an area of Paris popular with gays and also the city’s Jewish community. Reportedly he himself has Jewish ancestry from the Sephardi Jews who came from Spain and Portugal in the 19th century.

See also

John Galliano's Spring-Summer 2004 Haute Couture collection

References

External links

Official Label's website

John Galliano – IQONS Portrait

British Design Museum

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Coordinates	53°42′″N19°58′″N
Name	Sofia Coppola
Birth date	May 14, 1971
Birth place	New York City, New York, U.S.
Birth name	Sofia Carmina Coppola
Other namess	Domino Coppola
Spouse	Spike Jonze (1999-2003)(divorced) Thomas Mars (2011-present)
Children	Romy MarsCosima Mars
Years active	1972 - present
Occupation	director, producer, screenwriter, actress
Parents	Francis Ford Coppola (father)Eleanor Coppola (mother)
Relations	Gian-Carlo Coppola (brother)Roman Coppola (brother)Jason Schwartzman (cousin)Robert Schwartzman (cousin)Nicolas Cage (cousin)Marc Coppola (cousin)Christopher Coppola (cousin) }}

Sofia Carmina Coppola ( ; born May 14, 1971) is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer. In 2003 she became the third woman (and the first American woman) to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing, for ''Lost in Translation''. In 2010, with ''Somewhere'', she became the first American woman (and fourth American filmmaker) to win the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.

Early life

Coppola was born in New York City, New York, the youngest child and only daughter of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and director Francis Ford Coppola (''The Godfather'' and ''Apocalypse Now''), granddaughter of the composer Carmine Coppola, sister of Roman Coppola and Gian-Carlo Coppola, niece of her father's siblings August Coppola and Talia Shire, and a cousin of Nicolas Cage, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine. She attended high school at St. Helena High School and graduated class of 1990. She later went to Mills College and the California Institute of the Arts, and interned with Chanel when she was fifteen years old. After graduating, Coppola started a clothing line called ''Milkfed'' that is sold exclusively in Japan.

Career

Acting

Coppola's acting career, frequently described as based largely upon nepotism, began as an infant: she made background appearances in seven of her father's films. The best known of these early roles is her appearance in ''The Godfather'' as the baby boy in the christening scene. She is also seen in her father's film ''The Outsiders'' in a scene where Matt Dillon, Tommy Howell, and Ralph Macchio are eating at a Dairy Queen before the famous burning church scene.

''Frankenweenie'' (1984) was the first film she performed in that was not associated with her father. However, it often goes unnoted due to her stage name, "Domino", which she adopted at the time because she thought it was glamorous.

In 1986, Coppola was cast as Kathleen Turner's sister, Nancy Kelcher, in ''Peggy Sue Got Married''. The film was directed by her father, Francis Ford Coppola, and costarred her cousin, Nicolas Cage.

The 1989 short film entitled ''Life Without Zoe'' was released as part of a tripartite anthology film, ''New York Stories''. It was written by Sofia Coppola and her father, Francis Ford Coppola (who also directed the film).

Her best-known acting role is Mary Corleone in ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), a significant role for which she was cast by her father after Winona Ryder fell ill. Her critically panned performance (for which she received the award of "Worst New Star" in the 1990 Golden Raspberry Awards) effectively ended her acting career, save for appearances in the 1992 independent film ''Inside Monkey Zetterland'', and in the background of films by her friends and family. In 1999, she appeared as Saché in George Lucas' ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''. She has since been quoted as saying she wasn't hurt by the criticism from her role in ''The Godfather Part III'', because she never especially wanted an acting career.

Coppola can also be seen in several music videos from the 1990s, appearing in The Black Crowes' "Sometimes Salvation" and Madonna's "Deeper and Deeper" in 1992 and the Chemical Brothers' "Elektrobank" in 1997, which was directed by her future husband Spike Jonze.

Filmmaking

Her first three films were ''Lick the Star'' (1998), ''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999) and ''Lost in Translation'' (2003). ''Lost in Translation'' won the Academy Award for her original screenplay and three Golden Globe Awards including Best Picture. Alongside Lina Wertmüller and Jane Campion, Coppola became the third female director to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. Her win for best original screenplay in 2003 made her a third-generation Oscar winner. In 2004, Coppola was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Coppola's next film was the biopic ''Marie Antoinette'', adapted from the biography by British historian Antonia Fraser. Kirsten Dunst plays the title character, who marries King Louis XVI, played by Jason Schwartzman, Coppola's cousin. It débuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival where, despite boos in the audience, it received a standing ovation. Critics were divided.

Her most recent film is the semi-autobiographical ''Somewhere'' (2010). The movie was filmed at Chateau Marmont. The plot focuses on a "bad boy" actor portrayed by Stephen Dorff who is forced to reevaluate his life when his daughter, played by Elle Fanning, arrives unexpectedly. In November of 2010, Coppola was interviewed by Joel Coen, who professed his admiration of Coppola's work, at the DGA screening of ''Somewhere'' in New York City.

Television

In the mid-1990s, she and best friend Zoe Cassavetes helmed the short-lived series ''Hi Octane'' on Comedy Central. which spotlit performers in underground music, with frequent guests like Donovan Leitch, Mike Watt, Thurston Moore, Beck, and model-actress Jenny Shimizu (whose contribution to the show was teaching viewers the proper way to repair a vehicle transmission).

In December 2008, Coppola's first commercial premiered during an episode of ''Gossip Girl''. The advertisement which she directed for the Christian Dior fragrance ''Miss Dior Chérie'' which was shot in France with model Maryna Linchuk was very well received and continues to be popular on YouTube.

Modeling

At the beginning of the 1990s, she was often featured in girl-oriented magazines like ''Seventeen'' and ''YM''. In 1998, she cofounded the clothing line ''Milk Fed'' in Japan with friend Stephanie Hayman in cooperation with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon.

In 2002, fashion designer Marc Jacobs hand-picked the actress/director to be the face of his house's fragrance. The campaign involved photographs of her shot by photographer Juergen Teller in his signature grainy style.

Awards

Coppola was nominated for three Academy Awards for her 2003 film ''Lost in Translation'', in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay. She would go on to win for Best Original Screenplay, but lost the other two nominations to Peter Jackson's ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''.

Her nomination for Best Director made her the first American woman in history to be nominated in that category, and the third overall, after Lina Wertmüller and Jane Campion. In 2010, Kathryn Bigelow became the fourth woman to be nominated, and the first to win the award. Coppola, however, remains the youngest woman to be nominated in the Best Director category.

Her win for Best Original Screenplay resulted in her family becoming the second three-generation Oscar winning family, her grandfather Carmine Coppola and her father Francis Ford Coppola having previously won Oscars. The first family to achieve this feat was the Huston family: Walter, John, and Anjelica.

For her work on ''Lost in Translation'', Coppola also won a Best Screenplay Golden Globe and received a BAFTA nomination.

On September 11, 2010 ''Somewhere'' won the Golden Lion, the top prize at the 67th Venice Film Festival.

Personal life

Coppola married director Spike Jonze in 1999 after a friendship lasting for almost a decade; they divorced in 2003.

Coppola lives in Paris. She described her love for the city and her favorite places there, "The Palais-Royal, the Tuileries Garden, the Musee D'Orsay. You can tell I love the city, right? It's a filmmaker's dream there; the colors are beautiful!" There, in Paris, on Tuesday, November 28, 2006, Coppola gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Romy, who is named in honor of her brother Roman. The child's father is Thomas Mars, lead singer of the French rock band Phoenix. Coppola first met Mars while producing the soundtrack to ''The Virgin Suicides''. They have since collaborated on ''Lost in Translation'', ''Marie Antoinette'' and her fourth film ''Somewhere''.

On December 10, 2009, Mars confirmed that Coppola was pregnant with their second child. A second daughter named Cosima was born in New York City on May 18, 2010.

Coppola and Mars were married on August 27, 2011 at a wedding at her family's villa in Bernalda, Italy.

Filmography

Director

Films

''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999)

''Lost in Translation'' (2003)

''Marie Antoinette'' (2006)

''Somewhere'' (2010)

Short-films

''Lick the Star'' (1998)

Music videos

''Deeper And Deeper'' Madonna 1992

''Shine'' by Walt Mink (1993)

''This Here Giraffe'' by The Flaming Lips (1996)

''Playground Love'' by Air (2000)

''City Girl'' by Kevin Shields (2003)

''I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself'' by The White Stripes (2003)'''

Advertisement

''Miss Dior Chérie'' fragrance for Christian Dior starring Maryna Linchuk (2008)

''City of Light'' fragrance for Christian Dior starring Natalie Portman (2010)

Actress

Films

Michael Francis Rizzi ''The Godfather Part II'' ''The Outsiders (film) Donna ''Frankenweenie (1984 film) Child in Street ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' ''Anna (1987 film) ''The Godfather Part III'' ''Inside Monkey Zetterland'' ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' ''CQ (film)

Year
1972	''The Godfather''	|	Francis Ford Coppola	(uncredited)
1974	|	Child on ship	Francis Ford Coppola	(uncredited)
rowspan="2">1983	The Outsiders'' ||	Little Girl	Francis Ford Coppola	Credited as 'Domino'
''Rumble Fish''	|	Francis Ford Coppola
rowspan="2"	1984	Frankenweenie'' ||	Anne Chambers	Tim Burton
''The Cotton Club (film)	The Cotton Club''	|	Francis Ford Coppola
1986	|	Nancy Kelcher	Francis Ford Coppola
1987	Anna'' ||	Noodle	Yurek Bogayevicz
1990	|	Mary Corleone	Francis Ford Coppola	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress>Worst Supporting Actress
1992	|	Cindy	Jefery Levy
1999	|	Saché	George Lucas
2001	CQ'' ||	Enzo's Mistress	Roman Coppola

Music videos

"Mildred Pierce" by Sonic Youth (1990) - directed by Dave Markey

"Deeper and Deeper" by Madonna (1992) - directed by Bobby Woods

"Sometimes Salvation" by The Black Crowes (1992) - directed by Stéphane Sednaoui

"Elektrobank" by The Chemical Brothers (1997) - directed by Spike Jonze

"Funky Squaredance" by Phoenix (2002) - directed by Roman Coppola

See also

Coppola family tree

References

External links

''The Coppola Smart Mob'' New York Times Magazine cover article

Milk fed. - Coppola's Japanese fashion label

Sofia Mini - Coppola's Canned Wine

So fine, Sofia - Wine Review

KCRW's The Treatment:Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola Interview with Clubplanet

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