20 REASONS TO LOVE

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Who the hell is he?

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch

• is an English film, television and theatre actor, voice artist and

producer

• born on 19 July 1976

• his parents, Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham, are both

actors

• he attended Brambletye School and Harrow School

• after he finished school, he took a year off to teach English in a

Tibetan monastery

• he studied drama at Manchester University and London

Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

1) His humility

“ It sounds like a fart in a bath.” – about his name

“ When I look into the mirror I still see the same face that I’ve looked at ten years ago when I used to be beyond the first thousand in these star rankings…I giggle at myself most of the time.” – about his look

2) His mind

“….metaphorically speaking, it's easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to notice, enjoy and help each other.”

3) he isn’t afraid to show his opinions

“…go photograph Egypt and show the world something

important…”

4) His voice

“I love doing impersonations of people.”

5) style of clothing

“I've been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realized it is

one of life's joys.”

6) Sense of humor

“If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's

horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like

him.”

7) Children loving

“Maybe it's because I was an only child, but I've always

wanted kids.”

8) His hair

“Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy.”

9) hobbies

“When you freefall for 7,000 feet it doesn't feel like

you're falling: it feels like you're floating, a bit like

scuba diving.”

“I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.”

10) His eyes

11) Life experiences

“Keep myself amused and others confused.”

12) He loves his fans

“'Sherlock' fans are, by and large, an intelligent breed, so they've gone through my

back catalogue and got what I've done, why and how I've done it. There is

some obsessive behaviour, but I worry for them rather

than me.”

13) His lips

14) silly faces

15) Public appearance

“Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape

the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.”

16) His cheekbones

17) talent

“I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work

at, being anything but an actor.”

18) His body

19) Sherlock role

“I'll always do 'Sherlock' - it's something I'm not going to

give up on.”

20) And a lot of other reasons

He is gentle…

He is polite…

He is hardworking…

His smile…

He is proud of his parents…

He takes totally versatile roles…

He can sing…

He learned to play the violin in a week for Sherlock…

His hands…

His music taste…

His verbal communication skills…

“Live a life less ordinary.”-Benedict Cumberbatch

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