Anecdotes

Is one of 9 actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Thomas Mitchell, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jack Albertson, Jason Robards, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino and Christopher Plummer.

Is an accomplished pianist, who needed no hand stand-in for Le prodige (1996),and played almost all of the pieces in the movie himself.

Once lived with Mel Gibson while they were in college.

He won an Oscar for playing David Helfgott in Le prodige (1996), making him one of 12 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2007).

Became the 19th actor to win the triple crown of acting: In 2009 won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (Exit the King) to go with his Oscar for Le prodige (1996), and his Emmy for Moi, Peter Sellers (2004).

Became the fourth actor to appear in 2 films to gross $1 billion with Pirates des Caraïbes: Le coffre du mort (2006), and Pirates des Caraïbes: La fontaine de jouvence (2011). He is the first actor from the southern hemisphere to achieve this feat.

His favorite film is Les lumières de la ville (1931) and often shows it at parties to people who have never seen the film before. Other favorites include Zelig (1983), Voyna i mir (1965), Persona (1966) and Amarcord (1973).

Has an Arts Degree from the University of Queensland.

As of 2014, has appeared in five films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Le prodige (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Shakespeare et Juliette (1998), Munich (2005) and Le discours du roi (2010). Shakespeare et Juliette (1998) and Le discours du roi (2010) are winners in the category.

He began his acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Is one of 14 actors to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance. The others in chronological order are Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004), Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005), Forest Whitaker for Le dernier roi d'Écosse (2006), Javier Bardem for Non, ce pays n'est pas pour le vieil homme (2007), Daniel Day-Lewis for Il y aura du sang (2007), Heath Ledger for Le chevalier noir (2008), and Christoph Waltz for Le commando des bâtards (2009), Colin Firth for Le discours du roi (2010), Christopher Plummer for Les débutants (2010), J.K. Simmons for Whiplash (2014),Leonardo DiCaprio for Le revenant (2015), Sam Rockwell for Trois affiches tout près d'Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Gary Oldman for L'heure la plus sombre (2017).

He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Shakespeare et Juliette (1998) and Le discours du roi (2010). Colin Firth also appeared in both films.

Currently lives in Melbourne, Australia (mai 2004)

Actively involved with Melbourne Community Groups in preserving historical landscapes from adverse development; particularly in regard to Camberwell Railway Station where he organized a protest march, attended by Barry Humphries amongst other luminaries (2004).

He was named Alumnus of the Year by the University of Queensland (Australia) in 1998.

Children: Angelica (1992) and James (1995)

His father was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, and his mother was of German descent.

He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the arts especially through a distinguished acting career.

He adapted Beaumarchais's play "The Marriage of Figaro", with Neil Armfield, for the inaugural production in the new Optus Playhouse in the Queensland Performing Arts Complex, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in September, 1998. He also played the title role of Figaro in the same production.

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Queensland, in Australia.

Rush was awarded the Australian of the Year for 2012 by Australian PM Julia Gillard.

He was awarded the AC (Companion of the Order of Australia) in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours LIst for his services and contributions to performing arts as an actor and producer.

Geoffrey won the supporting actor BAFTA in 1999 for 'Shakespeare in Love', and not 'Elizabeth'.

Disneyland, Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Park (Paris) and Shanghai Disneyland has Captain Barbossa animatronics in all their "Pirates of the Caribbean" rides.

He won an Oscar for playing David Helfgott in Le prodige (1996), making him one of 17 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2015). The other sixteen actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Des hommes sont nés (1938), Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Sergeant York (1941), Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in Miracle en Alabama (1962), Jason Robards for playing Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976), Robert De Niro for playing Jake LaMotta in Comme un taureau sauvage (1980), Sissy Spacek for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)_, Jeremy Irons for playing Claus von Bülow in Le mystère von Bulow (1990), Susan Sarandon for playing Sister Helen Prejean in La dernière marche (1995), Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich-Ellis in Erin Brockovich (2000), Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Poèmes pour Iris (2001), Helen Mirren for playing Queen Elizabeth II in Sa majesté la reine (2006), Sandra Bullock for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in L'éveil d'un champion (2009), Melissa Leo for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in Le coup de grâce (2010), Christian Bale for playing Dicky Eklund in Le coup de grâce (2010), Meryl Streep for playing Margaret Thatcher in La dame de fer (2011) and most recently Eddie Redmayne for playing Stephen Hawking in La théorie de l'univers (2014).

Attended the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime, Movement and Theater.

He was awarded the 2009 Tony Award for Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the play, "Exit the King" on Broadway in New York City.

Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia (janvier 2009)