10 Surprising Facts About Alan Rickman

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Alan Rickman's First Career Was As An Artist, Though He Dabbled In Drama As A Teenager.

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Though He Found Success In The Graphic Design World, Rickman Admitted That “Theatre Was Always Lurking In The Background.

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In The Making Of Return Of The Jedi, Author J.W. Rinzler Revealed That Rickman Auditioned For The Role Of Admiral Moff Jerjerrod

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Rickman’s Big Break Didn’t Come In The Movies, But On The Stage, Where He Played Vicomte De Valmont In The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Production Of Les Liaisons Dangereuses In 1985.

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He Was Supposed To Star In Four Weddings And A Funeral.

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Rickman Owed A Debt Of Gratitude To Sam Neill, Who Was Approached To Play Hans Gruber In Die Hard But Turned The Role Down.

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Though Die Hard Turned Rickman Into A Hot Commodity In Hollywood, He Later Admitted That He Almost Turned Down The Role.

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Rickman Has The "Perfect" Male Voice, According To Science.

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J.K. Rowling Gave Him Some Confidential Harry Potter Intel.

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He Met His Longtime Partner When He Was Just A Teenager.

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