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With a career that has
spanned decades, Alan
Rickman proved time
and time againwhat a
versatile actor hewas,
whether on stage or
screen.
Fireflyz
shares
some lesser known
facts about theman.
Farewell
Professor
Snape
• Before acting, Rickman graduated from Chelsea College of
Art and Design then studied a postgraduate degree at the
Royal College of Art. He worked on the student journal,
called Ark, while he was there He also established a suc-
cessful graphic design agency called Graphiti.
• He once failed his driving test for driving too safely. He
was in California, USA at that time and decided to obtain
a driving licence there. As a Brit, he may have found the
American way of driving a bit to hard to handle as he failed
his test for driving too cautiously through a green light.
• Rickman refused to take selfies. This was a solid rule he
had about maintaining dignity.
• He never won an Oscar and but that never affected him.
Throughout his career he won a Golden Globe, Emmy, Bafta
and other honors but never an Oscar.
• After marrying his wife Rima Horton, whom he at met at a
drama club, the two celebrated their vows by taking a quaint
stroll over the Brooklyn Bridge and having lunch together.
• He never watched himself on screen. Rickman said that
he never once watched any of the movies he acted in. “It’s
done. That’s how I feel about that.”
• In 1995 he was ranked at No. 34 on Empire‘s 100 Sexiest
Stars in Film History, and was once again chosen for the
list in 2009 and 2010, ranking 8th both times. He has also
been listed as one of the Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time
and came in at 19 on Empire‘s Greatest Living Movie Stars
Over the Age of 50.
• When the villain Hans Gruber, played by Rickman, falls
from the top of the building in
Die Hard
, he was actually
dropped 20 feet onto an air bag. The stuntman dropped
Rickman on the count of two instead of three while filming
to get a genuine look of surprise on his face that is seen in
the film.