Grant started his education at Hogarth Primary School in Chiswick, then moved to St Peter's Primary School in Hammersmith, followed by Wetherby School, an independent preparatory school in Notting Hill. From 1969 to 1978, he attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, at the time a direct grant grammar school.
Hugh Grant (born September 9, 1960, Hammersmith, London, England) British actor best known for his leading roles as the endearing and funny love interest in romantic comedies.
Though Grant has kept his kids out of the public eye, he has occasionally discussed his family life. In 2018, the father of five shared that he loved making his kids laugh.
Away from set, however, fans may be disappointed to learn that Hugh and Julia are anything but loved-up, and are understood to have a somewhat frosty relationship.
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Are Hugh Grant and Colin Firth friends?
They got into a fist-fight in Bridget Jones' Diary, but it seems the rivalry continued off-screen for Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Ok, so they might not be long-time nemeses, but Hugh made sure to poke fun at his Love Actually co-star and frenemy in quite a unique way.
As it turns out, Hugh Grant and one of his former onscreen love interests, Renée Zellweger, are still the best of friends. In an appearance on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show, the 60-year-old actor openly discussed his continued friendship with his Bridget Jones' Diary costar. “I love Renée.
The genealogy website Geni confirmed this connection, reporting that the Notting Hill actor's royal blood can be traced all the way back to King Henry VII of England. As a result of that tie, Grant is the ninth cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth.
Hurley and Grant met while working together on Remando Al Viento in 1987. The duo dated for 13 years before splitting up in 2000. Even though the actor and the model weren't able to make it work as a couple, they have spoken about how they kept their connection going as friends.
Hugh Grant has purchased a few impressive properties throughout the years, including two in London and one in a village in Sweden. The actor has become a worldwide icon thanks to his roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually and About A Boy.
Hugh is the owner of a £17.5million West London home that he purchased in 2019. Before this, the actor lived in a property in Notting Hill. His current semi-detached pad features six bedrooms and is located on a private street in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Grant's speaking voice as having an 'Ox-bridge' (rather than a regional or county accent). Mr. Grant was born in London, into an upper-class Anglo-Scottish family with aristocratic connections. He grew up in Chiswick, in the west end of the city but his accent is not typical of London.
In 1979, Grant won the Galsworthy scholarship to New College, Oxford where he starred in his first film, Privileged, produced by the Oxford University Film Foundation. He studied English literature and graduated with 2:1 honours.
While planning and casting for the movie, the Notting Hill star apparently caught the eye of producers to feature as Gilderoy Lockhart. As viewers of the second installment know, the part ended up going to Shakespearean play legend Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Not only does Grant share daughter Tabitha, 12, and son Felix, 9, with Tinglan Hong, but he has welcomed three more little ones with wife Anna Eberstein. The couple's eldest child is an 11-year-old named John, but they have kept the names of his younger two siblings under wraps since their 2015 and 2018 arrivals.
According to Harper's Bazaar, Meghan is apparently a descendant of King Edward III through her father, Thomas Markle. That side of her family includes Rev. William Skipper, who came to the U.S. in 1639. Given Meghan's royal ancestor, she and Harry are 17th cousins.
Both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are distant relatives of royals. Pitt is slightly more royal (a 25th cousin, twice removed, of Queen), according to FindMyPast.com. His common ancestor is Henry II, who ruled in the 12th century.
Grant has five children in total – Tabitha, 12, and Felix, 9 – with his ex, Tinglan Hong. He also shares three children, ages 11, 6, and 5, with his wife, Anna Eberstein. The "Love, Actually" star added that the movie effects were out of the ordinary for him and it impacted his acting in the Paul King film.
Hugh Grant was once a notoriously eligible bachelor, much like his characters in iconic romantic comedies of the '90s and early aughts. But in 2018, the actor left singledom behind when he married Swedish producer Anna Eberstein.
Complimenting the actress on her radiant appearance, Hugh explained that while Andie is "Still stunning," he's "Basically a scrotum." In a moment that had everybody giggling, it was clear that the former co-stars had nothing but love for each other.
As it goes, Hugh Grant and Thomas Brodie Sangster are second cousins. While we're not sure how they figured it out, their great-grandmothers were sisters (meaning they share a great great-grandmother). Speaking about the surprise relation, Sangster told The Telegraph: "He'd call me cousin and ruffle my hair."
Nicole Kidman, who became friends with Zellweger when Cameron Crowe cast the latter opposite Kidman's then-husband Tom Cruise in 1996's “Jerry Maguire” and then worked with her seven years later in “Cold Mountain,” says that kind of off-kilter self-deprecation is what makes Zellweger so wonderful.
