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October 26, 1962 in London, England, UK
Biography:The handsome blonde actor Cary Elwes (pronounced El-Ways) was born in London to a portrait painter and an interior designer. He moved to the U.S. to study at Sarah Lawrence College, but made his film debut in the U.K. with the coming-of-age drama Another Country (1984), co-starring alongside fellow handsome young actors Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. He soon started a pattern of appearing in historical dramas and other period pieces, first with Lady Jane (1985), opposite Helena Bonham Carter, and then as the lead role in Maschenka (1986), based on the book by Vladimir Nabokov. However, he didn't make his international film breakthrough until 1987 with Rob Reiner's classic adventure fairy tale The Princess Bride. He seemed to possess a timeless quality essential for the role of Westley, the sensitive-yet-daring farm boy who becomes the swashbuckling Dred Pirate Roberts and gallantly fights for his... Full Biography
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Jane Fonda and Cary Elwes in "Georgia Rule" (Universal Pictures)
Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes on the MTV movie awards being wild and fun, and about seeing the show live instead of at...
Cary Elwes at the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind premiere in Beverly Hills on March 09, 2004
Cary Elwes and wife Lisa Marie at the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind premiere in Beverly...
Cary Elwes at the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind premiere in Beverly Hills on March 09, 2004
Cary Elwes at the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind premiere in Beverly Hills on March 09, 2004
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