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Peter Dinklage

Actor, known for his supporting role as James in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

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He is an American actor best known for portraying Tyrion Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2019.[1][2] Peter Dinklage was born on June 11, 1969, in the North Jersey region of New Jersey; his father John Carl Dinklage worked as an insurance salesman and his mother Diane Dinklage taught elementary school music.[3]

Key facts and history

He grew up in Mendham Township, New Jersey, and attended Delbarton School, a Catholic preparatory school.[3][4] In 1984, a production of Sam Shepard's play True West inspired him to pursue acting.[4] Dinklage studied for a drama degree at Bennington College, graduating in 1991.[5] His breakthrough came in 2003 playing Finbar McBride in Tom McCarthy's film The Station Agent.[6]

He married theater director Erica Schmidt in 2005, and they have two children.[7] Dinklage became a vegetarian at age 16, though he later added fish and chicken to his diet while filming Game of Thrones.[8] The 1995 independent comedy-drama Living in Oblivion marked Dinklage's first on-screen credit; in it he performed as a dwarf actor who is frustrated.[6][9] Dinklage became the initial actor chosen for Game of Thrones in May 2009; the show's creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss stated he was their preferred pick to play the character.[10]

What the cited sources add

Dinklage defended Gary Oldman's role in Tiptoes, stating, "It's Gary Oldman. He can do whatever he wants, and I'm so happy to be here"[11][12] The same review highlighted a sketch called "Space Pants" where Dinklage, in a blonde wig, performed a new wave anthem with "solid robot dance moves"[13]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Turchiano, "Emmys: Peter Dinklage Sets Record With Supporting Actor Win for 'Game of Thrones'", Variety, September 23, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jackson, "Peter Dinklage on Why Game of Thrones Fans Were 'Angry' Over the Series Finale and Show Ending", PEOPLE.com, December 23, 2021; Fowler, "Game of Thrones: "Winter is Coming" Review", IGN, April 8, 2011; Gilbert, "Fantasy comes true with HBO's Game of Thrones", The Boston Globe, April 15, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Maron, "Episode 1299 - Peter Dinklage", WTF with Marc Maron Podcast, January 24, 2022; Moszczynski, "John C. Dinklage, 72, father of 2 entertainers", New Jersey Star-Ledger, July 1, 2004; "Tom McCarthy, Peter Dinklage and Bobby Cannavale talk The Station Agent. – Neil Young's Film Lounge", www.jigsawlounge.co.uk, March 23, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hamm, "Peter Dinklage: People Magazine", People, October 13, 2003; Smith, "Dark, Handsome And Short; Star of a Sundance Hit Is Ready for an Encore", The New York Times, October 2, 2013; Kois, "Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No", The New York Times, March 29, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lawrence, "How Game of Thrones changed Peter Dinklage's life", The New Zealand Herald, September 12, 2015; Smith, "Dark, Handsome And Short; Star of a Sundance Hit Is Ready for an Encore", The New York Times, October 2, 2013; Kois, "Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No", The New York Times, March 29, 2012; Kois, "Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No", The New York Times, March 29, 2012; "Peter Dinklage's 2012 commencement speech explains how life sucks after graduation, but then gets better", Quartz (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kois, "Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No", The New York Times, March 29, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mitchell, "Peter Dinklage talks 'Game of Thrones' fights and being a 'DwILF' in Playboy", April 18, 2013; Lawrence, "Peter Dinklage: 'Tyrion has a sense of humour – even in the worst of times'", The Guardian, August 7, 2015; "GoT star Peter Dinklage welcomes second child", theweek.in, October 21, 2017; "From Tyrion to Cyrano - Peter Dinklage on Playing Intelligent Characters", YouTube, December 2021; Kois, "Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No", The New York Times, March 29, 2012; Barry, "'Game of Thrones' star to film movie in Dutche en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Manning, "Peter Dinklage To Become Farm Sanctuary Spokesman", The Huffington Post, May 29, 2012; "Peter Dinklage on House Of The Dragon vs Game Of Thrones & Being The Most Famous Dwarf Ever", YouTube, 2024; Manning, "Peter Dinklage To Become Farm Sanctuary Spokesman", The Huffington Post, May 29, 2012; Weldon, "Peter Dinklage and PETA Team Up to Warn That Huskies Aren't Direwolves", EW.com, August 15, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Maslin, "Film Festival Review: Living In Oblivion; A Valentine to the Perils of Film Making", The New York Times, March 17, 1995; "Peter Dinklage biography", Tribute (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Andreeva, "Two will play HBO's Game", The Hollywood Reporter, May 5, 2009; Kois, "Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No", The New York Times, March 29, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Fowler, "Peter Dinklage defends Gary Oldman dwarf movie 'Tiptoes'", Digital Spy, March 29, 2012. facts only, no text reused. digitalspy.com
  12. Wikipedia, "Peter Dinklage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fowler, "Peter Dinklage defends Gary Oldman dwarf movie 'Tiptoes'", Digital Spy, March 29, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Perkins, "Peter Dinklage brings acting chops to a choppy SNL", The A.V. Club, April 3, 2016. facts only, no text reused. avclub.com

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