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Revision as of 15:06, 7 March 2009
Charley Boorman | |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Spouse | Olivia (1990-present) |
Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966) is an English actor and adventurer.
Biography
Personal life
Boorman is the son of costume designer Christel Kruse and film director John Boorman.[1] He is married to Olivia with whom he has two daughters, Doone and Kinvara.
Acting career
Thanks to his father he got an early start in the film business as a child actor, first appearing in Deliverance (1972) and then returning to cinema as a young Mordred in Excalibur (1981), and The Emerald Forest (1985) also directed by his father. More recent films include The Serpent's Kiss (1997) on which he met his best friend Ewan McGregor, and The Bunker (2001).
Filmography
- Deliverance (1972)
- Excalibur (1981)
- The Emerald Forest (1985)
- The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
- The Bunker (2001)
Long Way Round
Boorman took part in Long Way Round, a motorcycle trip from London to New York via Europe and Asia with Ewan McGregor in 2004.[2] This was recorded, then later made into a television series, book and DVD. The series was shown around the world and the DVD and book became best sellers.
Race to Dakar
Along with producer Russ Malkin (from Long Way Round) and a motorcycle team, Boorman competed in the Dakar Rally in January 2006. The event was filmed and the series Race To Dakar began on Sky2 in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2006. During the rally Boorman injured himself and was forced to retire from the race after five days.[3]
Long Way Down
On 12 May 2007, he started another journey with McGregor: this time taking part in Long Way Down,[4] a trip from John o' Groats in Scotland, to Cape Town, South Africa. This was first televised on BBC2 on Sunday 28 October 2007.[5] During this initial programme, it became public knowledge that Charley's wife was undergoing treatment for pneumonia, but had insisted that Charley complete the trip in any case.
By Any Means
On 12 April 2008, Charley Boorman started By Any Means, which has taken Boorman all around the world starting in his home town in County Wicklow, Ireland and ending in Sydney, Australia.[6] This journey had Boorman completing the journey "by any means", using local transportation appropriate to the area being travelled, on 22 July 2008.[7] He travelled the world using various different forms of transport, (only using air travel when necessary), accompanied only by producer, Russ Malkin, and cameraman Paul Mungeam, nicknamed Mungo.
References
- ^ John Boorman Biography (1933-)
- ^ http://www.longwayround.com/html/lwr_dvm.html Long Way Round official website
- ^ Charley Boorman (2006) Race To Dakar. Time Warner Books. ISBN 9780316027113
- ^ http://www.longwaydown.com/ The Long Way Down official Site
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/longwaydown/ BBC Long Way Down microsite
- ^ http://byanymeans.bigearth.tv/ Itinerary on official BigEarth site
- ^ http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1485802815 MotorcycleNews.com interview
External links
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- The Long Way to Charley Boorman, a fan site.
- Charley's Twitter