Jack Goldstein - 101 Amazing Christian Bale Facts

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101 AMAZING CHRISTIAN BALE FACTS

by

Frankie Taylor

and

Jack Goldstein

Publisher Information

Published in 2012 by

Andrews UK Limited

www.andrewsuk.com

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Copyright 2012 Frankie Taylor and Jack Goldstein

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Disclaimer: All facts presented in this title were gained from common and reputable sources in print and on the internet. If any detail within this title is found to be incorrect, the authors and publisher will be happy to publish a corrected version.

Introduction

Are you the worlds biggest Christian Bale fan? Do you know everything there is to know about the actor of a generation? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite movie star do you know all of them?

Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include Christians films, his family and friends and some crazy facts about his life!

Whether your favourite film is The Dark Knight, The Prestige or Terminator Salvation, this fantastic eBook is full of great fun facts for you.

Biographical

1. His full name is Christian Charles Philip Bale.
2. Christian was born on the 30th January 1974.
3. That makes him an Aquarius.
4. He was born in Pembrokeshire in Wales.
5. But he grew up all over the place - his childhood was spent in England, Portugal and California.
6. Christian stopped eating red meat after he had read Charlottes Web .
7. He is six foot tall.
8. Christian does not even have a single tattoo.
9. He does occasionally smoke though!
10. Christian made his film debut in 1986 as Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich in the film Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna .

General - Part 1

1. Christian loves animals.
2. His fans are known as Baleheads.
3. Christian has never lived in one place for more than a short period of time.
4. Christian became a vegetarian at the age of six, but has since returned to eating meat.
5. When he was nervous in interviews as a child, Christian often excused himself saying he needed to go to the bathroom - and then would just leave the building!
6. Samuel L. Jackson once called Christian a mofo in a movie. Christian has said he considers it an honor!
7. He currently holds the record for most weight lost and gained for his roles in The Machinist and Batman Begins .
8. He gained 109 pounds for his role in Batman Begins ...
9. ...and lost 63 pounds for The Machinist ...
10. To do this, he went on a crash diet of Coffee and apples and also went without sleep for prolonged periods.

Friends and Family - 1

1. Christians mother is called Jenny.
2. Amazingly, she was a circus performer!
3. His father was an entrepreneur and commercial pilot.
4. His father sadly died in 2003, aged 62.
5. Bale has three sisters, all of whom are older than him.
6. He married Sibi Blazic in January 2000.
7. The two had their first child in March 2005.
8. Christian and Drew Barrymore met when they were young - and later admitted they had a crush on each other.
9. Christians grandfather was stunt double for John Wayne in the 1962 film Hatari!
10. His grandfather was also a stand-up comic.

Acting - Part 1

1. Christian often works with directors Terrence Malick and Christopher Nolan.
2. He briefly lost the star role in American Psycho to Leonardo DiCaprio only to win it back again.
3. He was hand-picked by Winona Ryder for the role of Laurie in Little Women.
4. He likes to stay in role during the entire filming period - and even maintains the accent of the character for any interviews!
5. With this in mind, the name plate on his trailer for Batman read Bruce Wayne.
6. Christian is the seventh actor to have played Batman on screen.
7. ...and the first non-American Batman...
8. ...and also the youngest!
9. He auditioned for three drama schools and was accepted to all of them - but his parents convinced him to continue working instead.
10. He originally won the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic - but people felt it wouldnt be fair having two English actors playing Americans.

Top 10 Grossing Movies

1. The Dark Knight - $533m
2. The Dark Knight Rises - $414m
3. Batman Begins - $205m
4. Pocahontas - $142m
5. Terminator Salvation - $125m
6. Public Enemies - $97m
7. The Fighter - $94m
8. Shaft - $70m
9. 3:10 to Yuma - $54m
10. The Prestige - $53m

General - Part 2

1. His sister Louise first introduced him to acting.
2. He actively supports environmental groups, including Greenpeace.
3. Stephen Spielberg chose Christian out of 4,000 hopefuls to play Jim Graham in Empire of the Sun .
4. When relaxing, Christian enjoys sitting down with a good book.
5. Christian was once in a movie called Newsboys - one of Disneys lowest ever grossing films.
6. Bale said this about controversial film American Psycho : I dont understand anybody who cant find the humour. Its twisted and sick. But its so ridiculous.
7. Christian used to share a house in Manhattan Beach with his sister Louise.
8. Christian is well known for being incredibly adept at a range of accents from both sides of the Atlantic.
9. Heath Ledger asked Bale to beat him as hard as he could in the Dark Knight interrogation scene, so he could give a more realistic performance.
10. Christian won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor for his role in Empire of the Sun .

Friends and Family - 2

1. Christian once went on a date with Drew Barrymore. They saw a film together - but she never called him back!
2. Bale was first introduced to his wife by Winona Ryder.
3. Pets are important to Christian - he has two dogs and three cats, all of which are rescued from the street.
4. Christian married Sibi Blazic, an independent film producer in 2000.
5. They have a daughter, who was born in 2005.
6. He was very good friends with Heath Ledger.
7. His sister Louise is an award-winning theatre director.
8. Amazingly, Louise played Batmans mother in the 2003 film The Death of Batman.
9. Christians stepmom Gloria Steinem is a feminist author.
10. Many critics believe it is Christians family heritage in the entertainment industry that has helped him develop into one of the actors of his generation.

Acting - Part 2

1. Christian was considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean.
2. He was also considered for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale.
3. He 1984 he appeared in the west end play The Nerd alongside Rowan Atkinson.
4. Bale was the voice behind Thomas in Disneys Pocahontas .
5. Reign of Fire was Christians first action film and he had reservations about it - but was finally convinced to take the role by the director.
6. Christian was a huge fan of the Terminator films before being cast as John Connor.
7. His films have grossed a total (at the time of writing) of almost two BILLION dollars!
8. Christians first acting role was in a TV commercial at the age of nine.