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reluctant romeo; Hugh Grant's mastery of romantic comedy is matched only by his ambivalence about acting, celebrity, and much more besides.(Interview)
Byline: Eve Macsweeney
When Hugh Grant, he of the debonair wit and raffish charm, answers the door of a rarely used office he keeps in London, he is surprisingly tense. An affable smile is locked onto his face, as if he's acting (on a bad day). He nervously offers tea, which he's made in advance, and old-fashioned English sticky buns and malt loaf, which he urges on his guest, perhaps because they are manufactured in such a way as to effectively glue one's mouth shut.
It's endearing, in a way, but puzzling. We've met before, and Lord knows he's been down this road a million times already. Why should he feel quite so uncomfortable? "It was a mistake to ...
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HUGH GRANT AND THE DILEMMA OF BRITISH MASCULINITY...a lot." [1] With this patent lie, Hugh Grant made his mark as a romantic leading man...untoned, androgynous British body of Hugh Grant made for an unusual film hero in an era...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times CINDY PEARLMAN July 9, 1995 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert March 13, 1994 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 25, 2007 700+ words
...YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are taking their...Integrated Marketing, VH1. "And having Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore as judges, makes...by a panel of experts from VH1 and Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. The winning...
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- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post ADINA HOFFMAN October 23, 1995 700+ words
...suggested. Samuel Faulkner....Hugh Grant Rebecca Taylor....Julianne Moore...Chris Columbus's Nine Months, Hugh Grant has straightened his hair and broadened...much has already been written on the Hugh Grant scandal. Still, it's relevant...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times CINDY PEARLMAN May 7, 1995 700+ words
It had to be Hugh. Who else but Hugh Grant would admit that stardom has gone to his head...try to figure it out, please." Ask him about Hugh Grant Vol. I and Hugh Grant Vol. II, his recently released, unauthorized...
- Hugh Grant Is Elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto Company.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 29, 2003 700+ words
...its board of directors has elected Hugh Grant, 45, as president and chief executive...Monsanto Chairman Frank AtLee said, "Hugh Grant has been an integral part of Monsanto...the end, our conclusion is that Hugh Grant is extremely qualified and the best...