Have you ever seen the BBC series “Sherlock”? What about “Tinker Tailor Soldier”, or “Hawking”? One man appearing in all of those programs has become very well known over the course of the past few years. Even today, he acts in many series and movies. His name is Benedict Cumberbatch, and his tale is an interesting and humbling one.
Benedict Cumberbatch was born on July 19 in 1976. Benedict was never a very well-behaved child. His parents had sent him to Harrow, one of the most prestigious and expensive boarding schools in Britain, Brambletye School, Manchester Unversity, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic art. While at Harrow, he misbehaved so much that his headmistress reported to his parents with the words “Ben is slightly more controlled but must try to be less noisy” (McCaffrey).Cumberbatch got into fights and even pushed a girl off a stage he was performing on because she was being too self-indulgent. His parents were both working actors and always tried to do everything they could for him, including working hard to give him the opportunity to choose what he wanted to be when he grew up. Originally, Benedict Cumberbatch was not on the path to becoming a star. He was on the path to becoming a lawyer- with acting as an alternative. He explained his thoughts in a NPR interview: “I just encountered loads of other people on the same course who said it's so much down to chance and luck. And I thought, 'Well, why am I giving up on my primary dream to work doubly hard to do something as an alternative to what I really still want to do?’ ” (Cumberbatch). Benedict’s acting career took a turn in the right direction “when he played the role of Antonio Salieri in a university production of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus” (Cumberbatch)...
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...ntinues to act and work hard. He has been signed on to do another season of the BBC series “Sherlock”. The first episode will be airing in America on January 19th, 2014. Cumberbatch continues to experience new things, such as being a dragon in the new Hobbit movie, and a villain in the new Star Trek movie. Cumberbatch experiences new things every day, and his journey continues to intrigue and inspire many.
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