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April 29, 2014
Bob Hoskins, English actor (born 1942)
Bob Hoskins
Robert William Hoskins was an English actor and film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990) and The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2002).
April 29
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 246 days remain until the end of the year.