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Robert Carlyle

Scottish actor

United Kingdom · b. 1961

Arts and letters

Robert Carlyle, 46, was born in Glasgow and raised by his father. He was a painter and decorator before studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. After appearing in several TV shows, in 1996 he starred in Trainspotting and the following year in The Full Monty, for which he won a Bafta. He is currently in BBC1's The Last Enemy. He is married with three children and lives in Glasgow.

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Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains read 208 other answers →

I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

Question What would you like to be remembered for? Death & what remains read 213 other answers →

As an honest man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

Question What song would you like played at your funeral? Death & what remains read 177 other answers →

Something by Nick Drake.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

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