Harry Redknapp
English football player and manager
A car accident in Italy in 1990. Four people got killed. I was lucky, I got thrown out.
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At each of my theatre premieres.
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I had a bad heart attack 20 years ago: I think I slid off the mortal coil for about 30 seconds.
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Fortunately, I’ve often been happy, which you wouldn’t necessarily guess from the roles I play. I’ve always been very happy to have my children with me, particularly on location. My daughter was in in London when I played Mary Stuart at the National Theatre.
I dreamed of being an artistic skater. And a nursery nurse.
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