Bob Hoskins

Robert William "Bob" Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor known for playing Cockneys and gangsters. His work included lead roles in The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).

Hoskins received the Prix d'interprétation masculine, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role in Mona Lisa. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same role. In 2009, he won an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his appearance on the BBC One drama The Street.

Early life

Hoskins was born in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, on 26 October 1942 to Robert Hoskins, a bookkeeper and lorry driver, and Elsie (Hopkins) Hoskins, a cook and nursery school teacher. His grandmother was a Romani. From two weeks old, he was brought up in Finsbury Park, London. He left school at the age of 15 with a single O-Level and worked as a porter, lorry driver, and window cleaner. He started on a three-year accountancy course but dropped out.

Bob Hoskins (American football)

Robert Juan Hoskins (September 16, 1945 – June 8, 1980) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 16th round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wichita State. He died in 1980.

Bob Hoskins (philanthropist)

Bob Hoskins is an internationally known philanthropist based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. He founded OneHope (formerly Book of Hope International) in 1987, with a mission to provide a message of hope to children and youth through various forms of media. He has spent the majority of his life serving as a missionary, reaching people in countries in the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia and Europe. Hoskins has devoted over 70 years to various ministries.

Early life

Hoskins was born on April 15, 1936 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to his parents, Charles and Lucille Hoskins.

By the time Bob was 7, he launched his evangelism ministry, regularly speaking at tent revivals and Christian crusades in the United States. He dropped out of school that same year to pursue ministry full-time. From that age until the age of eighteen, he traveled throughout the United States in citywide crusades. Due to his travel schedule, he received his education from private tutors who traveled with the evangelistic team.