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Daniel Day-Lewis
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor
who holds both British and Irish citizenship.
Daniel Day-Lewis was born in Kensington, West London,
the son of poet Cecil Day-Lewis and English actress Jill Balcon.
His father, who was born in Ballintubbert, County Laois, Ireland,
was of Protestant Anglo-Irish and English background,
lived in England from the age of two,
and later became the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom.
Day-Lewis's mother was Jewish;
her ancestors were Jewish immigrants to England from Latvia and Poland.
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One of the most acclaimed actors of his generation,
Daniel Day-Lewis has earned numerous awards,
including three Academy Awards for Best Actor,
making him the only male actor in history
to have three wins in the lead actor category
and one of only three male actors to win three Oscars.
He has also won four BAFTA Awards for Best Actor,
three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
In November 2012, Time named Day-Lewis the "World's Greatest Actor".
In June 2014, he received a knighthood at Buckingham Palace for services to drama.
Day-Lewis announced his retirement in 2017,
following the completion of his acting role in Phantom Thread.
Handsome Daniel played the role of Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe)
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in The Last of the Mohicans, an American epic historical drama,
set in 1757 during the 7 Years War global conflict
and the British vs French and Indian War in Canada.
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