Geoffrey Rush has one older sister, whose name is Roseanne Rush. Geoffrey Rush is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.
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Geoffrey Rush began his acting career in the 1970s with the Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) in Brisbane, Australia. He made his film debut as a detective in the crime thriller Hoodwink in 1981.
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Geoffrey Rush was named the 2012 Australian of the Year. Geoffrey Rush made his Broadway debut in the absurdist comedy Exit the King in 2009, where he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance.
Geoffrey Rush received a nomination for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for Diary of a Madman in 2011. Geoffrey Rush’s other Oscar-nominated roles were in Shakespeare in Love (1998), Quills (2000), and The King’s Speech (2010).
Geoffrey Rush gained mainstream popularity for his role as Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003–2017).


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