Does Geoffrey Rush play the violin? Does Geoffrey Rush play piano? Did Geoffrey Rush play the accordion?

Geoffrey Rush is known for his portrayal of a pianist in the movie Shine (1996). For his Oscar-winning role in Shine, he undertook three months of piano lessons, notably perfecting stretches of “Flight of the Bumblebee.”

Elton John praised Rush’s piano playing, to Rush’s embarrassment at the time. For Genius, Rush took a “three-month crash course” in violin.

Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.

Geoffrey Rush has received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Geoffrey Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.

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 is also known for the films, Elizabeth (1998), Les Misérables (1998), Frida (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Munich (2005), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and The Book Thief (2013).