Christian Bale Biography and Profile

Biography

Nama : Christian Bale
Birth Name : Christian Charles Philip Bale
Birth Date : 01/30/1974
Birth Place : Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Height : 6' 0�"
Sex : M
Nationality : English
Occupation : Actor
Father : David Bale (d. 30-Dec-03, brain lymphoma)
Mother : Jenny James
Spouse : Sibi Blazic (since 29-Jan-00)
Claim Fame : As Jim Graham in "Empire of the Sun" (1987)

Christian Charles Philip Bale (born January 30, 1974) is a Welsh actor from Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire. Christian Bale fans are referred to as Baleheads. He stands 6'2? (1.88 m) in height.

Christian Bale was born to David Bale and a mother (Jenny James according to some sources) who was a circus performer. He has three older sisters: Erin Bale (married name: Kreunen) (a musician), Sharon Bale (a computer professional) and Louise Bale (a director/actress). Christian spent his childhood in a variety of countries including England, Portugal and the United States.

He began his acting career by appearing in a Pac-man cereal commercial in England in at age 9 and then appeared a year later in the West End play The Nerd. His "big break" came in 1987 when he was picked for the role of Jim in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. The new-found celebrity status brought some trouble for the 13-year-old. However, he continued acting, next appearing in Henry V and TV roles before taking on several movie projects in row starting in 1992 with the Disney musical Newsies. For this role and his role in the 1993 film Swing Kids Christian trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts.

After this he drew further attention when he won the much-coveted role of Laurie in Little Women, having been hand-picked for the role by Winona Ryder (who was set to play Jo in the film). He has since won roles in notable films such as Velvet Goldmine and the lead in American Psycho. He is currently filming Batman Begins.