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	'''Robert William Hoskins''' (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.<ref>{{cite news \|first=John \|last=Anderson \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=~~April~~ 30, 2014 \|access-date=25 November 2018\|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Gilbey \|first=Ryan \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins obituary \|newspaper=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/30/bob-hoskins \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Anderson \|first=John \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 [[BBC Television]] serial ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)\|Pennies from Heaven]]''. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980), ''[[Mona Lisa (film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986), ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988), and ''[[Mermaids (1990 film)\|Mermaids]]'' (1990).		'''Robert William Hoskins''' (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.<ref>{{cite news \|first=John \|last=Anderson \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=30 April 2014 \|access-date=25 November 2018\|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Gilbey \|first=Ryan \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins obituary \|newspaper=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/30/bob-hoskins \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Anderson \|first=John \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 [[BBC Television]] serial ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)\|Pennies from Heaven]]''. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980), ''[[Mona Lisa (film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986), ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988), and ''[[Mermaids (1990 film)\|Mermaids]]'' (1990).

	Hoskins had supporting roles in ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (1982), ''[[The Honorary Consul (film)\|The Honorary Consul]]'' (1983), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[Brazil (1985 film)\|Brazil]]'' (1985), ''[[Hook (film)\|Hook]]'' (1991), ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009), ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' (2010), and ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2012). He portrayed [[Mario]] in the 1993 film ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'', based on the [[Super Mario\|video game of the same name]], and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film ''[[Balto (film)\|Balto]]'' (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: ''[[The Raggedy Rawney]]'' (1988) and ''[[Rainbow (1996 film)\|Rainbow]]'' (1996).		Hoskins had supporting roles in ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (1982), ''[[The Honorary Consul (film)\|The Honorary Consul]]'' (1983), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[Brazil (1985 film)\|Brazil]]'' (1985), ''[[Hook (film)\|Hook]]'' (1991), ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009), ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' (2010), and ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2012). He portrayed [[Mario]] in the 1993 film ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'', based on the [[Super Mario\|video game of the same name]], and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film ''[[Balto (film)\|Balto]]'' (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: ''[[The Raggedy Rawney]]'' (1988) and ''[[Rainbow (1996 film)\|Rainbow]]'' (1996).
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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	[[File:Bob Hoskins-1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Hoskins filming ''[[Ruby Blue (film)\|Ruby Blue]]'' in 2006]]		[[File:Bob Hoskins-1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Hoskins filming ''[[Ruby Blue (film)\|Ruby Blue]]'' in 2006]]
	Hoskins's acting career began in 1968 at the Victoria Theatre in [[Stoke-on-Trent]], in a production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' in which he played a servant named Peter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://safetycurtain.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/bob-hoskins/ \|title=Bob Hoskins \|last=Neale \|first=William A. \|work=Safety Curtain \|date=1 May 2014 \|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> A year later, while waiting in the bar at [[Unity Theatre, London]], for his friend the actor Roger Frost, Hoskins found himself being auditioned for a play after being handed a script and told, "You're next."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/oct/09/weekend7.weekend2 \|title=Bob Hoskins: Sold as seen \|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] \|date=9 October 1999 \|access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> His audition was successful and Frost became his understudy. Frost considered Hoskins "a natural", recalling that "he just got up on stage and was brilliant".{{sfn\|Moline\|1988\|p=17}}		Hoskins's acting career began in 1968 at the Victoria Theatre in [[Stoke-on-Trent]], in a production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' in which he played a servant named Peter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://safetycurtain.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/bob-hoskins/ \|title=Bob Hoskins \|last=Neale \|first=William A. \|work=Safety Curtain \|date=1 May 2014 \|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> A year later, while waiting in the bar at [[Unity Theatre, London\|Unity Theatre]], London, for his friend the actor Roger Frost, Hoskins found himself being auditioned for a play after being handed a script and told, "You're next."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/oct/09/weekend7.weekend2 \|title=Bob Hoskins: Sold as seen \|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] \|date=9 October 1999 \|access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> His audition was successful and Frost became his understudy. Frost considered Hoskins "a natural", recalling that "he just got up on stage and was brilliant".{{sfn\|Moline\|1988\|p=17}}

	In late 1969, he was part of [[Octagon Theatre, Bolton\|Bolton's Octagon Theatre]] outreach troupe, which became the [[Ken Campbell\|Ken Campbell Roadshow]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theatrevoice.com/audio/interview-ken-campbell-12-the-unrivalled-master-of-the-i//\|title=Performance legend Ken Campbell talks\|website=Theatre Voice}}</ref>		In late 1969, he was part of [[Octagon Theatre, Bolton\|Bolton's Octagon Theatre]] outreach troupe, which became the [[Ken Campbell\|Ken Campbell Roadshow]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theatrevoice.com/audio/interview-ken-campbell-12-the-unrivalled-master-of-the-i//\|title=Performance legend Ken Campbell talks\|website=Theatre Voice}}</ref>
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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	With his first wife Jane Livesey, Hoskins had two children: Alex (b. 1968) and Sarah (b. 1971). With his second wife, Linda Banwell, he had two more children: Rosa (b. {{circa\|1983}}) and Jack (b. {{circa\|1986}}).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/?p=33065 \|title=Linda Hoskins saved him from an earlier death from alcohol \|work=Daily Entertainment News \|date=30 April 2014 \|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Hoskins divided his time between the [[Hampstead]] area of [[London]]<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726995/Im-no-tough-guy.html \|title='I'm no tough guy' \|first=Elizabeth \|last=Grice \|date=13 December 2001 \|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> and [[Chiddingly, East Sussex]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Roberts \|first1=Anna \|title=Bob Hoskins to sell his Sussex home \|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9867684.bob-hoskins-to-sell-his-sussex-home/ \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Brighton)\|The Argus]] \|date=11 August 2012 }}</ref>		With his first wife Jane Livesey, Hoskins had two children: Alex (b. 1968) and Sarah (b. 1971). With his second wife, Linda Banwell, he had two more children: Rosa (b. {{circa\|1983}}) and Jack (b. {{circa\|1986}}).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/?p=33065 \|title=Linda Hoskins saved him from an earlier death from alcohol \|work=Daily Entertainment News \|date=30 April 2014 \|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Hoskins divided his time between the [[Hampstead]] area of [[London]]<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726995/Im-no-tough-guy.html \|title='I'm no tough guy' \|first=Elizabeth \|last=Grice \|date=13 December 2001 \|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> and [[Chiddingly, East Sussex\|Chiddingly]], East Sussex.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Roberts \|first1=Anna \|title=Bob Hoskins to sell his Sussex home \|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9867684.bob-hoskins-to-sell-his-sussex-home/ \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Brighton)\|The Argus]] \|date=11 August 2012 }}</ref>

	Later in life, Hoskins [[Teetotalism\|gave up drinking alcohol]]. He said that his wife persuaded him to go sober.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/bob-hoskins-dead-wife-linda-banwell-credited-getting-who-framed-roger-rabbit-actor-1578370\|title=Bob Hoskins Dead: Wife Linda Banwell Credited With Getting 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Actor Sober [PHOTO]\|date=30 April 2014\|work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>		Later in life, Hoskins [[Teetotalism\|gave up drinking alcohol]]. He said that his wife persuaded him to go sober.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/bob-hoskins-dead-wife-linda-banwell-credited-getting-who-framed-roger-rabbit-actor-1578370\|title=Bob Hoskins Dead: Wife Linda Banwell Credited With Getting 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Actor Sober [PHOTO]\|date=30 April 2014\|work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>
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	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==

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	'''Robert William Hoskins''' (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.<ref>{{cite news \|first=John \|last=Anderson \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=April 30, 2014 \|access-date=25 November 2018\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		'''Robert William Hoskins''' (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.<ref>{{cite news \|first=John \|last=Anderson \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=April 30, 2014 \|access-date=25 November 2018\|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Gilbey \|first=Ryan \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins obituary \|newspaper=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/30/bob-hoskins \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Anderson \|first=John \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 [[BBC Television]] serial ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)\|Pennies from Heaven]]''. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980), ''[[Mona Lisa (film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986), ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988), and ''[[Mermaids (1990 film)\|Mermaids]]'' (1990).

	Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Gilbey \|first=Ryan \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins obituary \|newspaper=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/30/bob-hoskins \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Anderson \|first=John \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 [[BBC Television]] serial ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)\|Pennies from Heaven]]''. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980), ''[[Mona Lisa (film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986), ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988), and ''[[Mermaids (1990 film)\|Mermaids]]'' (1990).

	Hoskins had supporting roles in ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (1982), ''[[The Honorary Consul (film)\|The Honorary Consul]]'' (1983), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[Brazil (1985 film)\|Brazil]]'' (1985), ''[[Hook (film)\|Hook]]'' (1991), ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009), ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' (2010), and ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2012). He portrayed [[Mario]] in the 1993 film ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'', based on the [[Super Mario\|video game of the same name]], and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film ''[[Balto (film)\|Balto]]'' (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: ''[[The Raggedy Rawney]]'' (1988) and ''[[Rainbow (1996 film)\|Rainbow]]'' (1996).		Hoskins had supporting roles in ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (1982), ''[[The Honorary Consul (film)\|The Honorary Consul]]'' (1983), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[Brazil (1985 film)\|Brazil]]'' (1985), ''[[Hook (film)\|Hook]]'' (1991), ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009), ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' (2010), and ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2012). He portrayed [[Mario]] in the 1993 film ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'', based on the [[Super Mario\|video game of the same name]], and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film ''[[Balto (film)\|Balto]]'' (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: ''[[The Raggedy Rawney]]'' (1988) and ''[[Rainbow (1996 film)\|Rainbow]]'' (1996).

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	'''Robert William Hoskins''' (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.<ref>{{cite news \|first=John \|last=Anderson \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=April 30, 2014 \|access-date=25 November 2018\|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Gilbey \|first=Ryan \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins obituary \|newspaper=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/30/bob-hoskins \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Anderson \|first=John \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 [[BBC Television]] serial ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)\|Pennies from Heaven]]''. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980), ''[[Mona Lisa (film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986), ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988), and ''[[Mermaids (1990 film)\|Mermaids]]'' (1990).		'''Robert William Hoskins''' (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.<ref>{{cite news \|first=John \|last=Anderson \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=April 30, 2014 \|access-date=25 November 2018\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

			Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Gilbey \|first=Ryan \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins obituary \|newspaper=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/30/bob-hoskins \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Anderson \|first=John \|date=30 April 2014 \|title=Bob Hoskins, Actor Who Combined Charm and Menace, Dies at 71 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/movies/bob-hoskins-british-actor-dies-at-71.html \|access-date=25 August 2023 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 [[BBC Television]] serial ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)\|Pennies from Heaven]]''. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980), ''[[Mona Lisa (film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986), ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988), and ''[[Mermaids (1990 film)\|Mermaids]]'' (1990).

	Hoskins had supporting roles in ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (1982), ''[[The Honorary Consul (film)\|The Honorary Consul]]'' (1983), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[Brazil (1985 film)\|Brazil]]'' (1985), ''[[Hook (film)\|Hook]]'' (1991), ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009), ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' (2010), and ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2012). He portrayed [[Mario]] in the 1993 film ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'', based on the [[Super Mario\|video game of the same name]], and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film ''[[Balto (film)\|Balto]]'' (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: ''[[The Raggedy Rawney]]'' (1988) and ''[[Rainbow (1996 film)\|Rainbow]]'' (1996).		Hoskins had supporting roles in ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (1982), ''[[The Honorary Consul (film)\|The Honorary Consul]]'' (1983), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[Brazil (1985 film)\|Brazil]]'' (1985), ''[[Hook (film)\|Hook]]'' (1991), ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009), ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' (2010), and ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2012). He portrayed [[Mario]] in the 1993 film ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'', based on the [[Super Mario\|video game of the same name]], and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film ''[[Balto (film)\|Balto]]'' (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: ''[[The Raggedy Rawney]]'' (1988) and ''[[Rainbow (1996 film)\|Rainbow]]'' (1996).

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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
⚫	When asked in an interview which living person he most despised, Hoskins named [[Tony Blair]] and said, "He's done even more damage than [[Margaret Thatcher\|Thatcher]]." He hated Blair to the point that he decided in [[2010 United Kingdom general election\|2010]], for the first time in his life, not to vote for [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]], by then led by [[Gordon Brown]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7615043/Bob-Hoskins-Its-the-long-goodbye-for-Gordon-Brown.html \|title=Bob Hoskins: It's the long goodbye for Gordon Brown \|first=Tim \|last=Walker \|editor-first=Richard \|editor-last=Eden \|date=21 April 2010 \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref name="guardian1">{{cite news \|first=Rosanna\|last=Greenstreet\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|date=17 June 2011 \|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

⚫	Hoskins often made light of his similarities with film actor [[Danny DeVito]], who he joked would play him in a film about his life.<ref name="guardian1" />

	With his first wife Jane Livesey, Hoskins had two children: Alex (b. 1968) and Sarah (b. 1971). With his second wife, Linda Banwell, he had two more children: Rosa (b. {{circa\|1983}}) and Jack (b. {{circa\|1986}}).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/?p=33065 \|title=Linda Hoskins saved him from an earlier death from alcohol \|work=Daily Entertainment News \|date=30 April 2014 \|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Hoskins divided his time between the [[Hampstead]] area of [[London]]<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726995/Im-no-tough-guy.html \|title='I'm no tough guy' \|first=Elizabeth \|last=Grice \|date=13 December 2001 \|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> and [[Chiddingly, East Sussex]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Roberts \|first1=Anna \|title=Bob Hoskins to sell his Sussex home \|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9867684.bob-hoskins-to-sell-his-sussex-home/ \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Brighton)\|The Argus]] \|date=11 August 2012 }}</ref>		With his first wife Jane Livesey, Hoskins had two children: Alex (b. 1968) and Sarah (b. 1971). With his second wife, Linda Banwell, he had two more children: Rosa (b. {{circa\|1983}}) and Jack (b. {{circa\|1986}}).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/?p=33065 \|title=Linda Hoskins saved him from an earlier death from alcohol \|work=Daily Entertainment News \|date=30 April 2014 \|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Hoskins divided his time between the [[Hampstead]] area of [[London]]<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726995/Im-no-tough-guy.html \|title='I'm no tough guy' \|first=Elizabeth \|last=Grice \|date=13 December 2001 \|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> and [[Chiddingly, East Sussex]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Roberts \|first1=Anna \|title=Bob Hoskins to sell his Sussex home \|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9867684.bob-hoskins-to-sell-his-sussex-home/ \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Brighton)\|The Argus]] \|date=11 August 2012 }}</ref>

	Later in life, Hoskins [[Teetotalism\|gave up drinking alcohol]]. He said that his wife persuaded him to go sober.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/bob-hoskins-dead-wife-linda-banwell-credited-getting-who-framed-roger-rabbit-actor-1578370\|title=Bob Hoskins Dead: Wife Linda Banwell Credited With Getting 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Actor Sober [PHOTO]\|date=30 April 2014\|work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>		Later in life, Hoskins [[Teetotalism\|gave up drinking alcohol]]. He said that his wife persuaded him to go sober.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/bob-hoskins-dead-wife-linda-banwell-credited-getting-who-framed-roger-rabbit-actor-1578370\|title=Bob Hoskins Dead: Wife Linda Banwell Credited With Getting 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Actor Sober [PHOTO]\|date=30 April 2014\|work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

		⚫	When asked in an interview which living person he most despised, Hoskins named [[Tony Blair]] and said, "He's done even more damage than [[Margaret Thatcher\|Thatcher]]." He hated Blair to the point that he decided in [[2010 United Kingdom general election\|2010]], for the first time in his life, not to vote for [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]], by then led by [[Gordon Brown]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7615043/Bob-Hoskins-Its-the-long-goodbye-for-Gordon-Brown.html \|title=Bob Hoskins: It's the long goodbye for Gordon Brown \|first=Tim \|last=Walker \|editor-first=Richard \|editor-last=Eden \|date=21 April 2010 \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref name="guardian1">{{cite news \|first=Rosanna\|last=Greenstreet\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|date=17 June 2011 \|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

		⚫	Hoskins often made light of his similarities with film actor [[Danny DeVito]], who he joked would play him in a film about his life.<ref name="guardian1" />

	== Illness and death ==		== Illness and death ==

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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

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	\| years_active = 1968–2012		\| years_active = 1968–2012
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	\| years_active = 1968–2012		\| years_active = 1968–2012
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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

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	Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>		Hoskins's portrayal of the Los Angeles investigator Valiant was one of several roles where he used an American accent; he was described by Trey Barrineau of ''[[USA Today]]'' as having "a knack for playing Americans better than most American actors could".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/04/30/three-times-bob-hoskins-played-an-american-better-than-an-american-and-one-time-he-almost-did/77147054/\|title=Three times Bob Hoskins played an American better than an American\|first=Trey\|last=Barrineau\|newspaper=[[USA Today]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Others included Rocky the bartender in the play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1976); gangster [[Owney Madden]] in [[Francis Coppola]]'s ''[[The Cotton Club (film)\|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984); Gus Klein in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Shattered (1991 film)\|Shattered]]'' (1991); [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Nixon (film)\|Nixon]]'' (1995); and [[Eddie Mannix]] in ''[[Hollywoodland]]'' (2006). He was slated to be the last-minute replacement in case [[Robert De Niro]] refused the role of [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)\|The Untouchables]]'' (1987). When De Niro accepted the part, the director [[Brian De Palma]] mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note. Hoskins called De Palma to ask if there were any more films he was not needed for.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/19/bob-hoskins-paid-not-to-play-capone-553319/ \|title=Bob Hoskins paid not to play Capone \|newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)\|Metro]] \|date=19 March 2009 \|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

	In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>		In a 1988 interview with ''[[Fresh Air]]''{{'s}} [[Terry Gross]], when asked about many of his roles being underworld types, Hoskins said, "I think if you've got a face like mine you don't usually wind up with the parts that [[Errol Flynn]] played, you know?"<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins\|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/02/308952542/fresh-air-remembers-british-actor-bob-hoskins\|access-date=3 October 2020\|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> In 1994, Hoskins was considered for the role of baseball manager George Knox in [[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)\|Angels in the Outfield]], but was deemed too short for the role and [[Danny Glover]] was cast.

	He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>		He told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2007 that he regretted starring as [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)\|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), saying that he was extremely unhappy with the film, greatly angered by his experiences making it, and referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 August 2007 \|title=Bob Hoskins: 'The Method? Living it out? Cobblers!' \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/03/2 \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Hoskins was injured several times on set, spent most of the time with co-star [[John Leguizamo]] getting drunk to escape boredom, and was not aware that the film was based on a video game until he was informed later by his son.<ref name="telegraph" /> In a 2011 interview, he was asked, "What is the worst job you've done?", "What has been your biggest disappointment?", and "If you could edit your past, what would you change?" His answer to all three was ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Greenstreet \|first=Rosanna \|date=17 June 2011 \|title=Q&A: Bob Hoskins \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021801/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/18/bob-hoskins-interview-neverland \|archive-date=10 November 2013 \|access-date=13 December 2016 \|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>