June 21, 2017
Hollywood actor Daniel Day-Lewis,
considered one of the outstanding actors of his generation and winner
of three Oscars, has decided to retire from showbiz, the media reported.
The artist's spokeswoman on Tuesday confirmed the news in a statement
cited by Variety magazine, though without giving any reason for the
decision.
"Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is
immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the
many years. This is a private decision and neither he nor his
representatives will make any further comment on this subject," Dart
said.
The last film by Day-Lewis, 60, will be "Phantom Thread" by director
Paul Thomas Anderson, about the world of fashion in the 1950s. Written
by Thomas Anderson himself, Day-Lewis will star in a cast that also
features Lesley Manville and Camilla Rutherford in the film, Efe news
reported.
Incidentally, Day-Lewis won his second Oscar for written and directed
by, yes, Thomas Anderson.
The other two Academy Awards statuettes he took were for by Steven
Spielberg and by Jim Sheridan.
He is the only artist in Hollywood history to win three Oscars in the
Best Actor category. He won the three awards for "There Will Be Blood",
"My Left Foot" and "Lincoln".
Day-Lewis, known for his versatility and his gift for putting himself
in the skin of even the most unexpectedly extreme characters, was also
a nominee for "In the Name of the Father" by Jim Sheridan and "Gangs of
New York" by Martin Scorsese.
Others among his most memorable films were "The Last of the Mohicans",
"Nine", "The Cricible" and "The Boxer."
Son of poet Cicil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon, he debuted at age
14 in the 1971 film "Sunday Bloody Sunday", though he really grabbed
the critics' attention with the movies "My Beautiful Laundrette" and "A
Room with a View".
The actor, always known for being tremendously fastidious about the
roles he was willing to accept, is married to filmmaker Rebecca Miller,
with whom he has three children.