Hugh Grant was born on September 9, 1960 in London, England.

Sometime Hugh Grant is credited as Hughie Grant. Hugh's birthname is Hugh John Mungo Grant. Grants production company is called Simian Films -- so named by Elizabeth Hurley because she has said that he resembles an ape or a monkey.

In 1995 Hugh Grant was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#43).

By performing in a British comedy sketch group, The Jockeys of Norfolk is how Hugh Grant got his start.

Hugh Grant opted not to do a nude scene in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL.

In 1999 on the set of MICKEY BLUE EYES, James Caan gave Hugh the nickname of Whippy, because Caan said he worried about everything, like "the little whippet dogs that get nervous and you got to put a sweater on them when they're cold".

Jay Leno told the London Independent that there are only 18 celebrities worth having on a chat show, one of them being Hugh Grant.

In 2001 Hugh Grant was voted fourth in the Orange 2001 Film Survey of Greatest British film actors.

The 1996 paperback MUG SHOTS included Hugh Grant and many other celebrities who've been arrested for one reason or another.

Hugh Grant's other notable credits include...

MUSIC AND LYRICS (2007)

AMERICAN DREAMZ (2006)

HOUSEWARMING (2005)

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (2004)

TWO WEEKS NOTICE (2002)
ABOUT A BOY (2002)

BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY (2001)

NOTTING HILL (1999)

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)

FOUR WEDDING AND A FUNERAL (1994)

THE BIG MAN (1990)

PRIVILEGED (1982)