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Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor. Gained popularity the playing role on the screen and received many awards for their famous roles.
- In his friend’s kitchen, he used an iPhone to record his audition for the role of Khan in Star Trek into Darkness.
- Due to his belief that the remake was going to be cheesy and low-quality. He almost turned down the opportunity to play Sherlock Holmes.
- Benedict was stunned when Harrison Ford revealed that he was a huge admirer of the actor.
- He received universal acclaim for his performance as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Which led to his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
- Since 2015, he has never won an award at these prestigious award shows, which include six BAFTA nominations. Five SAG nominations, and two Golden Globe nominations.
- It was a term Benedict disliked and felt insulted his female fans were called Cumberbitches. So he softened it to a more appropriate term Cumberpeople.
- In Empire and People magazine’s annual ‘Sexiest Man Alive‘ polls, he has been named numerous times.
- One of his favorite pastimes is painting large oil canvases. Recently, he donated a number of his works to various non-profits and charities.
- With two friends, he was kidnapped and held at gunpoint in South Africa in 2005. The kidnappers also took him to an unknown location and released him without explanation.
- For the year 2014, he was included in Time magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people.
- However, he wasn’t Marvel Studios’ first choice to portray Doctor Strange. First, Joaquin Phoenix was offered the role, which he turned down. Then Benedict was cast in it.
- Benedict Arnold will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February of 2022.
