Today is Colin Firth’s 55th birthday! And it is also almost 20 years ago that I instantly fell in love with him as soon as he walked onto my TV screen in the BBC’s “Pride and Prejudice” as Mr. Darcy! I was hooked after the first episode aired at the end of September 1995 and I could hardly wait for each week to see the next episode!
The Darcy role has famously followed him, he played a version of it in “Bridget Jones’s Diary”:
I so love this look with the turtle neck sweater and purple scarf!
About to kiss a blonde lady – from behind that could be me (without my glasses on)!
Even in last year’s Woody Allen film “Magic in the Moonlight”, his character has some Darcy traits and he proposed to the girl in a very Darcy-esque way, condescending to marry her despite all objections…
When the man won his Oscar for “The King’s Speech” in 2011, I was thrilled!!
And he loves his wife. I just love that he loves his wife! Here he is helping her get dressed for the Oscars 2011. Awww…
And he’s such a gentleman. Here he is helping Meryl Streep into the shoe she lost while collecting her BAFTA award in 2012. Of course she gratefully kissed him for it. Who wouldn’t? 🙂
To see him being Prince Charming in action, watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s2D6gs1Ui0 (and Stephen Fry comments on it at the end).
Some picures of him taken in May this year, one of them taken when he arrived in Cannes:
And some pictures of him taken this past summer while filming:
And the most recent one of him taken this month with wife Livia, supporting her Eco Age sustainable fashion endeavors:
Happy Birthday, Colin Firth! I have loved you for 20 years – I think I can safely say that my love for you is here to stay!
The first time I saw him – in Bridget Jones, and love him and Bridget, they were great! Happy birthday to a great actor ❤
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This is the first time I wrote a post ahead of time and scheduled it to be published this morning, and it worked! YAY!
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I do this a lot! Fantastic for holidays, preparing some posts for the readers 🙂
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I’m usually not that organized, but maybe it can help me try to be. 😉
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I bet Meryl dropped her shoe just so she could kiss him thanks! 😉
Lovely,lovely man and may we enjoy his films for a loong time.
I woke up with the same news, the wished him happy birthday on the radio while i was getting ready and played the trailer music from Pride and Prejudice :-))
Melvyn Tan http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/350d3c6c-c81c-4ebf-b983-9294cb20c02e
remember this? 🙂 it brought a smile on my face, this and the sun today has put me in a great mood 🙂
I think i need to re-watch it sometimes soon!
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Oh yes, I know the music! I even have the CD somewhere (although right now I wouldn’t for the life of me be able to remember where). 🙂
I was actually re-watching bits of P&P the other day, it remains masterful to me. Just like with North & South I go back to bits and pieces regularly… I don’t think a year goes by that I don’t see some of each of these costume dramas. Both are so very loved.
Yes, sun shining here as well – it’s a good day. 🙂
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https://soundcloud.com/hariclea/pp-1 i had to catch the whole tune 🙂 just makes me smile thinking of the curls, frocks and manners 🙂
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Aw, he is such a doll. Thanks for the great photos 🙂
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