If you’re planning any trips to the flicks, it’s going to be hard to avoid Michael Fassbender, not that you’d want to.
He’s taken on two challenging film roles; the first being Macbeth directed by Justin Kurzel, released October 2, as well as Steve Jobs for Danny Boyle’s biopic about the Apple founder, out in November.
What we do know about 38-year-old Fassbender is that he’s talented, lives in London and isn’t afraid of a bit of debauchery…but what else do we know? Here’s a bit more info.
Lives in… Hackney, drank pints in the Cat & Mutton before Hollywood nabbed him.
Born in… Heidelberg, West Germany, father is German, mother is Irish.
Moved to… the Irish town of Killarney, Co. Kerry aged two.
He never… irons or reads.
Happy to…. cook Irish breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausages and white pudding, go to restaurants on his own and get naked. very naked.
He’s not… as dark as the movies he makes, saying, “I’m quite upbeat and fun-loving”.
Moved to New York… to research sex addiction for ‘Shame’, as not enough Londoners were willing to talk about it.
He has been meditating… since he was 17.
When he was 12… he was an altar boy.
Originally wanted to be… a musician but says he wasn’t good enough.
Single? He was dating Swedish actress Alicia Vikander but is reportedly single again.
No plans to…. move back to Ireland for a quiet life, saying he likes his life and the sun too much.
Scared of… mob mentality.
Has a great…surname.
