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You Know?
His wife, gave birth to the couples first child, a girl. The
baby was born 27 March, 2005 in Santa Monica, California.
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His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British
commercial for Pac-man cereal.
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Is an excellent horseman and an avid reader.
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He trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts for the
dance sequences in Newsies and Swing Kids.
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Bale was handpicked (but paid for!) by Winona Ryder for the
coveted role of Laurie (Theodore Laurence) in Little Women.
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He has an uncanny ear for accents - he has used a different
accent for each of his films to date.
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Hand-picked by director/writer Mary Harron and author Bret
Easton Ellis to star in American Psycho. Consequently, was
noted by the media as the first star of American Psycho, only
to lose the part to Leonardo DiCaprio and then win it back
again.
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His grandfather doubled for John Wayne in two movies, in Africa.
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He was raised in England, Portugal and California. His great-uncle,
Rex Bale, was an actor. His father was a former commercial
pilot. Mother was a former circus dancer. He has three sisters:
Erin Bale, a musician; Sharon Bale, a computer professional;
and Louise Bale, a director/actress - she appeared in Newsies.
His grandfather was a stand-up comic and children's entertainer.
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Met his wife through Winona Ryder; she was Ryder's personal
assistant.
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With Batman Begins, he will become the seventh actor to play
Batman and the only one since Adam West to stand the same
height as Batman, who is 6-feet-2-inches tall according to
the comic books.
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