50 years old (Born on January 30, 1974)
English actor; He is famous from Empire of the Sun.
His mother was a former circus dancer. Dropped an amazing 63 pounds for his role as the emaciated insomniac Trevor Reznik in the film Maquinista, El (2004) with only a single vitamin consultation with a nutritionist to guide him. For the most part, he only ate salads and apples, chewed gum, smoked cigarettes, and drank nonfat lattes. He trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts for the dance sequences in Newsies (1992) and Swing Kids (1993). Was introduced to acting by his sister, Louise. Bale was handpicked by Winona Ryder for the coveted role of Laurie (Theodore Laurence) in Little Women (1994).Christian Bale's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Christian Bale
Christian Bale`s trade mark: Often plays troubled characters
He replaced Leonardo DiCaprio for the film American Psycho (2000).
His father, David Bale, died on 30 December 2003, from brain lymphoma at the age of 62.
His fans refer to themselves as "Baleheads".
Stepson of feminist author Gloria Steinem
Since a young age he was very ambitious about attending Drama School, and auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and the Central School of Speech And Drama at the age of twenty. He was accepted to all, but was convinced by his parents to continue working instead. To this day, he regrets not attending drama school for his personal passion of learning his craft.
In the "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" radio interview first aired June 13, 2005, he admitted to Gross that because Batman is "such an American icon", he had decided not to perform his promotional interviews for the movie Batman Begins (2005) in his natural mixed Welsh/English accent. Instead he spoke to Gross in an almost inflection-less mid-American accent, only revealing his dialectic roots with a few words.
With Batman Begins (2005), he has become the seventh actor to play Batman/Bruce Wayne in a live-action film.
A devoted animal lover, Christian has two dogs [Mojo and Ramone] and three cats [Miriam, Molly, and Lilly], which are all strays that he found.
Bale was handpicked by Winona Ryder for the coveted role of Laurie (Theodore Laurence) in Little Women (1994).
Beat out nearly 4,000 other auditions for the role of Jim Graham in Steven Spielberg`s Empire of the Sun (1987).
He has three sisters: musician Erin Bale; computer professional Sharon Bale; and director/actress Louise Bale, who appeared in Newsies (1992).
Is a distant relative to the 19th-Century thespian Lily Langtry.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#13). [2007].
His wife, Sibi Blazic, gave birth to the couple`s first child, a girl. The baby was born 27 March, 2005 in Santa Monica, California.
His great-uncle, Rex Bale, was an actor.
Owned a home he shared with his sister, Louise Bale, in Manhattan Beach.
Shares the role of Batman with Val Kilmer.
Auditioned for the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997) and almost got the role but people felt that it wouldn`t be "fair" having two Brits playing two Americans (Rose was American as well, she says in the movie that the Titanic was a slave ship bring her back to America).
Has been a Vegetarian since the age of six.
Auditioned for the role of Robin/Dick Grayson in Batman Forever (1995). About ten years later, he was cast as Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins (2005).
Is an excellent horseman and an avid reader.
His father, David Bale, married feminist icon Gloria Steinem on September 3, 2000.
Has 3 older sisters: Erin, Sharon & Louise Bale'
Was good friends with actor Heath Ledger.
Before he played "Batman" in Batman Begins (2005), his sister Louise Bale played Batman`s mother in The Death of Batman (2003).
A very private individual, he has never publicly confirmed the name of his daughter.
His grandfather was a stand-up comic and children's entertainer.
Prior to filming "Batman Begins" Bale was just coming out the film "The Machinist", he had to gain weight to play Batman, but then he got overweight and had to workout to be in shape, some of these exercises are seen in the film. (hurtinbombs.com)
When he strated to film "batman Begins" Bale just came off of filming "The Machinist", he was told to put up some weight before starting to film, he does so but then he became overweight for the movie, he had to train to put his body the right shape, some of the exercises are seen in the movie when Bruce Wayne is training are actual exercises for Bale
The nameplate on his trailer for Batman Begins (2005) read "Bruce Wayne" as opposed to Bale`s name.
Since reading "Charlotte`s Web", he does not eat red meat.
His wife, Sibi Blazic, gave birth to the couple`s first child, a girl. The baby was born 27 March, 2005 in Santa Monica, California.
First non-American actor to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Is the youngest actor to portray Batman.
If he plays an American character, he will use an American accent in all the interviews related to the film. He says he does this so the audience isn`t confused.
Considered getting formal acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) when he was twenty, but decided to focus on working instead.
Lives in Los Angeles with his family.
His grandfather doubled for John Wayne in two movies, in Africa.
Turned down the opportunity to reprise the role of Patrick Bateman in the Roger Avary-directed The Rules of Attraction (2002).
He was raised in England, Portugal and California.
Met his wife through Winona Ryder; she was Ryder`s personal assistant.
Daughter Emmaline, born 27 March 2005.
Hand-picked by director/writer Mary Harron and author Bret Easton Ellis to star in American Psycho (2000). Consequently, was noted by the media as the first star of American Psycho (2000), only to lose the part to Leonardo DiCaprio and then win it back again.
Christian is active in many organizations, including Ark Trust, Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Foundation, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the Redwings Sanctuary, and the Happy Child Mission, and a school for street kids in Rio De Janeiro.
His father was a former commercial pilot, and mother was a former circus dancer.
He has an uncanny ear for accents - he has used a different accent for each of his films to date.
His father was a former commercial pilot.
Although born and raised in Wales, his family is actually English.
In the "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" radio interview first aired June 13, 2005, he admitted to Gross that because Batman is "such an American icon", he had decided not to perform his promotional interviews for the movie Batman Begins (2005) in his natural mixed Welsh/British accent. He instead spoke to Gross in an almost-inflection less mid-American accent, only revealing his dialectic roots with a few words.
Two of his most famous character`s names have a difference of only one letter. Bateman and Batman.
His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British commercial for Pac-Man cereal.
He trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts for the dance sequences in Newsies (1992) and Swing Kids (1993).
Was arrested over assault allegations made by his mother and his sister just hours after he attended the European premiere of his movie The Dark Knight (2008) in London. [July 2008]
Has been in 2 versions of the John Smith/Pocahontas story. He provides the voice of Thomas in Pocahontas (1995) and plays John Rolfe in The New World (2005).
Considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).