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Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage grew up in New Jersey and he moved to New York in 1991, to play in the theater.  His first movie was in Living in Oblivion and in 2003, he played in The Station Agent.  He earned many critics for his performance in Television series with the name Game of Thrones which stated in 2011.

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He captivated the theater, film and television because of his charm, wit, powerful presence and expressive blue eyes.  He won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. He discovered his passion to play when he was still young. Even if his parents were normal, he suffered a genetic condition called achondroplasia which affects the growth of the bones. A person, who suffers this problem, has a normal head with torso but small limbs. Even if he came to accept his condition, he found it hard while growing up but he came to accept his situation.  As a teenager, he was bitter against the life but he says that he was able to grow over it and for the people who tease him, it’s their problem not his.

He is a husband to Erica Schmidt, a theater director and their first child was born in 2011.  He lives with his family in New York City.   Their relationship started in 2004 and they were engaged in 2004. Their marriage took place in 2005.  

Even if it was a small part, Dinklage made the impressive debut in the 1995 independent film Living in Oblivion. The following years, he got a leading role in the Broadway play called The Killing Act which was written by Tom MacCarthy. McCarthy and Dinklage came together and to do The Station Agent where he played a train obsessed person who inherited a train depot and his character became a friend of the food cart vendor.  This film got a warm welcome at the Sundance Film Festival and Miramax bought it.  His performance is known as hilarious, heartbreaking and warm.  

 Peter Dinklage has a net worth of 10 million. He got it as a star in many roles in the movies such as Chronicles of Narnia, Nip/Tuck and Elf.  He gets most of his money from the acting because he is a respected and established actor.  He is believed to be among the most active actors known by now. He is among the lead actors for a hit TV show HBD where he is playing Tyrion Lannister. He is paid a salary of 150,000 dollars for each episode.  The Game of Thrones is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel under the name of Song of Ice and Fire.  His character has to survive by using his wits and not the brain in the land that was torn apart by the competing dynasties that are looking to get the power over the Westeros. This novel was inspired by Medieval well known War of Roses in England.  He got an Emmy Award for his capacity of portraying a Good Bad Guy in 2011 and a Golden Globe in 2012. 


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 11 Jun, 1969
Age: 50 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Morristown
Education: Bennington College
Gender: Male
Description: American actor
Spouse: Erica Schmidt [M. 2005]
Net Worth 2021: 25 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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