Antony Sher — South African Writer born on June 14, 1949,
Sir Antony Sher, KBE is a British actor of South African origin, he is a three time Laurence Olivier Award winner and five time nominee. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and TV, and working as a writer and theatre director. In 2001, he starred in his cousin Ronald Harwood’s play Mahler's Conversion, and said that the story of a composer sacrificing his faith for his career echoed his own identity struggles. Sher and his partner and collaborator Gregory Doran became one of the first gay couples to enter into a civil partnership in the UK... (wikipedia)
