K.T Simpson
Daniel Day-Lewis is chucking in the towel, and has, at 60, retired his acting career. The English actor has had an extensive career, spanning over 20 movies, and a bunch of TV and theatre since 1970. Over this time, he’s also scored 3 Oscars, as well as a bunch of other accolades that really cement him into one of the greats from the 20th-21st century.
Day-Lewis’ spokeswoman, Leslee Dart, confirmed the news, stating:
Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years. This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject.
Day-Lewis stands as the only performer to ever receive 3 “Best Actor” Oscars, with his roles in “There Will Be Blood”, “Lincoln” (as title character Abraham Lincoln) and “My Left Foot”. He’s also been recognised a number of other times, with nominations on 5 other occasions for the acclaimed Oscar, including his role in “Gangs of New York”.
This isn’t the first time Day-Lewis has retreated from the acting scene, previously taking up semi-retirement in the late 1990s to return to his love of woodworking, and also took up shoemaking in Italy- quite a fair cry from Hollywood. 5 years later he returned to play William “Bill the Butcher” Cutting in “Gangs of New York”.
He also infamously quit the theatre in spectacular fashion, walking off stage from “Hamlet” mid-performance after claiming to have seen his father’s ghost. He never returned to the theatre after that, despite claiming he was speaking metaphorically.
We will get to see Day-Lewis one more time on the big screen, with an upcoming and yet untitled flick about the high world of fashion set for screens December 25th this year. Day-Lewis currently resides in Ireland with his wife, and we wish him all the best in his retirement, wherever the breeze, or shoes, take him.
This story first reported at Variety.
