Tom Stoppard date of birth:
July 3, 1937
How old is Tom Stoppard?
87
Where was Tom Stoppard born?
Zlin, Czechoslovakia
Tom Stoppard body shape:
Average
What color are Tom Stoppard's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Tom Stoppard's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Tom Stoppard gay or straight?
Straight
What is Tom Stoppard's ethnicity?
White
What is Tom Stoppard nationality?
Czech
What is Tom Stoppard's occupation?
Award Winning Playwright
Tom Stoppard claim to fame:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
What genre is Tom Stoppard's work?
Dramatic comedy
Short Biography
Sir Tom Stoppard (born Tomáš Straussler; 3 July 1937) is a British playwright, knighted in 1997. He has written prolifically for TV, radio, film and stage, finding prominence with plays such as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, The Real Thing, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. He co-wrote the screenplays for Brazil, The Russia House, and Shakespeare in Love, and has received one Academy Award and four Tony Awards. Themes of human rights, censorship and political freedom pervade his work along with exploration of linguistics and philosophy. Stoppard has been a key playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation.