Simon Lucas Baker was born on 30 July 1969 and is an Australian actor in television and film, as well as a director.
19 Facts About Simon Baker
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Simon Baker is known for his lead roles in the CBS television series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and The Guardian as Nicholas Fallin and has starred in several Hollywood films.
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Simon Baker's father, Barry, was a mechanic and school caretaker, and his mother, Elizabeth, was a high school English teacher.
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Simon Baker has an older sister, two half-brothers and a half-sister.
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Simon Baker's family moved to New Guinea when Simon Baker was nine months old.
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Simon Baker's parents' marriage ended when he was two and his father did not get in touch until Baker was an adult.
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Simon Baker's mother remarried to Tom Denny, a butcher, but Baker did not get on well with his stepfather.
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Simon Baker spent part of his childhood living in the suburbs of Sydney but he mainly grew up in the Northern Rivers coastal town of Lennox Head, New South Wales.
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Simon Baker attended high school at Ballina High School and Trinity Catholic College.
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Simon Baker has been an avid surfer since his youth and he considers surfing and the relationships with his surfing friends an important part of his upbringing.
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Simon Baker got the role while waiting for a friend to audition when he himself was asked to audition for it.
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In 1993, Simon Baker won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent.
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Simon Baker is known for his portrayal of Patrick Jane in the television series The Mentalist, and Nick Fallin in The Guardian.
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Simon Baker made his directorial debut with the 2017 film Breath, which he starred in, co-wrote and co-produced.
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In June 2012, Simon Baker was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences along with 175 other individuals.
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On 14 February 2013, Simon Baker was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the entertainment industry.
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On 2 October 1998, Simon Baker married Australian actress Rebecca Rigg after five years of living together.
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Simon Baker told The Ellen Degeneres Show that one of their two weddings was held on the beach at Carmel.
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In July 2009, Simon Baker told PopMatters that he was raised Catholic, but is agnostic.