The main protagonist of [ 'The Mentalist' and 'The Guardian' tv shows actor SIMON BAKER ] Unknown Facts about Personal life of journey with the net worth of $40 million

The main protagonist of [ 'The Mentalist' and 'The Guardian' tv shows actor  SIMON BAKER ] Unknown Facts about Personal life of journey with a net worth of $40 million 

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 SIMON BAKER

  Simon Baker's Personal Information

                           

Name	Simon Lucas Baker
Name of Profession	Actor , Director
Birth Place	Launceston, Tasmania ( Australia)
Date of Birth	30 July, 1969
Education	University of Bristol (BSc Economics and politics)  City University (Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper journalism)
Nickname	Simon Denny                                     Simon Denny Baker                           Simon Baker Denny
Movies	The Mentalist ( TV Serial)    I Give It a year    Margin Call   The Killer Inside Me  Women in Trouble     Not Forgotten    The Lodger    The Key of Reserva  Sex and Death 101   Something New     The Devil wears Prada  Land of Death  Breath
Height	5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
Awards	1. AACTA Award and FCCA Award (Best Supporting Actor)                     Breath(2017) 2.Australian Director Guilds Awards  (Best Director in Feature Film)   Breath (2017)  3. Family Television Award (Best Actor) The Guardian (2001)        4.Film Independent Spirit Awards      Robert Altman Award           Margin Call (2011)   5. Logie Awards (Most Popular New Talents)   E Street (1989) 6. People's Choice Award (Best New  Series (Season 1: with Cast)             The Mentalist (2008) 7. Star on the Bollywood Walk of Fame  at 6352 Bollywood Blvd
Nationality	Australian

 

                              Simon Baker's Family

Spouse	Rebecca Rigg (1998-2020)
Parents	Barry Baker Elizabeth Labberton
Children	Stella Baker (b 1993) Claude Baker (b 1998) Harry Baker (b 2001)
Relatives	Terri Baker (Sibling)

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1. As a teen, he competed on a state level in surfing and water polo.

2. He was one of the singers/dancers in the music video "Love You Right" by the dance-pop band Euphoria. Visible in the official video from 2:20.

3. He and ex Rebecca Rigg met in 1991 on a blind date at the Royal Hotel in Sydney's Paddington. They have been married since 2 October 1998. Their children are: Stella Breeze (b. 8 August 1993), Claude Blue (b. 1998), and Harry Friday (b. 19 September 2001). A longtime friend of Rebecca, actress Nicole Kidman is Harry's godmother.

4. He, Russell Crowe, and Guy Pearce were all raised in Australia. All three of them also appeared in L.A. Confidential (1997). Baker is the only one of the three who was born in Australia. Pearce was born in England, Crowe in New Zealand.

5. Voted among People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People (2002).

6. Named among Fade-In Magazine's 100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know (2005).

Former bricklayer.

7. One of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People (2009).

8. Naomi Watts is godmother of his son Claude.

9. Older sister Terri is a doctor. Has three half-siblings.

10. His parents, drama teacher Elizabeth Labberton, and school grounds-man Barry Baker, split when he was age 2.

11. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6352 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on February 14, 2013.

12. His acting mentor is Dabney Coleman.

13. Best known by the public for his starring roles as Nick Fallin on The Guardian (2001) and as Patrick Jane on The Mentalist (2008).

14. His wife Rebecca Rigg, his daughter Stella Baker and his son Claude have all appeared in an episode of The Mentalist (2008). Rebecca appeared in the episode "The Mentalist: A Dozen Red Roses (2009)", Stella appeared in the episode "The Mentalist: The Greybar Hotel (2014)". and his son, Claude made an appearance in the episode "The Mentalist: Red Sails in the Sunset (2012)".

Personal Quotes by Simon Baker 

1. If you can't be proud of what you do, go and sell shoes. Do something else.

2. I would love to do a rom-com, but they are not good-good and successful doesn't equate to the same thing.

3. I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard.

4. I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.

5. A shot is only as every as good as how well it tells the story.

6. I cut my own hair most of the time. You just do it all by feel.

7. Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.'

8. As a kid I was always a bit of a clown, a performer.

9. In general, the problem in a relationship is when the couple stagnate.

10. I've always been a shy person.

11. I'm a big fan of Alan J. Pakula's films like 'All the President's Men', 'The Parallax View,' and 'Klute.' I'm a big fan of those movies.

12. I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.

13. I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.

14. I do have a lot of Australian friends.

15. I am very straightforward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.

16. French are what they are without excusing themselves to be.

17. I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.

18. I think my kids are pretty well-rounded citizens of the world.

19. I need some challenges in love or I'm bored.

20. I love con-men characters in film.

21. I don't use deodorant. If you drink enough water, you shouldn't have to. I think I smell pretty good without it.

22. My kids think I'm old and over the hill.

23. L.A.'s a better place to live than it is to visit.

24. It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years.

25. In network TV, you have to present the box before you can step outside it.

26. I'm pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I'm doing something constructive.

27. For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works.

28. Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable.

29. My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it.

30. Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected.

31. The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.

32. When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

33. There's more of a family connection when you're working on a TV show. That's not to say that you don't make great connections when you're working on films, but it's different unless you're there working every day.

34. Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.

35. I've seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn't understand much, but I loved watching the presentation.