His full name is Jeremy John Irons.

You can actually make out the initials JJI in the delicate engraving on his signet ring, if the picture is large and sharp enough. In an interview, he once explained the origin and pronunciation of his name thus: "My name is certainly not pronounced 'Eye-rons,' but just like the metal. In England we say, 'Eye-ons' -- we're lazy about our R's. Here [USA] I guess you would say 'Ire-ons.' " The name is fairly common in England, he added. "It's probably short for Ironsmith."

Get a load of Jeremy's "fact."

He was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England and has also lived in Bristol, London and Hampstead but for many years has made his home in Watlington, Oxfordshire.

He also has a home in West Cork, Ireland.

	FAMILY ALBUM: with Mum, dad-in-law Cyril Cusack, and Max and Sam over the years.

His correct and verified height is 6' 3"

Most recent (of many throughout his career) award: Lifetime Achievement Award of the European Film Academy, presented to a "person whose lifework has made a special contribution to world cinema," for his entire body of work in films. (Click here to read News article.)

The most beautiful, expressive and sensuous part of him (IMHO) : his hands.

--Glenn Close--		---Director Milos Forman---
---Sting---		Twiggy	Mikhail Baryshnikov	Carly Simon
Sarah, Duchess of York	Queen Elizabeth II	Kevin Spacey	Isabel Allende	Ivana Trump
Giorgio Armani	---Sir Elton John---		Meryl Streep	Robert Rauschenberg

Cigarette most often reported smoking: Silk Cuts (although I sympathize with Scavullo, who has remarked, "He worries me because he smokes so much.")

Vehicles currently owned: Audi A6 quatro estate, BMW cruising bike and Ducati motorbike (a "Ferrari on two wheels.")

Special Vacation: Taken on Antigua in 1991 (That's both Max AND Sam!)

Favorite sundial: He commissioned one for his garden from David Harber Sundials of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (Dame Judi Dench has a Harber sundial, too!)  He even gave a talk on them at the 1998 Chelsea Flower Show.  (Click here to read News article.)

Favorite soap: (OK, I read it in an Australian newspaper) Lush, Sea Vegetable

TV Commercial Voice-Over: Yes! --Believe it or not-- for Lexus.

Favorite pastimes: motorcycling, horseback riding, hunting and sailing.

Playing charity fund-raiser tennis (1991) — Jeremy was voted "Man of the Match."

Singing and Dancing ability: Most definitely! although, by his own admission, "I sing like an actor and dance like a duck." I say he sings like an actor but dances like a cross between Fred Astaire and Steve Martin. (Just look at his rendition of a number from "The Merry Widow" at the end of A Chorus of Disapproval if you don't believe me...)

Single most enthralling scene in any of his movies: Ellie and Bev both dancing with Cary in "Dead Ringers." Let's just say I can never listen to "In the Still of the Night" the same way again...

Complete and authoritative biographies of Jeremy can be found in the following library reference sources (click on them to read the full text):

Debrett's People of Today, 2000
Celebrity Biographies, 1999
Who's Who, 2000
Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, 1999
Newsmakers, 1991
Current Biography, 1984