- Born
- Birth namePhilip Shirley
- Nicknames
- Pip
- Phil
- Filippo
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Philip Ettington was born on June 4, 1966 in West Midlands, England, UK as Philip Shirley. He is widely known for The Shawshank Redemption (1994) also Pulp Fiction (1994) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), as well as appearing in all four Jaws movies.
As a child actor he quickly found an interest in all aspects of the entertainment industry, also from working as Assistant Producer in England for a friend of his biological father, relative of his adoptive father; the Executive Producer Lloyd Shirley. This led him to Los Angeles, where he continued his career from being a radio Disc Jockey, directing music videos, voiceover for television commercials, and print modeling; while at the same time acting in film and television.
Today, Philip Ettington still continues to act, he also writes for a variety of national and international publications, however his principal occupations are in talent management, film production, and screenwriting.- IMDb Mini Biography By: A.G.
- Parents
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- During the mid '70s 'til the early '90s often worked with the late Producer Lloyd Shirley.
- Frequently writes a variety of articles containing satire.
- Print Model for Alfred Dunhill.
- Ability to change appearance and voice.
- Has a very dry sarcastic wit.
- Lives in Malibu California with his partner Tina Broccoli [July 2011].
- Related to Producer Lloyd Shirley.
- His Adoptive Father insured movies at Pinewood Studios.
- Supports Chelsea Football Club and could often be seen at Stamford Bridge in the VIP box with his pal Richard Attenborough, the star of such classic movies as The Great Escape (1963) and Jurassic Park (1993), who was also at one time Chelsea Football Club's director, and from 2008 the life president of the club.
- Former member of 23 SAS, one of the SAS' two Territorial Army Regiments.
- [on his retirement from film and television acting] As far as my own acting is concerned, it's been commercials and voiceover work since Japan (2008). It's the same old shit. I'm driving the car. I've been in so many car commercials. There's nothing special about it.
- [on the death of his good friend, Peter Fonda] He lived in Montana, you know. We were planning to get together next month, Instead, I'll be attending a celebration of his life in New York. Peter Fonda had a serious side, obviously, but for the most part he was all about fun and excitement. He was always smiling or laughing or driving a motorcycle or out sailing. With both of us coming from showbiz families, Peter and I simply connected, in a groovy, kind of far-out way. He was a very cool cat.
- [on being a child actor during the 70s] I was in lots of movies and British TV shows as a child actor, several other movies, too. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) was one of them, and I had a few seconds in Jaws (1975).
- [on the pranks and practical jokes that he and his friend Peter Fonda, used to play on each other] We'd often play pranks on each other, like the time in Phoenix when I hid Peter's Ferrari, I told him the police were looking for him because his car had been stolen and used in a bank robbery. I said the car had been smashed to pieces and the police wanted him to give them a call.
- [on the filming and release of the movie Japan (2008)] It was released in Europe in 2008, as it had a French director. We filmed in Phoenix in August and September of 2005. Very hot. We were in Paradise Valley at a resort that was due to be demolished a few months later.
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