Peter Dinklage

1. Good morning.
In this oral presentation, I decided to talk about the actor and
film producer, Peter Dinklage. I choose to speak about him,
because, I’m a fan of his work.
2. Peter Hayden Dinklage was born on June 11 of 1969 (nineteen
sixty-nine), in Morristown, New Jersey, to Diane, an elementary
school teacher, and John Carl Dinklage, an insurance salesman.
Peter was born with achondroplasia, a genetic condition that
affects bone growth, a person with this form of dwarfism
usually has a normal-sized head and torso but short limbs. He
grew up as the only dwarf in his family.
In fifth grade he got to play the lead in one of his school
dramas, ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’. The play was greeted with a
roaring applause and appreciation from the audience which
boosted his confidence and he continued to participate in the
drama club until he graduated from the Delbarton School in
1987 (nineteen eighty-seven).
3. Dinklage then attended Bennington College, where he studied
for a drama degree. After that he moved to New York City with
his friend, to build a theater company. Failing to pay the rent,
they moved out of their apartment. Dinklage then worked at a
data processing company for 6 years before pursuing a career
as a full-time actor.
4. Peter initially struggled to find work as an actor, partially
because he refused to take the roles typically offered to actors
with his condition, such as "elves or leprechauns". He made his
credited film debut in the low-budget independent comedy-
drama “Living in Oblivion”. In the film, he played an actor who
was frustrated at being offered only clichéd roles because he
happened to be a dwarf.
5. Peter delivered his break-out performance as an actor in the
film ‘The Station Agent’. He received a number of awards for
his role as well as worldwide recognition. The film received a
warm welcome at the Sundance Film Festival. Dinklage's
performance also enthralled critics, with one heralded his work
as "warm, heartbreaking and hilarious."

6. In 2004 (two thousand and four), Dinklage played one of his

dream roles—Shakespeare's Richard III—at the Public Theater.
He also appeared in the London production of Charlie
Kaufman's “Hope Leaves The Theater” with Meryl Streep and
Hope Davis the following year.

7. In 2008, he played the role of a grumpy dwarf named Trumpkin

in the sequel of the popular fantasy film series ‘The Chronicles
of Narnia: Prince Caspian’. Many of the critics condemned him
for playing the very stereotypical role that he has always
boasted of avoiding.

8. Peter's most significant television work, however, came in 2011

(two thousand eleven) with the premiere of Game of Thrones.
In the series based on George R. R. Martin's “A Song of Ice and
Fire” fantasy novels, he plays Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf of noble
birth, who is neither a hero nor a villain . His character, Tyrion
has been called the "most quotable" character and "one of the
most beloved characters" of the series.

9. For his performance, he has gone on to win a Emmy Award for

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and
2015, as well as the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best
Supporting Actor.

10. Dinklage married Erica Schmidt, a theater director. They

have a daughter who was born in 2011.
 11. Dinklage has been a vegetarian since the age of 16. An
advocate for animal rights, he supports Farm Sanctuary and has
served as the spokesperson for the organization's Walk for
Farm Animals. He also narrated the video Face your Food, a film
on behalf of PETA advocating a vegan diet on ethical
grounds. In 2017, Dinklage attended the Women's
March demonstration in Park City, Utah to advocate legislation
and policies regarding human rights and other issues.
12. In terms of his condition, Dinklage has come to accept his
dwarfism, he sometimes found it challenging when growing
up. In 2003, he said that when he was younger he was often
angry and bitter about his condition, but as he got older, he
realized that he "just has to have a sense of humor", to know
"that it's not your problem. It's theirs." When asked in 2012
whether he saw himself as "a spokesman for the rights of little
people", Dinklage responded: "I don't know what I would say.
Everyone's different. Every person my size has a different life, a
different history. Different ways of dealing with it. Just because
I'm seemingly okay with it, I can't preach how to be okay with
it." Dinklage has been viewed as a role model for people
sharing his condition.

I hope you have enjoyed.

Thanks for your attention!