Idris Elba's inspiration isn't what you think
Idris is currently enjoying the most successful period of his career and he's enjoying being a single dad
Idris Elba was inspired to become an actor by Spider-Man.
The 39-year-old star - who recently won a Golden Globe award for his performance in TV series 'Luther' - claims he was first inspired to take up the career while he was watching the web-slinging superhero on the big screen.
He said: "When I was still a child. I was raised in Hackney (in East London) and there's a beautiful cinema nearby called the Rio. They used to show kids' matinees and I went with my friends one day when they were showing the TV version of 'Spider-Man'. It was amazing; the entire audience were kids and no one was sitting in their seat, they were climbing all over the place. I remember thinking, 'That's what I want to do. I want to be an actor'."
Idris is currently enjoying the most successful period of his career and he has roles in upcoming movies 'Prometheus', 'Thor 2' and 'Pacific Rim'.
And when he isn't working, he enjoys nothing more than cooking with his 10-year-old daughter Isan and then settling down in front of the TV.
In an interview with Britain's HELLO! magazine, he said: "I like to read, watch movies and cook. Cooking is a big one for me.
"I'm a single father so I spend a lot of time with my daughter, who is 10. She has been introducing me to a whole new world I would otherwise have known nothing about. Right now I'm watching a lot of the Disney Channel with her I love it!"
Onkarabile
Tjo! o kare a ka nyoba nywana ya ka ka ntoto ya hae e kima...........................................................................................
This guy o a go gafisa neh
Idris o hot shem
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phablos
African men are sexy guys, so stop admiring men from America and Britain. lebelela just around the corner.. With a mother from Ghana and a father from Sierra Leone, Good looking man indeed. i was drooling when he played Beyonce's husband on ObsessedReport Abuse
tsayaya
He said: "When I was still a child. I was raised in Hackney (in East London)======================================================================
so he is Xhosa, i always knew that!
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Naked
he is yummy, i agree ladies.phablos - eish on obsessed, yah he is the man
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Raven
i also agree... he is to die for. i mean i will not mind a one nite stand..Report Abuse
WordofGod
i like him, he is very handsome. but thanks, am content with what God has blessed me with...Report Abuse