8 Facts About Kenneth Branagh's Life and Family

1. #001

   Kenneth Branagh has been a fan of Thor since childhood. When Marvel Studios chose him to direct the film adaptation, they sent him the entire run of the Marvel Thor comic book series as reference material for the character.

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2. #002

   Branagh grew up in poverty in Belfast, in the shadow of a tobacco factory. He was only nine years old when he left Belfast with his family and moved to England.

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3. #025

   Kenneth Branagh has no children from either of his marriages.

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4. #026

   In 1990, Kenneth Branagh received an honorary doctorate in Literature from Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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5. #045

   Although Kenneth Branagh played Cherie Lunghi's son in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), in real life he is only eight years younger than her.

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6. #054

   Kenneth Branagh is the former son-in-law of Phyllida Law and Eric Thompson.

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7. #059

   Kenneth Branagh received an honorary doctorate from the University of Belfast.

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8. #061

   Kenneth Branagh is the middle sibling of William Branagh Jr. and Joyce Branagh.

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