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Leonard Whiting. Actor: Romeo and Juliet. Leonard Whiting was born and raised in North London, in the Wood Green area. He is the only son of Arthur Leonard Whiting, who managed a store where exhibition materials were made, and of Peggy Joyce O'Sullivan, who worked in a telephone instrument factory. There are two younger sisters, Linda and Anne.
The British actor and singer, Leonard Whiting, is widely known for his role as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli film version of Romeo and Juliet, a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor.
Feb 10, 2015 · Leonard Whiting, who brought the iconic Shakespeare character to life in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film classic “Romeo and Juliet,” might just be San Francisco's most beguiling Valentine's gift ...
May 25, 2023 · Last December, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who were teenagers when making Franco Zeffirelli’s Oscar-winning film, accused Paramount of sexual exploitation over a nude scene they allege...
Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is a British semi-retired actor and singer best known for his teenage role as Romeo in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet,[2] a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1969.[1]
Jan 4, 2023 · The stars of the Oscar-winning 1968 film Romeo and Juliet are suing Paramount Pictures for sexual abuse over a nude scene they appeared in. Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey were teenagers when...
Jan 4, 2023 · Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey were teenagers when they made the movie. In a new legal case, the English actors, now in their 70s, claim director Franco Zeffirelli encouraged them to do nude...
May 30, 2021 · Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 period romantic tragedy film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. Directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, the film stars Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Olivia Hussey as Juliet.
When Romeo (Leonard Whiting), a handsome young Montague, disregards convention by attending a Capulet ball, he falls in love with the beautiful Juliet (Olivia Hussey), a Capulet.
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Movie Actor. Birthday June 30, 1950. Birth Sign Cancer. Birthplace England. Age 73 years old. About. English actor best known for playing Romeo in the 1968 Franco Zeffirelli film Romeo and Juliet. He also portrayed Victor Frankenstein in NBC's Frankenstein: The True Story.
