Peter O’Toole retires with ‘dry-eyed farewell’
LOS ANGELES — Peter O’Toole is retiring from show business, saying he no longer has the heart for it and that it’s time to “chuck in the sponge.”
O’Toole, who turns 80 on Aug. 2, said in a statement Tuesday that his career onstage and screen fulfilled him emotionally and financially and put him in the company of fine people.
But the eight-time Oscar nominee says the time is right to quit and that he’s bidding the actor’s life a dry-eyed farewell.
O’Toole shot to screen stardom 50 years ago in the title role of “Lawrence of Arabia,” which brought him his first Oscar nomination. Among actors, he holds the record for Oscar futility, never winning on any of his eight nominations.
He received an honorary Oscar in 2003, though.
Actor Peter OToole received his first Oscar nomination for his title role in the film Lawrence of Arabia.
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Peter OToole in a scene from How to Steal a Million Dollars and Live Happily Ever After.
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