musings about the actor and the characters he brings to life
It started with a tweet.
And now that Damian has tweeted about Diego Maradona, too…
It was an unbelievable day. Old Trafford 2006. Playing opposite the great man in midfield @socceraid rip diego. pic.twitter.com/6lsRa1IBZz
— Damian Lewis (@lewis_damian) November 29, 2020
…I’m so inspired to bring a few of my favorite things together: Damian Lewis, Football, and Diego Maradona. Continue reading “Damian Lewis, Football and Diego Maradona: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things”
This is how Damian promptly responded to a lady who asked him at The Goat stage door back in May 2017 about what he would be doing between The Goat and Billions, whose shoot would not start until September. And that was his first full summer with family since Damian constantly worked summers between 2011 while he was shooting Homeland to 2016 when they started shooting Billions shoot in July.
And he was probably pleased with the results that this is the fourth summer in a row Damian has spent with family but also the first he spent mostly at home, like the rest of us, due to Covid-19 pandemic. Damian was filming Billions in New York when the pandemic arrived in the US. As they took a break from filming mid-March, he came back home, and has had a spring and summer bookended by two important Covid-19 activities. Continue reading “From Charity to Sports to Theatre: We Know What Damian Lewis Did During The Covid-19 Lockdown! *UPDATED*”
Well, boys and girls, some of us have been waiting for this for thirty years.
Yes – THIRTY YEARS!
And, after three long decades, Liverpool has once again won the English Premier League Title! I understand that while it may not be the event of the year for many of you, I am not uncertain it is a huge highlight for the man to whom this blog is dedicated 😀
30 years of hurt over. Tears of joy.#YNWA @LFC Thank you Chelsea for making Man City “slip up”……
— Damian Lewis (@lewis_damian) June 26, 2020
In celebration of Liverpool becoming the English Premiere League Champions, our Throwback Thursday today takes us to Will, a football movie Damian made in 2011, that is about Liverpool playing in the 2005 Champions League Final Match in Istanbul, Turkey, yes, my native country! As the great Charlie Crews would say “everything is connected” 😀
Have you seen Will yet? Continue reading “Throwback Thursday to Damian Lewis in Will – A Liverpool Movie”
When asked about what he watches on TV at Times Talks London back in 2014, Damian first talks about the usual suspects including Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Game of Thrones and then adds that on top of his recording list is ALWAYS Match of the Day. And many thanks go to Bookworm for reminding me of a Homeland Fun Fact about Match of the Day! Remember the scene in Homeland Pilot where Carrie notices Brody’s almost jazz-like finger tapping…
source: Showtime…it turns out Damian is finger tapping to Match of the Day tune there. You can hear the story from the man himself on the Commentary for the Pilot on Homeland Season 1 DVD and even hear Damian humming the tune for Claire!
So, yes, Damian Lewis LOVES his footie! Continue reading “Top Damian Lewis Moments 2019: Liverpool Wins the UEFA Champions League!”
Happy Labor Day! I am hoping most of you have had the chance to make that last beach trip before the summer ends while I have been sitting at my desk writing about Damian’s summer, the third in a row he has enjoyed fully!
Damian constantly worked all summers between 2011 while he was shooting Homeland to 2016 when they were starting the Billions shoot in summer. So, when asked by a fan at The Goat stage door back in May 2017 about what he would be doing between The Goat and Billions, whose shoot would not start until September, he responded promptly:
Continue reading “From Festivals to Sports to Theatre: We Know What Damian Lewis Did This Summer!”