Long live Sherlock, long live Benedict!
The world has bowed in gratitude over and over again at the thought of Benedict Cumberbatch’s existence. As the actor turned 39 yesterday, here is listing 25 qualities which left us ‘Benedict Cumberbatch’ locked :
1. His eyes – The colour of his eyes is a mixture of blue, green and gold due to a condition called heterochromia which means his eyes are different colours.
2. Not many know this, but he taught English in a Tibetan monastery.
3. He got amazing GCSE results.
4. He is the only actor apart from Jonny Lee Miller to ever jointly win the Olivier Best Actor award after they rotated the characters of Dr Frankenstein and the creature in a 2011 stage production of Frankenstein.
5. He is really good at singing and would one day want to star in a musical.
6. He has drawn self-portraits and donated to charity, not once but twice.
7. He is pretty adventurous too. He has tried skydiving, skiing, high-speed motor cycling and scuba diving.
8. He is always impeccably dressed. Always. He can carry his hats and overcoats or his casual look with the same perfection and is never under dressed.
9. He is pretty good at chopping onions. Oh yes!
10. He is well aware of all the happenings across the globe.
11. He is a big travel enthusiast and is always up for a getaway.
12. He cares about political issues
13. His baritone, rasp and sultriness in his voice is something to die for.
14. He is awesome at mimicry and impersonations particularly that of, Alan Rick man.
15. Versatility of roles- From a suave Mr Darcy , an artistic Vincent Van Gogh to a monster in Frankenstein- he can play any kind of role with utmost perfection.
16. He learnt to play violin in a week for Sherlock.
17. His smile and that wink of his. OMG. It kills.
18. When he talked his way out of gunpoint in America. In a totally Sherlock way.
19. He’s all for women’s rights. “ Not cumberbitches, but cumberpeople “, he said while referring to his female fans.
20. His presence on Reddit.
21. He critiques his own memes. That’s what we call being a sport.
22. His way of dealing with the Paparazzi. He reminded the media of their responsibility with “Go photograph Egypt. And show the world something important” even if meant diverting attention from him.
23. His name – Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumber batch is the most British name ever with its own attractiveness.
24. He is the epitome of humility, honesty and integrity.
25. He becomes his characters much like Stanislavsky’s method of acting and leaves an indelible imprint on you.
