Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor and film producer. As of November 2009, he is one of 25 people to have won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. As well as being nominated for 4 Academy Awards (winning 1) and 5 BAFTA Awards (winning 3) he has also won 2 Golden Globe, and 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush was born in Toowoomba, Australia, the son of Merle (née Kiehne), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force.[1][2] His parents divorced when he was five and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban Brisbane.[3] Before he began his acting career, Rush attended Everton Park State High School. He also has an arts degree from the University of Queensland.[4] While at university, he was talent-spotted by Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) in Brisbane. Rush began his career in with QTC in 1971, appearing in 17 productions.