Anthony Hopkins | British/American

Anthony Hopkins is an actor who has been gracing our screens with his impressive performances. He is Welsh by birth and was knighted in the United Kingdom. In 1949, to instill discipline, his parents insisted he attend Jones’ West Monmouth Boys’ School in Pontypool. He remained there for five terms and was then educated at Cowbridge Grammar School in the Vale of Glamorgan. In 2002 interview he stated, ‘ I was a poor learner, which left me open to ridicule and gave me an inferiority complex. I grew up absolutely convinced I was stupid.

However, he moved to California during the 90s and liked his stay there. In 2000, he received his American citizenship. Getting this citizenship almost cost him his title as “Sir” because of the renouncing clause in the US pledge of allegiance. He overcame this though and ended up with both the US citizenship and his knighthood. He said in one interview that his choice to become an American citizen was a “decision of the heart” because he found that the country was generous to him. Now he has investments and properties in both countries.