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LOS ANGELES - Gary Oldman was honored for his career on Friday with a handprint and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The backstory:

Born in London on March 21, 1958, Oldman started his career in 1979 with a production of the 1927 farce "Thark." He made his film debut in 1982's "Rembrance" before gaining prominence in 1986 for his portrayal of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious in "Sid and Nancy."

In the 1990s, Oldman portrayed Lee Harvey Oswald in "JFK," Count Dracula in "Bram Stoker's Dracula," and villains in "True Romance," "Murder in the First,""The Fifth Element," "Air Force One" and "Lost in Space."

Oldman received his first Oscar nomination in 2011 for his portrayal of fictional MI6 spy George Smiley in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

He won th

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