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Sir Michael John Gambon (October 19, 1940 – September 27, 2023) was an Irish-English actor. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Over his six-decade-long career, he received three Olivier Awards and four BAFTA TV Awards. In 1998, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and Coriolanus. Gambon was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards, winning three times for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). In 1997, Gambon made his Broadway debut in David Hare's Skylight, earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. Gambon made his film debut in Othello (1965). His other notable films include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Wings of the Dove (1997), The Insider (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Amazing Grace (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). Gambon also appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Gambon gained wider recognition through his role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series from 2004 to 2011, replacing Richard Harris following his death in 2002. For his work on television, he received four BAFTA Awards for The Singing Detective (1986), Wives and Daughters (1999), Longitude (2000), and Perfect Strangers (2001). He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Path to War (2002) and Emma (2009). Gambon's other notable projects include Cranford (2007) and The Casual Vacancy (2015). In 2017, he received the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, he was listed at No. 27 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Hal Jordan is a pilot at Ferris Airlines with a huge ego. He is in a romantic relationship with the CEO’s daughter, Carol. One day a green alien ship crashes in front of his plane. Inside he finds an alien telling him that he has now joined the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peace-keeping force. Hal is transported to the planet Oa, where he is trained to create constructs through his own willpower using his rechargeable ring. The crashed alien was Abin Sur, and he was attacked by an alien force feeding off of fear known as Parallax. Sur did a lot of damage to Parallax, and the beast crashed on Earth. Meanwhile, scientist Hector Hammond has found the creature, and is experimenting on it, when he cuts himself, letting some of the creature sleep into his skin. After his reluctant training, Hal fights Hammond who is possessed by Parallax, and he has finally mastered the ring. He kills Parallax and sends Hammond to SuperMax super prison. He kisses Carol goodbye, promising to come back soon, and joins the Green Lantern Corps.
