Leonard Whiting- Acting on Stage at Age 69
Little did the young English singer and actor Leonard Whiting know that he would one day become a global heartthrob and that too, overnight, all because of his role as Romeo opposite actress Olivia Hussey in the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet. He even bagged a Golden Globe for this movie!
His career started when his dad set him up to perform at a Jewish wedding at age 12, that’s when an agent spotted him and just like that, he became a child performer! By 1970, Leonard had quit movies, moved to London and took to the stage, both acting in and writing plays. But he did re-unite with Olivia Hussey, 46 years later, to star in the 2015 movie Social Suicide.