Gerard Butler arrived in the volcanic Italian island of Ischia on Saturday (July 9) for the Ischia Global Film Fest - which takes place from July 10-17th. Gerry is in town for the Ischia Film Festival, where he was honored with the distinction of Actor of the Year.
He spent time with Pascal Vicedomini, founder of the Ischia Film Festival on July 9, and later went shirtless while spending time on a boat with a mystery girl.
He enjoyed a meal with Leonardo DiCaprio and others later the same day.
On Sunday (July 10), Gerry went for a ride on the water with film director Eli Roth and rocker Sting.
He found time to go sightseeing on Monday (July 11) around town in Ischia, Italy. The same day he received the highest accolade at Ischia Film Festival.
Scottish actor Gerard Butler has received the highest accolade at Ischia Film Festival - the actor of the year award.
He arrived back in NY on Thursday (July 21).
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Born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, Gerard Butler was raised along with his older brother and sister in his hometown of Paisley, Scotland. He also spent some of his youth in Canada. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his siblings were raised primarily by their mother, who later remarried.
film debut was as Billy Connolly's younger brother in "Mrs. Brown (1997)". His film career continued with small roles, first in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and then Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being Attila the Hun in the USA film Attila (2001/I) and Wes Craven's new take on the Dracula legacy - Dracula 2000 (2000).
The role that garnered him most attention from both moviegoers and movie makers alike was that of Andre Marek in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Timeline (2003). He appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera (2004), playing the title character in the successful adaptation of the stage musical. It was a role that brought him much international attention. Other projects include Dear Frankie (2004), The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Beowulf & Grendel (2005).
In 2007 he starred as Spartan King Leonidas in the Warner Bros. production 300 (2006), based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, which brought him into the A-list sphere.
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