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Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal as Loki Loki, Thor’s naughty and morally ambiguous brother, has earned him the respect of fans in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With his massive fan base, Disney+ has given Loki his own spinoff show. Tom Hiddleston is best known for his performance as Loki in Thor, but he has other talents as well. A few interesting tidbits about the actor’s life as well as his career are given below.
In college, Tom Hiddleston was known as “Piddle.”
Tom Hiddleston was raised by his father who was a physicist, James Hiddleston, and his casting director mother, Diana Hiddleston. The family was based in Westminster, London. Hiddleston came from a family of scientists, but he always had an desire to be involved in the arts, and enjoyed watching his mother perform. While he was a student at Eton College, he was given the nickname “Piddle” by his fellow students due to his surname.
Thor Star Tom Hiddleston got his start on stage.
Hiddleston was a student at his time at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after becoming very involved in theatre on the college level. He spent a lengthy period in the theatre before taking the switch to film and it was here where he met Thor director Kenneth Branagh. While Hiddleston had no prior acting previous experience Branagh chose him to play his role as the main character of the villain Loki that he’s kept for more than 10 years.
Tom Hiddleston’s original intention was to play Thor.
Hiddleston’s first big role was Thor in the movie, however, he actually auditioned for the role. However, despite completing a screen test for the part while sporting muscles-bound muscles and a wig and a tense body, director Kenneth Branagh ultimately decided to choose Tom Hiddleston as Loki because of his wacky comedy.
The character actor Tom Hiddleston speaks several languages.
Hiddleston is a multilingual polyglot who speaks several languages. In preparation for his role as a character in Kong: Skull Island, the actor even took classes in Mandarin. Alongside being a great public speaker, he’s also a talented performer, appearing in several productions as well as musicals.
Tom Hiddleston is a supporter of philanthropic causes.
Hiddleston is famous for his charitable work along with his acting profession. He is an advocate for the cause of children and has contributed to organisations like WaterAid and The Prince’s Trust, and Great Ormond Street Hospital through his capacity as an ambassador for UNICEF.
Tom Hiddleston enjoys dancing.
The love for dance of Hiddleston is evident in his performances, particularly in High-Rise. To play the role in the film, which asked for him to do the dance routine in a ballroom setting He studied the tango and the waltz.
Tom Hiddleston is one of the most modern actors to ever portray the role of the Bard.
Hiddleston has been in a number of Shakespearean plays, demonstrating his vast experience in the theatre. He has performed on stage on stage in Othello acting as Cassio as Cassio and Henry IV as Prince Hal in London’s Donmar Warehouse. When Hamlet was staged by the London’s West End stage, he played the role of Prince Fortinbras.
When it is acting, Tom Hiddleston doesn’t just have a place in front of the camera.
Hiddleston has provided his voice for several audio books such as The Testament of Loki, where he is the voice of Loki, telling stories of his iconic character, as well as The Night Manager The Night Manager, an audio book that is a reworking of an original novel written by John Le Carre. In The video game The Avengers, he lent his voice too.
Multilingual Tom Hiddleston.
Hiddleston is fluent speaking French and Spanish in addition to his native English. He also knows a little more German along with Italian. With his fluency both in Spanish and Italian which he could to make use of it in his role on screen as the character Sir Thomas Sharpe in the 2015 film Crimson Peak. In the stage production for the Ibsen novel Enemy of the People, Hiddleston also sang in German.
It is said that actor Tom Hiddleston is very charitable.
Over the many years, Hiddleston has contributed to many worthy causes. He has served as an Unicef UK ambassador, spreading the message of the organisation and soliciting donations in order to assist children in need. He also has visited refugee camps and helped bring attention to the plight of Syrian refugees through his work as a volunteer for The International Medical Corps. In addition, he’s been a spokesperson to the World Food Programme, where he has pledged to do whatever he can to bring an end the hunger that exists in the world.
Additionally, Tom Hiddleston is a promising DJ.
Hiddleston isn’t only interested acting. He’s also a musician. He’s been the host of DJ at a variety of events which include the Loki series’s premier celebration. Star actor Tom Hiddleston revealed in an interview with Variety that he’s been a DJ for the past decade and has performed at several bars in London. He has described DJing as an “completely different way of expressing yourself” as well as a medium that offers the artist “creative freedom.”
Tom Hiddleston has become a popular meme.
The fans love Hiddleston so much due to the way he portrays Loki and his character, that it’s been featured in countless memes. Based on his famous “I am Loki” speech