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Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal as Loki Loki, Thor’s naughty and morally confused brother, has been a fan favorite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With his massive fan base, Disney+ has given Loki his own spinoff series. Tom Hiddleston is best known for playing Loki in Thor, but he is also a talented actor in other roles. A few interesting facts about the actor’s life and career are given below.

In college, Tom Hiddleston was known as “Piddle.”

Tom Hiddleston was raised by his physicist father James Hiddleston, and his casting director mother, Diana Hiddleston. His birthplace was Westminster, London. Hiddleston was born to a family that was scientific however, he had always had an interest in the arts and loved watching his mother perform. Even though he studied acting in Eton College, he was called “Piddle” by his fellow students because of his surname.

Thor star Tom Hiddleston got his start on stage.

Hiddleston was a student at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after being heavily involved in theatre on the college stage. He worked for a long time in theatre before making the move to film and it was there where he was introduced to Thor director Kenneth Branagh. Even though Hiddleston had no prior acting previous experience Branagh cast him in the leading role of the Loki the villain. Loki, which he has been playing for more than 10 years.

Tom Hiddleston’s original intention was to be Thor.

Hiddleston’s breakout role was Thor and he even auditioned for the role. Even though he did screen tests for the part while sporting a wig and muscle-bound physique the director Kenneth Branagh ultimately decided to play Tom Hiddleston as Loki because due to his irresistible sense of humor.

Actor Tom Hiddleston speaks several languages.

Hiddleston is a polyglot multilingual who speaks several languages. In preparation for his part in Kong: Skull Island, He even took classes in Mandarin. Apart from being a talented public speaker, he’s also a gifted singer, and has appeared in a number of productions as well as musicals.

Tom Hiddleston is a supporter of charitable causes.

Hiddleston is well-known for his charitable contributions as well as his acting profession. He is an advocate for the cause of children and has contributed to organizations like WaterAid and The Prince’s Trust, and Great Ormond Street Hospital through his capacity as an ambassador for UNICEF.

Tom Hiddleston enjoys dancing.

His love of dancing is evident in his performances and in particular in High-Rise. For his part in the film, which asked for him to dance a dance routine in a ballroom setting He studied the tango and the waltz.

Tom Hiddleston is one of the most talented actors to ever portray the role of the Bard.

Hiddleston has been in a variety of Shakespearean productions, which shows his extensive theatre experience. He has performed on stage in Othello as Cassio in the play as Cassio, and Henry IV as Prince Hal in the London’s Donmar Warehouse. When Hamlet was staged on the London’s West End stage, he portrayed Prince Fortinbras.

When it comes to performing, Tom Hiddleston doesn’t just fit in front of a camera.

Hiddleston has been a voice actor for several audio books that include The Testament of Loki, where he tells an account of the life of his iconic character, as well as The Night Manager the audiobook adaptation of a novel written by John Le Carre. For play the online game The Avengers, he lent his voice, too.

Multilingual Tom Hiddleston.

Hiddleston is proficient with French and Spanish as well as the language he speaks in his home country of English. He also knows a little some German in addition to Italian. With his fluency both in Spanish and Italian, he was able to make use of it in his character on screen as the character Sir Thomas Sharpe in the 2015 film Crimson Peak. For the stage production of the Ibsen novel Enemy of the People, Hiddleston also sang in German.

The actor Tom Hiddleston is very charitable.

Over the years, Hiddleston has contributed to numerous worthwhile causes. He has been a Unicef UK ambassador, spreading the message of the organisation and soliciting donations for kids in dire need. He also 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 an ambassador of the World Food Programme, where he has pledged to do everything he can to help bring an end to world hunger.

In addition, Tom Hiddleston is a young DJ.

Hiddleston isn’t just interested in acting. He’s also an musician. He’s been the host of DJ at a variety of functions such as the Loki series’s premiere party. Star actor Tom Hiddleston revealed in an interview with Variety that he’s been a DJ for the past decade, and has played at a few nightclubs in London. DJing has been described by him as an “completely different way of expressing yourself” and a form of expression that allows him “creative freedom.”

Tom Hiddleston has become a famous meme.

Fans love Hiddleston so much due to the way he portrays Loki the character that it has been used in countless memes. Based on his famous “I am Loki” speech