Peter O’toole: Hellraiser, Sexual Outlaw, Irish Rebel

Born to a vagabond bookie working the U.K’s racetracks, Peter O’Toole became "the most notorious sailor in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy" and then worked as a street vendor, a paparazzo, a newsman and a steeplejack before drifting into the London theatre. After his spectacular success in Lawrence of Arabia, he announced, "I’ve arrived! Ignore me at your peril!" He was nominated for seven Oscars before emerging as the Crown Prince of the British Theatre. Original.