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Date of Birth:
17 January, 1969
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Place of Birth: London, England
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Biography:
Naveen William Sidney Andrews is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated British Indian actor. He is known for his roles in The English Patient , Grindhouse and the television series Lost.
Andrews was born in London, England to Nirmala, a psychologist, and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants from Kerala, India. He was raised in Wandsworth, South London (beside the River Thames) and had what he has described as a "very repressive" upbringing. Andrews was raised in the Methodist denomination. At the age of 16, whilst at Emanuel School, he fell in love with his mathematics teacher, Geraldine Feakins with whom he had a son, Jaisal, born in 1992. Andrews was quoted in an interview later on saying that " father would call a prostitute" about being famous at his school "for going out with a maths teacher".
Please help by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (May 2007) Andrews went on and auditioned for drama school. He was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis. His studies paid off when he won a role in Hanif Kureshi's film, London Kills Me (1991). He is best known for his role as Kip in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the popular television series Lost (2004). In 2006, he was voted one of People magazine's World's Most Beautiful People.
Andrews is in a relationship with actress Barbara Hershey and they live in Los Angeles. The couple separated briefly in 2005 and, during that time, Andrews had a son with another woman. He and Hershey later reconciled. In July 2006, Andrews was photographed kissing an unknown woman on Manhattan Beach, but his representative said that he and Hershey are still together Andrews has spoken about his alcoholism and his two-year addiction to heroin in the mid-90s.. Andrews also plays guitar and sings.
