Profile:
Born: September 9 1960 in London. Grew up in Chiswick.
Star sign: Virgo.
Parents: James, a carpet salesman and aspiring artist, and Fynvola, a teacher.
Education: Latymer Upper, Hammersmith. English degree from New College, Oxford University.
Previous jobs: Assistant groundsman at Fulham FC.
Lives: A flat in west London. Co-owns (with Liz Hurley) a pounds 1.7million Los Angeles house which once belonged to screen legend Bette Davis.
Love life: Dated Liz Hurley from 1987 to 2000. Allegedly turned down a date with Madonna.
Trivia: Once played Hamlet in Star Trek uniform at the Edinburgh Festival. Supports Fulham Football Club.
