Elizabeth Taylor Made Hugh Grant Wealthy

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Hugh Grant was drunk when he bought a painting of Elizabeth Taylor which made him $17.9 million.

The Did You Hear About the Morgans? star purchased the Andy Warhol painting in 2001 for $3.2 million and was praised for his knowledge of the art world when he sold it for $21.2 million in 2007.

But Hugh, 49, has confessed he ordered a member of his staff to bid for the painting at a New York auction during two-days of drinking.

“To my horror, she did, and even worse, got it. It all began with drink. I’d been having a drunken dinner with my father the night before, and I said, ‘We ought to go see my brother Jamie. You know, the Concorde’s amazing,’” he told the Daily Mail. “‘And he said, ‘I hear it is.’ So I bought him a Concorde ticket and we went. We had lunch, drank a lot of beer. And I was thinking about some stuff in the Sotheby’s auction and I saw the Liz Taylor. I slightly regret selling it now, even though it made me rich.”

The pop art painting was one of several portraits Warhol created at the height of his fame and creative output in the 60s.

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Hugh Grant Gets Around

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English actor Hugh Grant flies from New York to England just to play golf. The Notting Hill star is obsessed with the game and travels thousands of miles to play 18 holes.

Speaking at the launch of his father James Grant’s watercolor exhibition at a Southampton gallery, the 48-year-old actor said, “I come out here to play golf, since I’m a golf fanatic.”

Hugh also took time to praise his 81-year-old father’s artistic skills: “I’m so proud of my dad—he’s been painting all my life. My dad, who lives in London and is originally from Scotland, follows the tradition of Scottish colorists and I really love his colors in these nature scenes.”

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Who Is Hugh Grant’s Perfect Match?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies,

Although many have wondered when George Clooney would finally settle down, there’s another charming actor out there who has somehow sidestepped the altar: Hugh Grant.

Even though Grant has the ability to woo his many film partners (in addition to the females watching him in the theater), the bachelor has not yet found a lady who can keep him tied down.

Not surprisingly, those around Hugh have their own matchmaking opinions…and that includes his ex-girlfriend, Elizabeth Hurley. Hurley, who once dated the Brit for a whopping 13 years, says there was a former leading lady who she believes Grant could have had a good thing with.

So who did the Austin Powers star name? Was it Julia Roberts (Notting Hill), Rachel Weisz (About a Boy), Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) or Drew Barrymore (Music and Lyrics)?

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