Does Gary Oldman smoke?: Not Known.Does Gary Oldman drink alcohol?: No (Earlier, he used to drink.).Gary was born in a mediocre family as his father, Leonard Bertram Oldman was a former sailor and welder, and his mother, Kathleen was a homemaker.His father was alcoholic and left his family when he was just seven.At the age of 16, he left his school to work in a sports shop to financially assist his family.Since his childhood, he loved playing piano and singing. His interest got developed in acting the time he saw Malcolm McDowells performance in the movie The Raging Moon.He got such an intense inspiration from Malcolm that he decided to choose acting as his career.During the mid-1970s, he did multitudinous odd jobs to earn his living, viz. porter in an operating theater, selling shoes, beheading pigs in an abattoir, and some working honor on assembly lines. Side by side, he attended the Young Peoples Theater in Greenwich to groom his acting skills.Gary is distinguished with his deep blue eyes, fantabulous acting skills, and his flexible behavior towards his every role.His dedication towards acting made him won a scholarship at Rose Bruford College, from where he graduated with his Bachelors degree in acting.