Colin Firth was honored with his first Oscar win Sunday night as the widely-acknowledged front runner walked away with the Best Actor statue for his work in The King's Speech. In the movie, Colin played the stammering King George VI, who overcomes his speech impediment to deliver a history speech to his country as they go to war with Germany in World War II.
Did you know that Colin Firth learned to play the euphonium when he was in school?
While in Kings' School in England, he wanted to play the guitar, but the school banned the guitar and saxophone, as they were "not serious instruments," and he was told to play the baritone euphonium instead.
So, I'm not saying that he wouldn't have won the Oscar, but I'm sure it helped!
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