Day-Lewis a builder for his kids

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LOS ANGELES: Actor Daniel Day-Lewis kept his work a secret from his children as they grew up and they were convinced he was a builder.

He nominated in the best actor category for the Academy Awards for his portrayal of US President Abraham Lincoln. Day-Lewis even quit acting in the 1990s to become a cobbler, before returning to in Gangs of New York.

He says his acting career was such a mystery to his sons that his second child Ronan presumed he worked in construction. “They didn’t even know what I was doing until a couple of years ago. In fact, my 14-year-old boy was

asked what I did and he said, ‘I think he’s in construction’,” dailymirror.co.uk quoted him as saying.