Uma Thurman and her Father Dr Robert Thurman
Every so often a celeb has a relative who's famous in their own right, and outside of show business. For instance everyone knows about Uma Thurman - you might not know that her father is
Robert Thurman, the renowned Buddhist scholar and former disciple of the Dalai Lama. Here he is delivering a lecture via video.
Dr Thurman is reputed to be something of a 'super genius', and is said to have become totally fluent in Tibetan in under 10 weeks. He received a PhD in Sanskrit from Harvard back in the early 70's. Uma's name is from Sanskrit.
Original Uma
Some interesting Thurman family trivia - Dr Thurman's second wife and mother of Uma - German-Swedish model Nena von Schlebrügge, was briefly married to LSD pioneer Dr Timothy Leary. Small world, eh?
Robert Thurman | The Official Website
www.bobthurmanpodcast.com
Home Page for Robert Thurman
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