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Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Del Toro is a Puerto Rican born American actor and film producer who rode into the hearts of his fans with his portrayal of the Mexican cop Javier Rodríguez in ‘Traffic’ that won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Before entering mainstream cinema, he was a television actor playing the roles of small-time villains in T.V serials. As a teenager, he was influenced by his lawyer father to study business at the University of California. He, once, took a class in acting by chance and got hooked to it. He dropped out of his business course without telling his father and began studying acting at the Circle in the Square Professional Theatre School, New York. He began working as a T.V actor gradually moving in to films. As a 21 year old, he played one of the henchmen in the James Bond movie ‘Licence to Kill’, becoming the youngest ever actor to be cast as a Bond henchman. He got a big breakthrough in ‘The Usual Suspects’ and his portrayal of the wisecracking Fred Fenster cemented his reputation as a character actor. His role as the former convict, Jack Jordon, in the drama film ‘21 Grams’ was much appreciated by fans and critics alike and earned him many awards and nominations.
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Born
February 16, 1967
Birth Place
San German, Puerto Rico
Nationality
Puerto Rican
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Also Known As
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez
Famous As
Actor
Height
6'2" (188 cm)
Education
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro Mercersburg Academy University of California of San Diego Circle in the Square Theatre School of New York City
Spouse(s)
Kimberly Stewart
Siblings
Gustavo del Toro
Children
Delilah Genoveva Stewart del Toro
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Benicio Del Toro Pays Tribute To His ‘The Way Of The Gun’ Co-Star James Caan: “I Call Him The Dream”

Benicio del Toro paid tribute to James Caan at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday. “I call him The Dream,” he said of his The Way of the Gun co-star, who died this week at age 82. “When I met him, I walked up to him and I said ‘Mr Caan, it’s an honor to be here working with you.’ He said, ‘You can call me The Dream.’ And I said ‘Why?’ ‘Cos it’s a dream to work with me.’”
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Benicio del Toro on Method Acting: I Will Do Anything for a Role Other Than ‘Kill You’

Go ahead, we dare you to make a “Sudden Move” against Benicio Del Toro. The Oscar winner doesn’t shy away from doing the extreme onscreen, with Del Toro seeming to weigh in on the recent method acting debate. During an interview with Variety, the “French Dispatch” star revealed there is nothing he wouldn’t do for a role, albeit with one exception: “I will not kill you,” Del Toro joked. “I promise.”
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FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2022 Honours Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro

KARLOVY VARY: Geoffrey Rush will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, while Benicio Del Toro will be presented with the Festival President's Award at the 56th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which will take place 1-9 July 2022. Both actors will receive...
Variety

Geoffrey Rush, Benicio Del Toro to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Click here to read the full article. Oscar-winning actors Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro will be feted at the 56th edition of the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, which will run July 1-9. The actors will receive their awards at the festival’s closing ceremony. The Czech event has also revealed its juries. “We are honored and delighted that two extraordinary actors we have been deeply admiring for many years accepted our invitation to come to Karlovy Vary,” said KVIFF’s president Jiří Bartoška. Rush will receive the festival’s Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema, and his films “The King’s...
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Karlovy Vary To Fete Geoffrey Rush, Benicio Del Toro

Click here to read the full article. Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro will be honored with career awards at the 56th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), running July 1-9 against the backdrop of the picturesque Czech Republic spa town. Australian actor Rush will receive the festival’s Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema. The King’s Speech, for which Rush won a BAFTA and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe, Quills and Shine will screen in the festival as part of the homage to the actor. Del Toro will be honored with the KVIFF President’s Award,...
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Geoffrey Rush, Benicio del Toro to receive special honours at Karlovy Vary

Oscar-winning actors Geoffrey Rush and Benicio del Toro will receive special honours at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), which runs from July 1-9. Rush will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, an award previously given to talents including John Travolta, Ken...
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From Natalie Portman to Benicio del Toro: MCU Actors Who Have Won Oscars

The MCU is everywhere these days. Since 2008 with the debut of Iron Man, Marvel has dropped multiple projects per year creating an entire universe. With a mixture of films and limited series', the MCU has begun attracting actors and directors of the highest caliber. There is no stigma attached to superhero movies anymore, they are mainstream and they are here to stay.