Benicio Del Toro

Biography

Born 02/19/1967

Tall, dark and photogenic, Benicio Del Toro spent several years in less than memorable supporting roles before his breakthrough as the mumbling Fred Fenster, the most erratic of the conspirators, in Bryan Singer's "The Usual Suspects" (1995). After that award-winning turn, the actor seemed on his...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Leading Actor
  • In 2004, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • In 2004, received Independent Spirit Award for Special Distinction

Highlights

  • In 2008, Portrayed the title character in Steven Soderbergh's two part biopic, "Che," about the life of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto Guevara
  • In 2007, Co-starred with Halle Berry in "Things We Lost in the Fire"
  • In 2005, Cast as Jackie Boy, a dirty cop with a penchant for violence in "Sin City" an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novels; co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez

Family & Companions

  • Sara Foster: Companion (Reportedly dated; no longer together )
  • Alicia Silverstone: reportedly dated around time of filming "Excess Baggage" (1997)
  • Chiara Mastroianni: met in Cannes in 1998; no longer together

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