Benicio Del Toro Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sanchez
Date of birth:
February 19. 1967
Place of birth:
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Astrology Sign:
Pisces
Height:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Hair color:
Dark Brown
Fathers name:
Gustavo Adolfo Del Toro Bermudez
Mothers name:
Fausta Sanchez Rivera (d. 1975)
Tags:
Recent Gossips (5)
Stars from the UK and beyond hit the red carpet in LA last night for t... (more...)
(2 weeks ago)
Here’s the newest poster for the upcoming film Wolfman starring... (more...)
(2 weeks ago)
Finally the high quality Avatar video trailer has hit the Internet. W... (more...)
(3 weeks, 1 day ago)
Anthony Hopkins stars alongside Benicio Del Toro in a new movie comin... (more...)
(1 month(s) ago)
Here’s the newest trailer for the upcoming horror remake The Wo... (more...)
(1 month(s) ago)
Pictures
Biography
Benicio Del Toro is a Puerto Rican film actor. He has appeared in numerous action roles as well as "The Usual Suspects" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". He has won the Academy Award and Golden Globe.
Benicio Del Toro was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico on February 19th, 1967. He grew up there, but later moved with his family to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, where he went to high school. He didn't consider acting as a career until college at the University of California in San Diego, when he tried a drama course and was inspired to start studying acting full time at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York and with various Los Angeles acting teachers. He kept his ambitions quiet until he began to find work.
Throughout the eighties, Benicio Del Toro started to find television roles. He was mostly cast as thuggish villains. He also found occasional similar film roles. In "License to Kill", Benicio Del Toro became the youngest Bond villain ever cast. More movie roles came Benicio Del Toro's way during the early nineties, including "Money for Nothing", "Swimming with Sharks", "China Moon" and "Fearless". Benicio Del Toro's first breakthrough performance was as Fred Fenster in "The Usual Suspects", for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. His next high profile role was Doctor Gonzo in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", where he played alongside Johnny Depp. While many panned the film at the time of its release, it has been seen in a better light in years since and has become a cult classic.
Benicio Del Toro has continued to appear in numerous film roles that have tended to be critically well received and have gradually increased his visibility. "Traffic" was the most noteworthy of these, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars as well as a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also recently appeared in "Snatch", "The Pledge", "21 Grams", and "Sin City". As of 2007 his career is thriving and he continues to appear regularly in film.
Benicio Del Toro was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico on February 19th, 1967. He grew up there, but later moved with his family to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, where he went to high school. He didn't consider acting as a career until college at the University of California in San Diego, when he tried a drama course and was inspired to start studying acting full time at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York and with various Los Angeles acting teachers. He kept his ambitions quiet until he began to find work.
Throughout the eighties, Benicio Del Toro started to find television roles. He was mostly cast as thuggish villains. He also found occasional similar film roles. In "License to Kill", Benicio Del Toro became the youngest Bond villain ever cast. More movie roles came Benicio Del Toro's way during the early nineties, including "Money for Nothing", "Swimming with Sharks", "China Moon" and "Fearless". Benicio Del Toro's first breakthrough performance was as Fred Fenster in "The Usual Suspects", for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. His next high profile role was Doctor Gonzo in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", where he played alongside Johnny Depp. While many panned the film at the time of its release, it has been seen in a better light in years since and has become a cult classic.
Benicio Del Toro has continued to appear in numerous film roles that have tended to be critically well received and have gradually increased his visibility. "Traffic" was the most noteworthy of these, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars as well as a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also recently appeared in "Snatch", "The Pledge", "21 Grams", and "Sin City". As of 2007 his career is thriving and he continues to appear regularly in film.