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 Del Toro, Benicio
Puerto Rico. Del Toro was born on February 19th, 1967.
| Del Toro gained mainstream public attention from which movie, where he played a conflicted, 'good cop'? | Benecio Del Toro
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'Traffic'. Del Toro won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Javier Rodriguez Rodriguez.
| Which movie was Del Toro's first in becoming the leading man role? | Benecio Del Toro
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'Excess Baggage'. Del Toro also starred with Alicia Silverstone, whom handpicked Del Toro for the role of Vincent Roche.
'License to Kill'. Del Toro was 21 years old, who at the time was the youngest actor portray a Bond villain.
true. Del Toro played the Latino baseball star, Juan Primo in 'The Fan', with Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes.
| How much weight did Del Toro gain to play the role of Oscar Acosta in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'? | Benecio Del Toro
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| Del Toro also appeared in a movie with Pee-Wee Herman. What was the movie? | Benecio Del Toro
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'Big Top Pee-Wee'. Del Toro's first role was Duke the Dog-Faced Boy.
| Prior to attending acting school, Del Toro studied business at which San Diego area college? | Benecio Del Toro
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University of California, San Diego. After taking a class in acting at UCSD, it renewed an acting bug. Subsequently, Del Toro dropped out and began studying with acting teacher Stella Adler in Los Angeles and at the Circle in the Square Acting School in New York City.
| What popular 8os show did Del Toro make an appearence on for an episode? | Benecio Del Toro
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| Del Toro appeared in 'Traffic' in 2000. Which other movie(s) in 2000 did Del Toro make an appearence? | Benecio Del Toro
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All of these ('The Way of the Gun', 'Snatch', 'The Pledge').
Pisces. Benicio was born on February 19, 1967, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Some say he may be an Aquarius, but according to my searches, a major part suggests the astrological sign for Feb. 19th is Pisces. :)
13 years old. His father remarried when he was 11 years old. He said, "Since I didn't get along with his second wife, my father allowed me to come to the United States to study. That's how I arrived here, at the age of 13." ('Miami Herald', October 1997)
| Benicio wears a special ring on his right hand. Is the center of it made of stone? | Benicio Del Toro
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No. In the April 2001 issue of 'Talk', the interviewer asked Benicio to tell them about the ring on his right hand. He says, "It's my lucky ring." They then ask, "What's the stone?" Benicio replies, "It's made of wood." They ask who gave it to him and he says, "I got it in Arizona. What I like is that I can knock on wood anytime. Do you know what I'm saying? I don't need wood to knock on wood, because I've got the wood."
| What is the name of the 1995 film Benicio wrote, produced and directed? | Benicio Del Toro
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Submission. Starring Matthew McConaughey and Valeria Golino, this film-short was just 17 minutes long and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
Yes. His father's name is Gustavo Del Toro and his mother's name is Fausta Sanchez-Del Toro. She died from hepatitis when he was only 9 years old. His older brother, Gustavo, is a physician and lives in New York. You can read more in his autobiographical essay he wrote for 'The Miami Herald' (October 10, 1997).
| What number was Benicio ranked in E!'s '25 Sexiest Men in Entertainment 2001'? | Benicio Del Toro
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4th. Brad Pitt ranked 3rd. Johnny Depp ranked 2nd and George Clooney topped it off at 1st. Benicio was also named as one of 'People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People' in 2001.
| Who told Benicio, ""When you're in a scene and you don't know what you're gonna do, don't do anything"? | Benicio Del Toro
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Christopher Walken . He has said this is the best advice he's ever been given about acting.
| When asked the final question of 'The Bernard Pivot Questionnaire', ("If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?"), what was Benicio's reply? | Benicio Del Toro
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"Here's the key. Come and go as you please!". Benicio appeared on the June 30, 2002 episode of "Inside the Actor's Studio".
| In what year did 'GQ' (UK), name Benicio the 'International Man of the Year'? | Benicio Del Toro
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2001. On September 5, 2001, Benicio was named 'International Man of the Year' at the 'GQ' Magazine Men of the Year Awards in London. Could you blame them? He won so many awards that year including an Oscar, (Best Supporting Actor), a Golden Globe, (Best Supporting Actor), and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award, (Favortie Supporting Actor).
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