[33], In 2003, Benicio del Toro became the spokesman of the educational campaign "Yo Limpio a Puerto Rico", an environmental organization founded in 1997 by Ignacio Barsottelli, whose mission is to educate and mobilize Puerto Ricans in favor of recycling and the protection of the environment. Del Toro's mother died when he was 9 years old, and his family moved to a … Del Toro played The Collector in a mid-credits scene of Marvel Studios' superhero film Thor: The Dark World (2013) and later reprised his role in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)[24] and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). A favorite of film buffs, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest Mexican cop in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000). How often do the SAG Awards go 4/4 with the Oscars? 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This led to stronger roles in independent and major studio films, including playing Gaspare in Abel Ferrara's The Funeral (1996) and winning a second consecutive Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work as Benny Dalmau in Basquiat (1996), directed by his friend, artist Julian Schnabel. [15] Success in an elective drama course encouraged him to drop out of college and study with noted acting teachers Stella Adler and Arthur Mendoza, in Los Angeles, as well as at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City.[15]. 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Benicio del Toro is not associated in any way with this site. [27] In 2017, he played DJ in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Starring: Stephen Baldwin , Benicio Del Toro , Gabriel Byrne , et al. This has led many fans to wonder who will accompany him … Benicio del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor and producer who has actively worked in the industry since 1987. Del Toro is also the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar, after Jose Ferrer and Rita Moreno. Page", "Benicio Del Toro gana premio a mejor actor en Cannes", "Penn Surprised over Toro's Absence from Nominations List", "Benicio Del Toro Named Face of 2011 Campari Calendar", "Guests in frenzy for the Puerto Rican actor, star of the Campari Calendar 2011", "Benicio Del Toro Takes Lead Role In Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy, "Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Actor Roundtable With Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo and More - Actor Oscar Roundtable", "Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo and Four More A-List Actors on Hollywood Racism, Aging and … Peeing in Sinks? ", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSpdcbhjXJU, "Star Wars Episode 8's Villain to Be Played by Benicio Del Toro", "Kimberly Stewart Gives Birth to Baby Girl! [15] The role won him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and established him as a character actor. Film roles followed, beginning with his debut in Big Top Pee-wee (1988) and as Dario in the James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989),[15] in which 21-year-old del Toro held the distinction of being the youngest actor ever to play a Bond henchman. Benicio del Toro would rather settle differences by talking things out reasonably and rationally, but he tends to ignore or poke fun at any attempt to probe his own or others' inner depths. [3], In March 2012, he was granted an honorary degree by the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico for his impact on the cinema enterprise, during the celebration of the institution's centenary. Benicio Del Toro is the cursed young gentleman who transforms into a bloodthirsty werewolf by the full moon in this scary remake. Del Toro continued to appear in film including The Indian Runner (1991), China Moon (1994), Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), Money for Nothing (1993), Fearless (1993) and Swimming with Sharks (1994). He spent his adolescence and attended high school there. He is also known for his breakout role as the eccentric, unintelligible crook Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects (1995), which won him his first Independent Spirit Award; Benny Dalmau in Basquiat (1996), which won him a second consecutive Independent Spirit Award; Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); gambling addict Franky Four Fingers in Snatch (2000); the predatory, unhinged antagonist Jackie Boy in Sin City (2005); revolutionary Che Guevara in Che (2008), a performance which earned him the Best Actor Award both at the Cannes Film Festival, and at the Goya Awards; and as Alejandro, a mysterious, ruthless agent out to bring down a drug cartel in Sicario (2015), for which del Toro won several awards, including the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for a third BAFTA Award. During his acceptance speech for the Best Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Penn expressed his dismay stating, "The fact that there aren't crowns on Soderbergh's and del Toro's heads right now, I don't understand... that is such a sensational movie, Che. Do you want Benicio to. [8][9] Del Toro is related to Puerto Rican basketball player Carlos Arroyo. A few months later, he stood out among a first-rate ensemble cast in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic, a complex dissection of the North American drug wars. "[19] For the final portions of the film (shown here), del Toro shed 35 pounds to show how ill Guevara had become near the end of his life in the jungles of Bolivia. Prime Video $0.00 with a Prime membership. Hi other roles include portrayals of the Collector in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, drug lord Pablo Escobar in Escobar: Paradise Lost, Lawrence Talbot in the 2010 remake of The Wolfman, and the codebreaker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. He subsequently starred opposite Alicia Silverstone in Excess Baggage (1997), which Silverstone produced. Benicio del Toro is not married, but he does have a child with former girlfriend Kimberly Stewart. 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