Benicio Del Toro

Did You Know?

• Benicio moved from Puerto Rico to Pennsylvania when he was 13 years old.
• He attended the University of California at San Diego, first to study business but then had a change of heart and decided to follow the drama path.
• One of Benicio's first television appearances was on the prime-time drama, 'Miami Vice.'
• Benicio won the Independent Spirit Award two consecutive years, 1996 and 1997 for his performances in The Usual Suspects and Basquiat, respectively.
• QUTOE: "He (my father) told me I had a better chance of making it as a professional basketball player." (on following his acting career)
• Benicio turned down the role of Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls.

Actor Credits

1. The Wolfman (2010)
2. Che (2008)
3. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
4. Miami Vice: Season Three (2007)
5. Sin City (2005)
6. 21 Grams (2003)
7. The Hunted (2003)
8. The Pledge (2001)
9. Snatch (2001)
10. Traffic (2000)
11. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
12. Excess Baggage (1997)
13. Joyride (1997)
14. Basquiat (1996)
15. The Fan (1996)
16. The Funeral (1996)
17. The Usual Suspects (1995)
18. Swimming With Sharks (1995)
19. The Buddy Factor (1994)
20. China Moon (1994)
21. Money For Nothing (1993)
22. Fearless (1993)
23. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
24. The Indian Runner (1991)
25. Drug Wars: The Carmarena Story (1990)
26. Licence To Kill (1989)
27. Big Top Pee-wee (1988)

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