Benicio del Toro Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Benicio del Toro is a talented Puerto Rican-Spanish actor and film producer. He has received numerous recognitions including Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2001, he won the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actor” for his role in Traffic (2000). His other notable films include 21 Grams, The Usual Suspects, Basquiat, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Snatch, Sin City, Che, Sicario, Escobar: Paradise Lost, The Wolfman, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers: Infinity War.

Sun Sign

Pisces

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Education

Benicio del Toro studied at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (The Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help) in Miramar, Puerto Rico. Later, he joined the Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

After that, he enrolled at the University of California, San Diego to study business. However, as he progressed in his elective drama course, he dropped out of college and took up acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting in Los Angeles, and also joined the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City.

Manager

Benicio del Toro is managed by –

• Rick Yorn, Manager, LBI Entertainment, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Creative Artists Agency
• Hansen Jacobson

Girlfriend / Spouse

Benicio Del Toro has dated –

1. Valeria Golino – Benicio was in a relationship with Italian actress Valeria Golino. The couple got engaged in 1988. However, they called off their engagement in 1992.
2. (1995) – In June 1995, Benicio is said to have hooked up with British actress Claire Forlani. They have appeared in many films together.
3. (1996-1997) – In 1996, Benicio started dating actress Alicia Silverstone. The couple was paired together in Excess Baggage (1997). They separated in 1997.
4. (1998-2001) – In 1998, Benicio began dating French actress Chiara Mastroianni. After dating for almost 3 years, they separated in 2001.
5. (2001) – In 2001, Benicio briefly dated actress Heather Graham.
6. (2002) – In September 2002, Benicio is said to have hooked up with British model Sophie Dahl.
7. (2004) – In 2004, Benicio had an encounter with actress Scarlett Johansson.
8. (2004-2006) – In 2004, Benicio started a relationship with actress Sara Foster. Their relationship lasted only for 2 years before splitting in 2006.
9. (2006) – In February 2006, Benicio had an encounter with actress Lindsay Lohan.
10. Catherine Keener (2008-2009) – In August 2008, Benicio began a relationship with actress Catherine Keener. They ended their relationship the following year.
11. (2010) – In November 2010, Benicio and actress Kimberly Stewart had an encounter. Kimberly is the daughter of singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. Their brief encounter led to the birth of their daughter Delilah Genoveva Stewart del Toro (b. August 21, 2011). Their daughter was baptized in Puerto Rico.

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Dark circles around the eyes
• Tall height

Brand Endorsements

Benicio del Toro has done endorsement work for brands like –

• Hennes & Mauritz
• Perfume Obsession
• Magnum Ice Cream
• Heineken

Religion

Christianity

He was born a Roman Catholic.

Best Known For

His numerous commendable performances in films including Traffic (2000) as Javier Rodriguez, 21 Grams (2003) as Jack Jordan, Che (2008) as Che Guevara, The Usual Suspects (1995) as Fred Fenster, Basquiat (1996) as Benny Dalmau, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Dr. Gonzo, and Sicario (2015) as Alejandro Gillick

First Film

In 1988, he made his theatrical film debut in the adventure romantic comedy film Big Top Pee-wee as Duke, the Dog-Faced Boy.

In 2015, he made his theatrical film debut as a voice actor in the animated adventure film The Little Prince as The Snake.

First TV Show

In 1987, he made his first TV show appearance on the comedy-drama series Shell Game as Pedroza.

Benicio del Toro Favorite Things

• Junk Food – Pizza
• Films – The 400 Blows (1959), Lucia (1968), The Harder They Come (1972), Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954), The Last Detail (1973)
• Food – Fried pork chops, Fried green plantains, and Rice
• Musicians – Van Morrison, U2, Mike Scott of the Waterboys
• Writers – George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Bram Stoker
• Fictional Villain – Dracula

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Benicio del Toro Facts

1. His last name “Del Toro” stands for “of the bull” in Spanish.
2. At the age of 9, he lost his mother due to hepatitis.
3. While in school, he was good at art and was a great basketball player.
4. He enjoys drawing and is in love with oil painting.
5. At the age of 13, he was shifted to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania so he could attend a private boarding school called the Mercersburg Academy.
6. Benicio learned acting under Stella Adler and Arthur Mendoza at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting on a scholarship.
7. His family wanted him to become a lawyer as they felt that acting has no future.
8. He had to burn himself numerous times with cigarettes for a scene in the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), which, however, was deleted in the final production.
9. He turned down the role of Diego Rivera in Frida (2002) because the character required him to gain weight again, which he had already done for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) by putting on 40 pounds.
10. Benicio met with a terrible wrist injury during a stunt fighting scene for the film The Hunted (2003) which required 3 hours therapy daily, raising doubt to the full recovery of his wrist.
11. He is the 3rd Puerto Rican actor to receive an Academy Award after for West Side Story (1961) and José Ferrer for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).
12. His character’s last name in Basquiat (1996) “Dalmau” was inspired from a Puerto Rican basketball player Raymond Dalmau, who played in the 1970s and early 1980s.
13. At the age of 21, he became the youngest person to play a villain in a James Bond film, Licence to Kill (1989).
14. He has appeared in ‘s music video La Isla Bonita (1987).
15. He is good friends with who was his co-star in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).
16. His father turned his property across the street into a full-size basketball court so Benicio and his brother could practice and play basketball with their friends.
17. Singer Macy Gray is his huge fan.
18. Like , , , , , , Andrew Johnston, and the late , Benicio is a huge supporter of the Fulham Football Club of the English Premier League soccer club.
19. In March 2012, the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico presented him with an honorary degree for his contribution to the cinema during the University’s centennial celebration.
20. He has also worked with many Oscar-winning directors such as Steven Soderbergh, William Friedkin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and Oliver Stone.
21. He has worked with actor in many films including Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Inherent Vice (2014), Sicario (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018).
22. Several years back, Miramax Films‘ executive at that time, Meryl Poster stated that Benicio and Josh Brolin were the worst auditioners that she had ever come across.
23. As a kid, he was most scared of his teachers, darkness, and being alone.
24. The villain that frightened him the most was Robert Mitchum in the original Cape Fear (1991).
25. He once stated that he was 47.6998 percent evil in real life, which however fluctuates from time to time.
26. He has worked as an executive producer in films like Viva (2015), Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014), and Lovesickness (2007), and as a producer in The Wolfman (2010) and Che (2008).
27. Benicio worked as the spokesman for the educational campaign Yo Limpio a Puerto Rico in 2003.
28. He is not active on social media.

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