Benicio Del Toro Profile, Age, Height, Family, Net Worth, Biography & More

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez was born on February 19, 1967 known Benicio Del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor and producer. He has received critical acclaim and received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of the jaded but morally integral policeman Javier Rodriguez in the film Traffic (2000 ).

Del Toro’s performance as ex-convict turned desperate religious fanatic, Jack Jordan, in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 21 Grams (2003) earned him a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

His other roles include depictions of the collector in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; drug lord Pablo Escobar in Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014); Lawrence Talbot in the remake of The Wolfman in 2010; and the code breaker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018, he starred as Richard Matt in the Showtime Escape at Dannemora miniseries, for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Leading Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

On April 11, 2011, the del Toro publicist announced that del Toro and Kimberly Stewart, the daughter of British singer Rod Stewart, were expecting a child, even though they were not in a relationship. [29] Stewart gave birth to a daughter, Delilah Stewart, on August 21, 2011. They had their daughter baptized in Puerto Rico.

On November 4, 2011, he acquired Spanish nationality, along with his Puerto Rican compatriot Ricky Martin. The request was granted by the Spanish government in recognition of his artistic talents and his Spanish ancestry (he has family in Barcelona).

In March 2012, he received an honorary degree from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico for his impact on the film business, in celebration of the institution’s centenary.

In 2003, Benicio del Toro became the spokesperson for 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 environmental protection. .

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