Benicio del Toro is an actor as well as producer who was born on February 19, 1967, in Puerto Rico. He has a net worth of $45 million.
Benicio del Toro has gained a lot of awards and achievements during his career. Toro is the best known for starring in Traffic (2000) which is an American crime drama film. He is also famous for performing in “The Usual Suspects” in the year of 1995.
Benicio del Toro grew up as a Roman Catholic, and he appeared at a Roman Catholic School in Miramar, Puerto Rico. At the age of 9, he lost his mother. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania along with his father as well as brother.
After completing his high-school education, he completed his graduation in business studies from the University of California.
Benicio del Toro: At a Glance
Full Name: | Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez |
Born: | February 19, 1967 |
Birth Place: | Puerto Rico |
Birth Sign: | Pisces |
Height: | 6 ft (1.85 meters) |
Weight: | 82 kg (180.7 lbs) |
Citizenship: | Puerto Rico, Spain, United States |
Marital Status: | Not Married |
Partner: | Alana Kimberly Stewart |
Children: | Delilah Stewart |
Profession: | Actor, Producer |
Net Worth: | $45 million |
Education: | University of California |
Career:
Del Toro started to work on small screens from the late 1980s. Initially, he performed in Miami Vice as well as the Drug Wars: The Camarena Story. In the year of 1987, he starred in a music video. Later in the year of 1988 and 1989, he performed in the Big Top Pee-wee and in the Licence to Kill respectively.
One of the remarkable things about him is that he portrayed Bond henchman when he was only 21 years old. He successfully continued his film career to appear in The Indian Runner in 1991 as well as in China Moon in 1994. Apart from those, he performed in the Money for Nothing as well as Fearless in 1993. Moreover, he appeared at Swimming with Sharks in the year of 1994.
His outstanding performance on The Usual Suspects created a new dimension in his career. Del Toro even got the Independent Spirit Award for his amazing performance in this film.
After then his confidence was increased amazingly which led him to achieve success in his film career. Well, now let’s know about his recent works. Del Toro starred in Thor: The Dark World in 2013. And he also performed in the Guardians of the Galaxy in the year 2014. In the year 2018, he took part in Avengers: Infinity War.
FAQs
Not really, this famous actor is not yet married, however, he and Kimberley Stewart were expecting a baby in 2011. In fact, they gave birth to a daughter named Delilah who was born on 11 April 2011. The interesting thing is that they were not in a relationship when their child was born. There is no clear information about the relationship status of Benicio Del Toro.
He is an actor and a producer.