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Antonio Banderas Profile |
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Birth Date:
August 10, 1960
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Birth Place:
Malaga, Spain
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Birth Name: José Antonio Domínguez Bandera
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Height: 5'9"
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Antonio Banderas (born August 10, 1960), is a Spanish actor
who was born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera in Málaga,
Andalucía, Spain to Jose Domínguez, a State Department
worker, and Ana Bandera, a teacher.
He wanted to play soccer professionally. His dream crashed
when he broke his foot at 14 years. Started acting after. As
a young man he went, penniless, to Madrid in order to make a
career in the Spanish film industry. He first gained wide
attention through a series of films with La Mancha-born film
director Pedro Almodóvar between 1982 and 1990, and is one
of the stars of the three Spy Kids movies (2001-2003). He
divorced his Spanish wife Ana Leza and, in 1996, married
Melanie Griffith, whom he had met during the shooting of Two
Much.
They have a daughter, Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith (aka
simply Stella Banderas), who is included in Internet Movie
Database as a child actress. With his roles in such films as
Interview with the Vampire, The Mask of Zorro, and Frida,
Banderas is probably the most famous Spanish actor in
America. His role as Puss in Boots in Shrek 2 made him even
more popular on the family film circuit, and a spin-off
movie starring his character is scheduled for release in
2008. Banderas's sole directing effort was the
poorly-received Crazy in Alabama, starring Griffith.
Banderas has invested his movie earnings in businesses
marketing Andalusian products, which he promotes in Spain
and the USA.
In 2003, he appeared to great acclaim in the Broadway
revival of Maury Yeston's musical Nine, in the prime role
originally played by the late Raul Julia. He won both the
Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards, as well as being
nominated for the Tony Award for best actor in a musical.
(He lost to Harvey Fierstein, star of the musical
Hairspray.) Banderas' performance is preserved on the new
Broadway cast recording released by PS Classics.
When speaking Spanish, he has an Andalusian accent, but he
usually substitutes it with a standard Castilian one when
acting.
He is a fan of the spanish soccer club Real Madrid. |
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Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in
film history (#24). [1995]
Education: School of Dramatic Art, Málaga, Spain
Stepfather of Alexander Bauer and Dakota Johnson.
Siblings: One younger brother, Francisco
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most
beautiful people in the world [1996]
Father of Stella Banderas.
Married Ana Leza at the Church of San Nicolas in Madrid.
Among those who attended were Carmen Maura and Pedro
Almodóvar.
Son-in-law of Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith.
In Spanish, his surname means "flags".
Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award for Best Actor
(Musical) for a revival of "Nine The Musical."
Spanish citizen.
Shares a birthday with Rosanna Arquette and Nicoletta
Braschi.
Support Real Madrid soccer team.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [18th October
2005].
Has his own perfume/cologne brand for men. |
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