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Benjamin Bratt Profile |
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Birth Date: December 16, 1963
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Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA
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Birth Name: Benjamin Bratt
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Height: 6'2"
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Biography |
Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American
actor.
Bratt's mother, Eldy Banda, is a Quechua Native American
activist, born in Lima, who moved to the U.S. at age 14.
Born in San Francisco, California, Bratt attended Lowell
High School, where he developed his dramatic and oratory
skills as a member of the Lowell Forensic Society. Bratt
went on to earn a B.F.A. at the University of California,
Santa Barbara. Although accepted into the M.F.A. program at
the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco,
California, he left before receiving his degree to star in
the television series, Juarez, which never aired. His
brother Peter Bratt wrote and directed Follow Me Home.
As a child, Bratt's mother took Bratt along with his
siblings to participate in the 1969 Native American
occupation of Alcatraz. Today Bratt is an active supporter
of Native American causes such as the American Indian
College.
Bratt's best-known role was that of Detective Rey Curtis on
the television show Law & Order. The character's Mestizo
ancestry, a mix of Native Peruvian and German-English
backgrounds, was the same as Bratt's. In 1999, he was
nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Drama Series for his work on the series. His more
popular films include Miss Congeniality and Traffic.
Bratt dated Julia Roberts for several years. On April 13,
2002, he married actress Talisa Soto, whom he met while
filming Piñero. Their first child, daughter Sophia Rosalinda
Bratt, was born on December 6, 2002. Their second child, son
Mateo Bravery Bratt was born on October 3, 2005 in Los
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Other Information |
Attended Lowell High School in San Francisco, California.
His mother is a native American activist. She took her five
children along when she was part of the Alcatraz prison
takeover in 1970.
Dated Julia Roberts. [1997 - 2001]
Brother of Peter Bratt.
Benjamin studied at the University of California at Santa
Barbara and at the American Conservatory Theater in San
Francisco.
Is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Was nicknamed "Scarecrow" by high school classmates because
he was so thin.
Of Peruvian (Qechua) and German extraction.
Engaged to Talisa Soto (April 2002), whom he met while
filming Piñero (2001) in 2001.
Had baby girl, Sophia Rosalinda Bratt, with wife, actress
Talisa Soto, on December 6, 2002 in New York City.
Received a B.F.A. in Theatre (acting) from the University of
California, Santa Barbara.
Has a home in San Francisco
Had baby boy, Mateo Bravery Bratt, with his wife, Talisa
Soto, on October 3, 2005 in Los Angeles. Mateo weighed in at
7lb 7oz.
Wore a Calvin Klein suit in his April 2002 wedding to Talisa
Soto. |
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