Benicio Del Toro – Biography, Career, Movies & TV Shows, Net Worth

Benicio Del Toro

Benicio del Toro made his debut in the acting industry in the late 1980s. In shows like Miami Vice and Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, he played minor roles as drug dealers and gangsters. The actor has been honored with multiple awards, including the Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe. The dating of several women, including Hollywood A-list stars, has made Toro a celebrity.

Real Name/Full NameBenicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez
Date Of Birth19 February 1967
Age57 years old
BirthplaceSan Germán, Puerto Rico
NationalityAmerican
ReligionChristianity
Zodiac signPisces
Height6 feet 2 inch
Weight80 kg
Marital StatusNot Married
SiblingsGustavo and Fausta Del Toro.
ProfessionActor, film producer
Net worth$45 Million.

Biography

February 19, 1967 was the date of Del Toro’s birth in Santurce, Puerto Rico, the youngest son of Gustavo and Fausta Del Toro, who were both lawyers.

At the age of nine, the actor’s mother passed away and his father relocated the family to a farm in Pennsylvania. Growing up he had planned to become a lawyer, he even enrolled in business studies at University of California in San Diego, but an acting class sparked a desire to perform.

Personal Life

The Puerto Rican actor has not had a marriage nor has he ever been married. As of October 2024, he appears to be single. Benicio has been associated with several high-profile women in the past.

Between 2010 and 2011, Benicio Del Toro and Kimberly Stewart shared a romantic connection Kimberley Stewart is known as a model and socialite from America. Rod Stewart, a singer and songwriter from America, is her father. Kimberly has made appearances in many fashion magazines and reality TV shows. Delilah Genoveva Stewart was born to the couple in August 2011. The two celebrities have maintained their co-parenting relationship.

The Irish Examiner reported that the actor had a relationship with Catherine Keener from 2008 to 2009. They met on the set of Traffic, where they were portraying a couple.

Sara Foster and Del Toro had a brief relationship in 2004, as per The New York Post. After being introduced at a friend’s party, they began dating shortly thereafter. From the United States, Sara Foster has worked as an actress and former model. She is renowned for her roles in television series and movies such as 90210, E.B.S., and The Big Bounce. The relationship ended shortly after, and they parted ways a few months later.

In 2004, it was reported that Scarlett Johansson and Benicio were dating. It’s rumored that they had an intimate moment in the lift of a Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles after meeting at the Oscars the same year. An interview in 2022 resulted in Scarlett denouncing the rumor.

Sophie Dahl has also been rumored to be the girlfriend of the Puerto Rican actor. She is a well-known author and model from the United Kingdom. After a charity auction in London, the couple got to know each other and started dating. Dahl and Benicio were in and out for two years before they decided to end their relationship.

In 1998, Benicio Del Toro and Chiara Mastroianni were first introduced to each other. The actor and the French-Italian model were engaged for a long time. The couple was a target of media attention, but their romance faded after three years.

Career

The move was fortuitous and resulted in his winning supporting roles in films and on television, however, his exotic good looks often got him cast as the drug-dealing bad guy in series such as Miami Vice. The first time Benicio was in a feature film was as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy in Big Top Pee-wee (1988). His breakthrough performance or his proudest moment were not present. Small roles in films followed, not all of them were widely seen or appreciated, but it was his supporting role in the film The Usual Suspects (1995) that finally got the actor noticed.

Del Toro was able to steal every scene as Freddie Fenster, the mischievous crook. At the Puerto Rico International Film Festival, he was honored with the Independent Spirit Award (ISA) for Best Supporting Actor. In the future, he started to receive good roles, and he won another Independent Spirit Award for his supporting role in Basquiat (1996) the following year.

The Collector was the main character in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and he reprised it in Avengers: Infinity War (2018). To promote the Guardians of the Galaxy ride, Mission: Breakout at Disneyland’s California Adventure Park, Benicio appeared as himself for the opening ceremony alongside his Guardian co-stars and director, James Gunn. Alejandro Gillick’s role is being played by him again in the Sicario sequel, Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018).

Benicio del Toro Movies & TV Shows

Movies & TV ShowsYear
Miami Vice (TV Series)1984
Ohara (TV Series)1987
Private Eye (TV Series)1987
Madonna: La Isla Bonita1987
Big Top Pee-wee1988
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)1989
Licence to Kill1989
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV Series)1990
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection1990
The Indian Runner1991
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery1992
Fallen Angels (TV Series)1993
Money for Nothing1993
Golden Balls1993
Fearless1993
China Moon1994
Swimming with Sharks1994
The Usual Suspects1995
Basquiat1996
The Fan1996
The Funeral1996
Excess Baggage1997
Joyride1997
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998
Snatch2000
The Way of the Gun2000
Bread and Roses2000
Traffic2000
The Pledge2001
Lorraine (TV Series)2001
Icons (TV Series)2002
Bond Girls Are Forever2002
The Hunted2003
21 Grams2003
Sin City2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula2005
Things We Lost in the Fire2007
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry (voice)2008
Che: Part One2008
Madonna: Celebration – The Video Collection2009
The Wolfman2010
Somewhere2010
Savages: The Interrogations2012
Savages2012
Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian2013
Thor: The Dark World2013
Guardians of the Galaxy2014
Escobar: Paradise Lost2014
Inherent Vice2014
The Little Prince (voice)2015
A Perfect Day2015
Sicario2015
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi2017
Avengers: Infinity War2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado2018
Escape at Dannemora (TV Series)2018
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (voice)2019
No Sudden Move2021
What If…? (TV Series) (voice)2021
The French Dispatch2021
Reptile2023

Net Worth

Benicio Del Toro is estimated to have a net worth of $45 million. His role in blockbuster films like The Usual Suspects and Sicario has earned him a high level of acclaim as an actor, director, and producer. His net worth is a result of his rising salary from movies, brand endorsements, and other business ventures.

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