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Alfred Molina: Biography

Alfred Molina

Birth Name: Alfredo Molina
Birth Place: London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/24/1953, Gemini
Profession: Actor

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Alfred Molina Fast Facts:

Spanish father and Italian mother emigrated to London in the 1940s; grew up listening to a variety of accents, which he later drew on for his acting career.
Inspired to become an actor after seeing Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus (1960) at age 9.
Became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1977.
Made his big-screen debut as a villainous tour guide in the action-adventure classic Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
First Broadway appearance came in 1998 with Yasmina Reza's Art.
Affectionately named the four tentacles of his Doctor Octopus costume in Spider-Man 2 Harry, Larry, Flo and Moe.
Before starring on Law & Order: Los Angeles, guest-starred in a pair of crossover episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.

Alfred Molina Relationships:
Jill Gascoine - Wife
Rachel Molina - Daughter
Alfred Molina Awards:
2004 Tony: Actor (Musical) - Nominee
1998 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
2010 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
2009 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
2002 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
College:
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England

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Alfred Molina, Paul Bettany, Dan Brown, Sir Ian McKellen, Audrey Tautou, Tom Hanks, Jean Reno, Jean-Pierre Marielle John Sciulli/WireImage.com

Harry's Law, Alfred Molina Neil Jacobs/NBC

Harry's Law, Alfred Molina, Kathy Bates, Daisy Betts, Nate Corddry Neil Jacobs/NBC

Harry's Law, Nate Corddry, Alfred Molina, Karen Olivo, Daisy Betts, Kathy Bates, Frank Renzulli, Mark Valley Neil Jacobs/NBC

Harry's Law, Kathy Bates, Karen Olivo, Mark Valley, Alfred Molina Neil Jacobs/NBC

Harry's Law, Mark Valley, Alfred Molina Greg Gayne/NBC

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