Javier Bardem

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Birth Name: Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem
Birth Place: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/01/1969, Pisces
Profession: Actor

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Javier Bardem Fast Facts:

Appeared in the film El Pícaro (The Scoundrel) at age 6.
Played rugby for the Spanish national team as a teen.
Learned Cuban-Spanish and Cuban-accented English, and lost 30 pounds, to play Reinaldo Arenas in the 2000 biopic Before Night Falls.
Was a member of the jury at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Is the first actor from Spain to be nominated for an Academy Award, for Before Night Falls, and the first to win an Oscar, for his role as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men (2007).
Has won several Goya Awards, the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars.
Is involved with the Enough Project's Raising Hope for Congo campaign, focused on drawing attention to the threats women face in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Credits listening to heavy metal, and AC/DC in particular, with helping him learn English.

Javier Bardem Relationships:
Carlos Bardem - Brother
Carlos Encinas - Father
Cristina Pales - Ex-significant Other
Juan Antonio Bardem - Uncle
Mónica Bardem - Sister
Pilar Bardem - Mother
Rafael Bardem - Grandfather
Penélope Cruz - Wife
Leo - Son
Javier Bardem Awards:
2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2000 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
2007 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2007 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Winner
2010 Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor - Winner
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Leading Actor - Nominee
2011 Goya Awards: Best Leading Actor - Winner
2010 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
Attended Escuela de Artes y Oficios, Madrid, Spain