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Article: Del Toro, Benicio: 1967—: Actor, Writer
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Benicio Del Toro: 1967
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: Actor, writer
Puerto Rican-born Benicio Del Toro has been called the Marlon Brando of his generation, a label he eschewed. "Everybody's like Brando," he told
Harper's Bazaar
. His own opinion notwithstanding, the tall, dark, somewhat mysterious actor has made his mark by fully inhabiting his various film roles, to critical and popular success. From his first major film,
The Usual Suspects
, Del Toro was recognized as a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. His Oscar-winning turn in Steven Soderbergh's
Traffic
cemented Del Toro's place as a significant actor in major motion pictures.
Del Toro was born February 19, 1967, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, ...