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Javier Bardem(I)

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Javier Bardem
Singer Shawn Mendes and actor Javier Bardem praise each other's performances in 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.' The pair share the tracks they loved performing the most, the song they would duet together in real life, and the children's books they couldn't put down when they were kids.
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Javier Bardem belongs to a family of actors that have been working on films since the early days of Spanish cinema.

He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. His maternal grandparents were actors Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, and his uncle is screenwriter Juan Antonio Bardem. He got his start in the family business, at age six, when he appeared in his first feature, "El picaro" (1974) (A.K.A. The Scoundrel). During his teenage years, he acted in several TV series, played rugby for the Spanish National Team, and toured the country with an independent theatrical group. Javier's early film role as a sexy stud in the black comedy, Jamón, Jamón (1992) (aka Ham Ham) propelled him to instant popularity and threatened to typecast him as nothing more than a brawny sex symbol. Determined to avert a beefcake image, he refused similar subsequent roles and has gone on to win acclaim for his ability to appear almost unrecognizable from film to film. With over 25 movies and numerous awards under his belt, it is Javier's stirring, passionate performance as the persecuted Cuban writer, Reynaldo Arenas, in Before Night Falls (2000) that will long be remembered as his breakthrough role. He received five Best Actor awards and a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal.
BornMarch 1, 1969
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Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
Javier Bardem and Olivier Martinez in Before Night Falls (2000)
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
Javier Bardem in Macaco: Moving (2009)
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
Javier Bardem in Éxtasis (1996)
Javier Bardem and Óscar de la Fuente in The Good Boss (2021)
Javier Bardem in The Good Boss (2021)
Javier Bardem and Sonia Almarcha in The Good Boss (2021)
Javier Bardem and Rafa Castejón in The Good Boss (2021)

Known for

Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall
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  • 2012
Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men
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  • Anton Chigurh
  • 2007
Javier Bardem in The Sea Inside (2004)
The Sea Inside
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  • Ramón Sampedro
  • 2004
Biutiful (2010)
Biutiful
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  • Uxbal
  • 2010

Credits

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  • The Little Mermaid
    • Completed
  • Dune: Part Two
    • Post-production
  • Bride of Frankenstein
    • In Development
  • Spellbound
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Javier Bardem, Scoot McNairy, Constance Wu, Shawn Mendes, and Winslow Fegley in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
    Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
  • Look at Me (2022)
    Look at Me
  • Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
    Being the Ricardos
  • The Good Boss (2021)
    The Good Boss
  • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune (2021)
    Dune
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
  • Javier Bardem in The Roads Not Taken (2020)
    The Roads Not Taken
  • Asesinato en el Hormiguero Express (2018)
    Asesinato en el Hormiguero Express
  • Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Ricardo Darín, and Mehdi Taleghani in Everybody Knows (2018)
    Everybody Knows
  • Javier Bardem in Thy Kingdom Come (2018)
    Thy Kingdom Come
  • Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz in Loving Pablo (2017)
    Loving Pablo
  • Jennifer Lawrence in Mother! (2017)
    Mother!
  • Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Kaya Scodelario, and Brenton Thwaites in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
  • Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem in The Last Face (2016)
    The Last Face
  • Sean Penn in The Gunman (2015)
    The Gunman

Producer

  • Sanctuary (2019)
    Sanctuary
  • Javier Bardem in Thy Kingdom Come (2018)
    Thy Kingdom Come
  • Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz in Loving Pablo (2017)
    Loving Pablo
  • Bigas x Bigas (2016)
    Bigas x Bigas
  • Hijos de las nubes, la última colonia (2012)
    Hijos de las nubes, la última colonia
  • Invisibles (2007)
    Invisibles
  • Javier Bardem, Ernesto Alterio, Eduard Fernández, Alberto San Juan, and José Sancho in Los lobos de Washington (1999)
    Los lobos de Washington

Music Department

  • Éxtasis (1996)
    Éxtasis

Videos98

Bigas Luna: La mirada entomòloga
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Bigas Luna: La mirada entomòloga
Burning Questions With Shawn Mendes and Javier Bardem
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Burning Questions With Shawn Mendes and Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem | Career Retrospective
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Javier Bardem | Career Retrospective
How the Cast of 'Being the Ricardos' Became the Cast of "I Love Lucy"
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How the Cast of 'Being the Ricardos' Became the Cast of "I Love Lucy"
Lucille Ball's Lasting Legacy & Her Biopic Details
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Lucille Ball's Lasting Legacy & Her Biopic Details
What We Know About 'The Little Mermaid' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'The Little Mermaid' ... So Far
"Juan Antonio"
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"Juan Antonio"
Everybody Knows
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Everybody Knows
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Eat Pray Love
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Eat Pray Love

Personal details

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    • March 1, 1969
    • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Penélope CruzJuly 2010 - present (2 children)
    • Rafael Bardem(Grandparent)
  • Other works
    Obús' music video: "Esta ronda la paga Obús"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 9 Interviews
    • 15 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 13 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Dedicated the Oscar he won for No Country for Old Men (2007) to his mother, Pilar, whom he brought with him to the ceremony. At the end of his acceptance speech, Javier said to her (originally in Spanish), "Mom, this is for you, this is for your grandparents, for your parents, Rafael and Matilde, this is for the actors of Spain, who have brought, like you, the dignity and the pride to our job. This is for Spain and this is for all of you.".
  • Quotes
    One of my dreams came true when [Julian Schnabel] showed the movie [Before Night Falls (2000)] to Al Pacino and he called me at 3 a.m. Spanish time and told me he liked my performance. I told him, "There are two things I believe in, God and Al Pacino" [Bardem has, himself, corrected this statements saying "I always said that I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino"]
    • Deep gruff voice

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