Benjamin Bratt
Dark, sexy and intense, this triracial actor spent many years toiling in thankless TV and movie parts (often as a criminal or cop) before landing his career-making role as a family-oriented detective...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
12/15/1963
San Francisco, CA |
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Berry Under Investigation in Hit and Run
August 15, 2001 10:04am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2000 -- Actress Halle Berry is being investigated by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in connection with a hit-and-run accident last week. Halle Berry The felony occurred at North Doheny and Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood in the early-morning hours of Feb. 23, according to the sheriff's headquarters bureau. Berry, 31, was in the car, a rented Chevrolet Blazer, but it was not clear if she was driving or a passenger.She received minor injuries and sought m
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'The Grinch' Holds on to Top Spot
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTAfter a record-setting Thanksgiving feast, Hollywood got only box office crumbs this weekend as ticket sales plunged 50% from their holiday levels. Universal and Imagine Entertainment's PG-rated blockbuster comedy adventure "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" continued to top the chart in its third weekend with a still festive estimated $27.11 million (-48%) at 3,138 theaters (+4 theaters; $8,640 per theater). Its cume is approximately $172.0 million, heading for $250 million. (NOTE: All
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He Said, She Said: "America's Sweethearts"
July 23, 2001 2:22pm ESTAmerica's Sweethearts, a cinematic look into the behind-the-scenes world of press junkets, hit the silver screen this week. We caught up with dedicated staff members Noah Davis and Kit Bowen to research if this movie is true-to-life, and perhaps a little too much of an inside joke to be accessible to the public.
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'Dance' to the Top
July 23, 2001 9:52am EST'Save' Tops Holiday Box Office "Save the Last Dance" kicked off in first place to a record-setting $28 million for the four-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Distribution executives had anticipated that Paramount's PG-13-rated teen appeal dance drama would end 20th Century Fox's three-week chart-topping reign with "Cast Away," but they were only thinking in terms of an opening of about $20 million. Instead, "Dance" came in swinging to the tune of an ESTIMATED $28.00 million at 2,230 theate
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'Cast Away' Looks to be Christmas Survivor
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTMoviegoers will "Cast" most of their box office votes for Tom Hanks this weekend. "Cast Away," 20th Century Fox's PG-13-rated drama reteaming Hanks and "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis, opens at nearly 2,800 theaters. "Sunday is going to be off because its Christmas Eve, but with Christmas on a Monday this year it's going to be a four-day weekend," an insider explains. "Based on what 'What Women Want' did last week (opening to $33.6 million), 'Cast Away' could open to $30 million-plus for
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"Eggs, Bread, Milk, 'Titus' ..."
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2000 -- "Scream 3" and "Titus" haven't hit the shelves of video stores yet, but if you stop off at the market on your way home today, you might be able to buy them. But bring your inheritance, because they'll probably cost you six figures. The horror hit and the Shakespearean tragedy are just two of the roughly 350 movies that are up for grabs (that is, if you happen to be an overseas film distributor) at the market -- the American Film Market, that is -- the annua
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'Burbank, We Have a Problem...'
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 4, 2000 -- A couple of years ago it was deadly asteroids slamming into Earth, and big-budget cartoons about talking bugs. This summer, the Hollywood fad was supposed to be spaceships landing on Mars -- but at least one interplanetary mission is being put on hold.According to today's Daily Variety, Warner Bros. is postponing the release of "Red Planet" from June 16 to Nov. 10. This is the second time the film has been pushed back -- its original release date was slated
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By the Numbers: Box Office Preview July 20
July 20, 2001 1:36pm ESTFrom an artistic standpoint, it's easy to understand why Steven Spielberg declined to undertake a third trip to Jurassic Park.
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Miss Congeniality Review
July 20, 2001 1:13pm ESTA cute premise that fails to live up to its promise, this debutante is entirely dependent on Bullock's charm and should have prepped more for the box-office pageant
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America's Sweethearts Review
July 20, 2001 7:18am ESTGo ahead and immerse yourself in the world of the rich and famous--and laugh your head off at the absurdity of it all.
