Javier Bardem
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02/28/1969
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain |
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| Played rugby for the Spanish national team as a teen. |
| In 2001, he became the first actor from Spain to be nominated for an Academy Award. |
| Appeared in the film El Pícaro (The Scoundrel) at age 6. |
| Was a member of the jury at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. |
| Learned Cuban-Spanish and Cuban-accented English, and lost 30 lbs., to play Reinaldo Arenas in 2000's Before Night Falls. |
