Music N' More: Javier Bardem

This handsome Latin actor seems to be in a lot of movies lately, including the new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, playing a Spanish naval captain named Salazar

Birth name: Javier Angel Encinas Bardem
DOB: 3/1/1969
Where: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Trademarks
-Deep voice

Spouse
-Penelope Cruz: July 2010-present, 2 children

Trivia

-He became the first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award for his role in No Country for Old Men and an Academy Award nomination for Before Night Falls

-Has mentioned in interviews he is unsure of how to drive

-Several years ago, while at a disco, a stranger broke his nose for no apparent reason after asking his name and Javier giving his name

-He originally had a strong interest in painting, which allowed him to study at Madrid's Escuela de Artes y Oficios. When he thought he'd never be a talented painter, he worked various odd jobs, such as a bouncer, writer, construction worker and even a stripper

-When he played the role of Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls, he had to slim down 30 pounds and learn to speak with a Cuban accent to play this role better

-He beat out Johnny Depp for the role of Florentino Ariza in the 2007 film Love in the Time of Cholera

-Ranked as #73 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Stars
-He dedicated the Oscar he won for No Country for Old Men to his mother, Pilar, who he brought with him to the ceremony.
-He has been in a relationship with Penelope Cruz ever since the filming of the 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona
-He married Penelope Cruz at a friend's house in the Bahamas, in a small, private ceremony with only family there
-He is one of only three actors to play a primary James Bond villain. The other two are: Christopher Walken in A View to Kill and Christoph Waltz in Spectre

Filmography
Jamon, Jamon
-Raul
Mouth to Mouth
-Victor Ventura
Dance with the Devil
-Romeo
Second Skin
-Diego

Collateral

-Felix