Javier Bardem

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem Born In Las Palmas De Gran Canaria In Canary Islands Spain March 1 1969 Is A Spanish Actor. He Has Garnered Critical Acclaim For Roles In Films Such As Jamón Jamón In 1992 Carne Tremula Boca A Boca Los Lunes Al Sol And Mar Adentro. Bardem Has Been Awarded An Academy Award A Golden Globe A Screen Actors Guild Award A BAFTA Four Goya Awards Two European Film Awards A Prize For Best Actor At Cannes And Two Coppa Volpis At Venice For His Work. He Is The First Spaniard To Be Nominated For An Oscar Best Actor 2000 For Before Night Falls Lost To Russell Crowe For Gladiator As Well As The First To Win Supporting Actor 2007 For No Country For Old Men In An Acting Category Not On The Foreign Language Film Category. Bardem Does Not Know How To Drive And Consistently Refers To Himself As A "worker" And Not An Actor. Bardem Is An Atheist Following The Legalisation Of Same-Sex Marriage In Spain In 2005 Bardem Incited Controversy When He Stated That If He Were Gay He Would "get Married Tomorrow Just To Mess With The Church" Mañana Mismo Sólo Para Joder A La Iglesia . Bardem's Life's Work Was Honored At The 2007 Gotham Awards Produced By Independent Feature Project. Bardem Began Dating Then Co-Star Penélope Cruz In 2007 Although The Couple Have Maintained A Low Public Profile. According To The Associated Press The Two Were Married In July 2010 In The Bahamas. On September 14 2010 It Was Announced That Cruz Was Four And A Half Months Pregnant With Their First Child. read less