Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem is the first Spanish actor to receive an Oscar. He was born in the Canary Islands in the early spring of 1969. Javier belongs to the acting dynasty, which was at the origins of the dawn of cinema in Spain.

Along with his older brother Carlos and sister Monica, Javier is the grandson of the famous Spanish actress of the early 20th century Matilda Muñoz and director Rafael Bardem.

The artist's mother, Pilar Bardem, and her brother Juan Antonio were also involved in the art of cinema. Jose Carlos Encinas Doussinage's father ran his business in Spain, his ancestors were born in Cuba. When Javier was still a baby, his parents separated, and Pilar and her children moved from the islands to the capital of Spain. Of course, the acting background left its mark on Javier's childhood: at the age of six he had already starred in the first film "Dodger".

But the boy did not think about an acting career. Painting was his hobby. Javier attended drawing lessons and even wanted to make painting his profession. To do this, Bardem entered an industrial art school, and in order to pay for his studies, the young man began to appear periodically on the screen. Later, the young man realized that he could not become a great artist, and took up what he did better - cinema.

A serious debut of the twenty-year-old actor was his work in the film "Lulu Ages", where he was invited under the patronage of his mother. The young artist made an impression on the director of the picture Bigas Luna, and he invited Javier to his next film "Ham, Ham". The comedy gained fame not only in Spain: at the Venice Festival it was awarded the Silver Lion Prize.

Interestingly, on the set of this film, Javier first met Penelope Cruz. But then they did not get a romance: the girl was only 16 years old, and she was just beginning her acting career.

After the first films, Javier began to be invited to extravagant and provocative films: "Golden Eggs", "Mouth to Mouth", "Between the Legs", "Ecstasy". But in order to enter the world arena, the young Spaniard needed to perfectly master the English language and star in the English-language tape. And such a moment came in 1996, when his Hollywood compatriot invited Bardem to his project "Perdita Durango".

In his youth, the actor worked on creating a screen image of a womanizer, a passionate lover, but later he managed to get out of this role.

Javier is noticed in Hollywood, and on the eve of the Millennium, the actor receives an invitation to the film, which opened a great dramatic actor in him. For his role as fugitive Cuban homosexual poet Reinaldo Arenase in Julian Schnabel's drama Till Night Falls, Bardem was nominated in 2001 for an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Actor, but he never received an award.

After the premiere of this film, Al Pacino himself phoned the promising Spaniard and expressed his admiration for his game. Javier still keeps this recording of the voice of his idol.

The actor continues his creative growth, starring in such films as the tragicomedy "Mondays in the Sun", the drama "The Sea Inside", the historical drama "Ghosts of Goya". For each job, Javier prepares a lot, he does a lot of inner work on reincarnation. Therefore, each film does not go unnoticed by film critics, and regularly in the piggy bank of Bardem awards there is either the national Goya award or a statuette from the Cannes Film Festival.

The finest hour for the artist was his work in the 2007 Coen brothers' thriller "No Country for Old Men," where Javier played the villain killer. The artist, at first delighted with the script, found that it contains many scenes of violence, blood, murder. In addition, Bardem still had an uncertain command of English and did not know how to drive a car at all. But the producers convinced him to play in the film, which ultimately won Javier his first Oscar.

Bardem became the first Spaniard to receive such an honor from the Guild of Filmmakers. The artist also received a personal star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame.

Subsequent bright works of Javier can be considered his shooting in the romantic melodrama "Eat, Pray, Love", in which he played together with Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. The picture was filmed in Bali, it brought a lot of positive emotions to all the participants.

Bardem successfully appeared in the famous "Bondiana". In 2012, he starred in the James Bond movie 007: Skyfall, which was released to mark the 50th anniversary of the popular franchise. Javier played James Bond's rival, his dark counterpart. By profession, Javier's hero is also a retired agent who, for personal reasons, takes revenge on agent 007.

Javier Bardem has a brutal appearance. His height is 181 cm, he is athletic and slightly unshaven. He has developed musculature since his youth: then, along with studying at an art school, he was seriously involved in rugby. Young Javier was even a member of the Spanish national ball team and took part in many international competitions.

Many viewers are interested in the question: what happened to the actor's nose? Is it natural, or has it ever been broken? Javier replies in his interviews that he broke him during a fight in one of the bars. It was in the 90s, when he was just starting his career.

Interestingly, in Hollywood, Javier Bardem has doubles. One of them is Jeffrey Dean Morgan, a Native American. He became famous for his work in the series Ambulance, Grey's Anatomy and The Walking Dead. The Spaniard's other double, Robert Downey Jr., doesn't look so much like Javier, but some photos show an extraordinary similarity between the two artists.

Despite the hot southern blood, Javier Bardem was never a reckless heartthrob. His first novel lasted 10 years. During the filming of the film "Ham", the young artist met the translator Christina Pales. The girl studied English with Javier, and the young people were so carried away by each other that they began to live together. The relationship did not culminate in a strong marriage and later came to naught.

The artist's second romance began again on the set. While working on the image of the protagonist of the film "The Sea Within" Javier managed to have a love affair with Maria Belén Rueda Garcia-Porrero, who was a married mother of four children. After filming ended, their relationship ended. The artist often complained about loneliness and lack of understanding on the part of women.

But Bardem finally got lucky. In 2007, he met the love of his life on the set of Woody Allen's film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. It was his longtime acquaintance, the Spanish actress Penelope Cruz. After so many years of their friendship, the artists felt a kinship of souls and became engaged.

An interesting fact in their romantic history is Javier's declaration of love for Penelope. It happened from the podium of the Cannes Film Festival during the presentation of the palm branch to the actor for the best role in the film "Beauty". The whole audience applauded the act of the actor, and radiant Penelope sent an air kiss to her lover.

They played a wedding in the Bahamas in 2010. A year later, the actress gave birth to her husband the heir Leonardo, and two more later, her daughter Luna.

In 2016, Javier Bardem was invited to shoot the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The famous actor will play the ghost of Captain Brand. Christoph Waltz, the hero of Tarantino's thrillers, auditioned for this role, but the directors relied on Javier.

Apparently, the producers decided that the Spaniard is much more successful than the German artist today, and his participation will bring more box office receipts.

In the same period, at the studio of Luc Besson, a film about the legend of the drug business Pablo Escobar is being prepared for release, in which the couple of Bardem and Cruz will again act together.

"Ham, Ham" - (1992) "Golden Eggs" - (1993) "Living Flesh" - (1997) "Until Night Falls" - (2000) "The Sea Within" - (2004) "Accessory" - (2004) Goya's Ghosts - (2006) No Country for Old Men - (2007) Vicky Cristina Barcelona - (2008) Beautyful - (2009) Eat Pray Love - (2010) 007: Coordinates Skyfall "" - (2012) "To a miracle" - (2012) "Advisor" - (2013) "Scorpio in love" - ​​(2013) "Insurer" - (2014) "Gunman" - (2014) "The last face" - ( 2016) "Mom" - (2017) "Escobar" - (2017) "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" - (2017)

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Javier Bardem Net Worth 2021

Javier Bardem 's revenue is $1.7M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Javier Bardem and could vary in the range between $748.8K - $1.7M.

Javier Bardem Net Worth 2020

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Javier Bardem Net Worth 2019

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Javier Bardem Net Worth 2018

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Javier Bardem Net Worth 2017

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Javier Bardem Net Worth 2016

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Javier Bardem Net Worth 2015

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