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Olivier Martinez
Birthday: January 12, 1966
Birth Place: Paris, France
Height: 5' 1"
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A trained pugilist who shifted to acting after an accident, Gallic heartthrob Olivier Martinez succumbed to mainstream Hollywood with his co-starring role in Adrian Lyne's erotic potboiler Unfaithful (2002).The son of a Spanish-Moroccan boxer and a French secretary, Martinez was born and raised in a working-class suburb of Paris. Though he aimed to follow the paternal tradition of becoming a professional fighter then a mechanic, Martinez's plans changed after he was injured in a car wreck. Passing an audition for the Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique, Martinez began to study acting at age 23. Shortly after he finished school, Martinez's performance in a Paris production of Eugene O'Neill's play Desire Under the Elms landed him his first major film role, co-starring with French icon Yves Montand in Jean-Jacques Beineix's adventure IP5 (1992). Confirming his status as a rising French star, Martinez acted opposite Italian legend Marcello Mastroianni in Bertrand Blier's experimental Un, Deux, Trois Soleil (1993) and won the C |
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- Brother of Vincent Martinez
- The French tabloid press hotly pursued Olivier during and after the filming of Hussard sur le toit, Le (1995), speculating on a real romance between him and his co-star, Juliette Binoche; the couple threatened to sue one magazine that reported that Binoche was pregnant.
- Olivier fought as a welterweight in Europe, taking after his father who had also been a pugilist. His Gallic mother was a secretary and his father worked as a mechanic.
- Touted as "The French Brad Pitt" during his American promotional tour of Hussard sur le toit, Le (1995) (aka "The Horseman on the Roof) in 1995.
- Lived with Juliette Binoche [1995-1998]
- Dated Mira Sorvino (1999-2002)
- Girlfriend is singer Kylie Minogue [2003-present]
- His mother is French and his father is Spanish-Moroccan.
- Currently resides in Paris. Plans to move to Los Angeles to begin a career in American cinema.
- Ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties.
- Has a dog named Sheba.
- Shares birthday with writers Charles Perrault and Jack London.
- Plans to buy a house in the Mediterranean.
- Adores jazz music.
- Studied acting at the International conservatory of Paris.
- Wore a black ribbon at the premiere of Taking lives, in sign of mourning after the bombings in Atocha(Madrid).
- Owns two motorcycles.
- Owns an apartment in Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, a quarter of Paris.
- Once worked as a jean seller.
- Parents are Robert and Rosemarie Martinez.
- French citizen.
- In 1995, he was photographed on the cover of French magazine "Studio", with French screen myth Alain Delon. The two actors are sometimes compared.
- His role as Paul in "Unfaithful" was held by Maurice Ronet in the original version of the film: "La femme infidèle".
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