Antonio Banderas
Biography
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards.
Banderas made his film debut in Pedro Almodóvar's screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion (1982). They've since collaborated together on many films including Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), and The Skin I Live In (2011). For the 2019 film Pain and Glory, Banderas earned various accolades for Best Actor including the Cannes Film Festival Award, Goya Award, and as well as nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
He's also known for several Hollywood films, such as Philadelphia (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Desperado (1995), Assassins (1995), Evita (1996), and The Mask of Zorro (1998). He also appeared in the first three films of the Spy Kids series (2001-2003) and provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise (2004–present) and its spin-off films Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
In 2003, Banderas made his US theatre debut as Guido Contini in Nine, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004) and the second season of Genius (2018); his portrayal of Pablo Picasso in the latter garnered him critical praise.
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- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Conan (2010) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- El hormiguero (2006) as Self - Guest
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- American Idol (2002) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Shrek 2 (2004) as Puss in Boots (voice)