Alfred Molina

Name: Alfred Molina
Date of Birth: May 24, 1953
Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Mini-bio: Alfred Molina is an English actor.

Molina was born in London to a Spanish father and an Italian mother. He has made an impact as a film, television and stage actor. He made his film debut in the mo...( read more)

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Alfred Molina mini-bio:
Alfred Molina is an English actor. Molina was born in London to a Spanish father and an Italian mother.

He has made an impact as a film, television and stage actor. He made his film debut in the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, but his big break came with Letter to Brezhnev in 1985, which he followed up with a starring role in Prick Up Your Ears in 1987, playing Joe Orton's lover Kenneth Halliwell.

Molina played the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera alongside Salma Hayek in Frida. Other films include Species, Boogie Nights, Dudley Do-Right, Magnolia, Chocolat and Enchanted April.

Recent high-profile roles include villains Doctor Octopus, in the 2004 Spider-Man sequel, Spider-Man 2, and Bishop Manuel Aringarosa in the 2006 adaptation of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.

In 2004, Molina starred as Tevye in the Broadway version of Fiddler on the Roof. He has been married to actress Jill Gascoine for many years. They have two children.

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Alfred Molina Information:

Eye color:grey

Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)

Nickname(s):fred

Notable feature(s):sometimes seen with a full beard or just a goatee

Education:he went to Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the age of nine

Family:
He married actress Jill Gascoine in 1986
He has a daughter Rachel and two stepsons (Adam and Sean), from Gascoine's first marriage.
He is also a grandfather to Alfie (born Nov 2003) and Layla (born May 2006).

Resides in: Los Angeles,now a u.s citizen

Religious affiliations:catholic

Political affiliation:

Personal interests/hobbies:acting,he was a busker doing stand up comedy before he became a star
loves listening to jazz

Charities/Causes:stand up to cancer

Other:Considers Not Without My Daughter and Enchanted April his favorite roles.
Is a huge fan of jazz.
Speaks Spanish and Italian fluently.
Has been turned into a Lego mini-figure twice: first for his role as Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2, and again for his role as Satipo in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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sirius850

Hes Sapito from Raiders....

posted 490 days ago
parasyte420

he's awsome! great actor!
;D

posted 927 days ago
Thenamesbanana

You are freakin awsome man!!

posted 1026 days ago
kandiye

Underated Alfred. Just simply brilliant in everything he does.

posted 1078 days ago

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Alfred Molina Movies

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (PG, 2010)
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (Unrated, 2010)
Carmel (Unrated, 2010)
The Tempest (Unrated, 2009)
The Little Traitor (Unrated, 2009)
An Education (PG-13, 2009)
Wonder Woman (Unrated, 2009)
Pink Panther 2 (PG, 2009)
The Lodger (R, 2009)
Nothing Like the Holidays (PG-13, 2008)

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