1. Olivier Martinez was born on 12 January 1966 and is a French actor.
15 Facts About Olivier Martinez
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Olivier Martinez became well known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil, which garnered him the Cesar Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof, and The Chambermaid on the Titanic.
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Olivier Martinez's father was a Spanish professional boxer and his mother was a French secretary.
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Olivier Martinez studied at the CNSAD and began his acting career in his native France in 1990.
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In 1994, Olivier Martinez won a Cesar Award as "Most Promising Actor" for his role in the film Un, deux, trois, soleil.
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Olivier Martinez portrays a French foundry worker who wins a strongman contest and the prize of a trip to view the departing maiden voyage of the ill-fated Titanic.
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Olivier Martinez first came to mainstream attention in Hollywood films with his performance in Julian Schnabel's Before Night Falls opposite Javier Bardem and Johnny Depp.
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The film was highly critically acclaimed, although Olivier Martinez's performance was overshadowed by that of Bardem in the eyes of critics.
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Olivier Martinez was later noted for his performance opposite Diane Lane in Unfaithful.
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Olivier Martinez starred as Gabriel in the 2007 movie adaptation of Blood and Chocolate, a popular book.
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Olivier Martinez plays Mauritius, prefect of Mamertine Prison in Paul, Apostle of Christ.
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Olivier Martinez began a relationship with Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue after meeting her at the 2003 Grammy Awards ceremony.
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Olivier Martinez began dating American actress Halle Berry in 2010 after meeting on the set of the action thriller film Dark Tide.
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On 22 November 2012, Olivier Martinez was treated at a Los Angeles hospital after being injured in a physical altercation with Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, Berry's former partner and father of her daughter.
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Berry and Olivier Martinez married in a private ceremony in France on 13 July 2013.