A famous actor and producer, Benjamin Bratt from the United States who has worked in film and on television has been promoting regular screenings for breast cancer.
Many people would know him from his various shows and accolades. His famous box office hits include the famous 1990’s film Demolition Man. He had a supporting role in the film along with others such as Clear and Present Danger and The River Wild. Both were released in 1994 and gained critical acclaim.
He then appeared as Detective Rey Curtis and starred as NYPD Detective in the NBC drama Law & Order. This would be the breakthrough he would need in order to be recognizable. This all happened in the 90’s.
Benjamin Bratt And His Features
As told above, the 1990’s turned out to be a favorable year for the actor and future producer. His box office hits already made a name for him and he was known for his talents and skills as an actor when he starred in Law & Order from 1995 till 1999.
The next decade also brought a range of films for the actor. Starting from Miss Congeniality and Traffic and ranging to Despicable Me 2, Snitch, Coco and many others, the star would garner recognition and praise for his voice acting or his acting skills.
The same decade brought him recognition for TV roles as well. From 2011 to 2013, he was Dr. Jake Reilly on Private Practice. His other TV shows also include Star and 24: Live Another Day.
Benjamin Bratt as a Producer
Benjamin Bratt also diversified his career and became a producer. He first produced a film in 2017 titled Dolores. This film explored the life of an American labor leader and how it was to be a civil rights activist.
This first film as a producer garnered critical acclaim and several awards.
Benjamin Bratt’s Accolades
Benjamin Bratt has received many accolades and nominations for his work.
He received a Screen Actors Guild Award and has also received four ALMA Awards. A Blockbuster Entertainment Award along with a couple of nominations such as a Primetime Emmy Award has made a name for the actor turned producer.
He is also a part of a native American grassroots organization named the American Indian Movement.
Benjamin Bratt’s Early Life
Born on 16th December 1963, Benjamin Bratt was born in San Francisco, California. He was born to a Peru mother who was a nurse along with a political activist. Named Eldy Banda, she had a Quechua background, she immigrated to the United States of America with her family at a very early age.
Benjamin Bratt’s father shared a German and English ancestry but was an American. His father was a Broadway actor and was a sheet metal worker himself. His name was Peter Bratt Sr.
Bratt and Eldy married in 1960 and had five children. Although they divorced after seven years, Benjamin Bratt’s mother took him when he was aged six to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz to participate.
This early exposure of Native Americans attracted a large gathering from across the country and raised a very early awareness in the actor’s mind.
He studied from Lowell High School in San Francisco and participated in societies such as in Lowell Forensic Society. He graduated with a B. F. A from University of California in 1986.
His first film in which he was to star was Juarez, and to star in it, he had to leave his degree (M. F. A from American Conservatory Theater).
Benjamin Bratt’s Personal Life
Benjamin Bratt first dated Julia Roberts, the famous actress, in the year 1998. They were involved for around 3 years when in the year 2001, they announced their separation.
The star had a very active social life. He dated Talisa Soto and this relationship turned out to be serious and they both married in San Francisco. Their acquaintance dated back to many years before, and they had 2 children together.
His first child was Sophia Rosalinda Bratt and was born in 2002 and his second was a boy named Mateo Bravery Bratt who was born in 2005.
Benjamin Bratt’s Revelation of his Wife’s Breast Cancer During the Pandemic
The global following knows Talisa Soto as Bond girl. She also appeared in the famous Mortal Kombat film. Followers of her know her and like her till date and she has a cult following.
Although the beautiful woman and Benjamin had a very good marriage, they came back in the news when Benjamin Bratt revealed his former Bond girl was diagnosed with breast cancer during the pandemic.
This was the first time the actor had notified the world with this news. He spoke of it for the first time when he appeared on the Today show this past week from the date of writing of this article, and the actress has now recovered from the illness.
“This is something I typically would keep close-held, but through the pandemic, through self-exam and then by going to her yearly mammogram, she discovered that she was positive for breast cancer,” spoke Benjamin Bratt on the show.
An Advocate For Breast Cancer
The actor is now considered an advocate for raising awareness about breast cancer. He hopes that the experience of his wife regarding the said illness is a reminder for others and the world that it is vital for every woman to get her screening early.
“that it’s important to get your screenings yearly, that you have to self-advocate for yourself and take care of yourself. Not just eating well, but you have to get to the doctor and make these exams a part of your regular life.”
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