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Birth name Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas Date of birth (location) 10 August 1960, Malaga, Spain Height 5' 9"

Born in Malaga, Spain Antonio wanted to play soccer professionally. His dream crashed when he broke his foot at 14 years. Started acting after. His father was a policeman and his mother a teacher.

Banderas starting acting in theater and television in Madrid. A staple in the Pedro Almodovar films of the 1980s, he crossed over to American films in 1992 with Mambo Kings, The (1992).

In 1995 he had been chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#24).

In 1996 People (USA) magazine had chosen him as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.

Source is Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com)