Ouch!!
Bratt's Embarrassing Oprah Appearance
imdb.com
Hollywood actor Benjamin Bratt suffered the ultimate embarrassment when he agreed to surprise a fan on Oprah Winfrey 's chat show - she had no idea who he was. Bratt was initially happy to go along with making his alleged admirer's day, but once the two met he quickly learned that a big mistake had been made somewhere along the line. He recalls, "There was the story of an aunt who had written in to the show saying that her niece is a huge Benjamin Bratt fan and she was disappointed because she couldn't get tickets for the show. So the producers of the show wanted to surprise her. They called her down to a spa in downtown Chicago and they told her that she was going to be the recipient of a massage and a facial, etc. Well, the gag was for me to show up with a bouquet of flowers and walk out to the lobby where she was sitting and say, as I did, 'Hi, I'm Benjamin Bratt, I'm going to be your masseur for the day!' She just looked up at me and went, 'Okay...' She had no idea who I was! The aunt got the niece to show up at the spa and she had no idea who I was, so needless to say, it was footage that was completely unusable. It was incredibly humbling."
Full Version: Benjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt, Talisa Soto Expecting a Baby
Wednesday Apr 20, 2005 6:00pm EST
By Ulrica Wihlborg and Marla Lehner
people.com
Talisa Soto and Benjamin Bratt
CREDIT: JON KOPALOFF/FILMMAGIC
Actor Benjamin Bratt and his wife of three years, Talisa Soto, are expecting their second child, due this fall, PEOPLE has learned.
The couple already have a daughter, Sophia, who is 2 1/2 years old.
Cast as lovers in 2001's Pinero, Bratt, 41 and Soto, 38, began their romance when, both unattached, they met up for the movie's premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
"It started as a friendship, and little by little, they found they had something in common," Soto's friend Nicky Corello told PEOPLE in 2002.
The couple wed in a small ceremony overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Bratt's hometown of San Francisco on April 13, 2002. Before marrying Soto, the former Law and Order heartthrob dated Julia Roberts for four years. That ended in 2001.
More on this story
Hollywood Baby Boom
Soto ? a former model from Brooklyn who kicked off her movie career as a Bond girl in 1989's Licence to Kill ? was married to actor Costas Mandylor for three years.
Wednesday Apr 20, 2005 6:00pm EST
By Ulrica Wihlborg and Marla Lehner
people.com
Talisa Soto and Benjamin Bratt
CREDIT: JON KOPALOFF/FILMMAGIC
Actor Benjamin Bratt and his wife of three years, Talisa Soto, are expecting their second child, due this fall, PEOPLE has learned.
The couple already have a daughter, Sophia, who is 2 1/2 years old.
Cast as lovers in 2001's Pinero, Bratt, 41 and Soto, 38, began their romance when, both unattached, they met up for the movie's premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
"It started as a friendship, and little by little, they found they had something in common," Soto's friend Nicky Corello told PEOPLE in 2002.
The couple wed in a small ceremony overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Bratt's hometown of San Francisco on April 13, 2002. Before marrying Soto, the former Law and Order heartthrob dated Julia Roberts for four years. That ended in 2001.
Hollywood Baby Boom
Soto ? a former model from Brooklyn who kicked off her movie career as a Bond girl in 1989's Licence to Kill ? was married to actor Costas Mandylor for three years.
Benjamin Bratt & Wife Have a Boy
Thursday Oct 06, 2005 5:00pm EST
people.com
Actor Benjamin Bratt and his wife, Talisa Soto Bratt, welcomed their second child Monday, a family spokesman tells PEOPLE.
The boy, Mateo Bravery Bratt, was born in Los Angeles and weighed in at 7 lbs. 7 oz. Both mother and son are doing well, the spokesman says.
The pair already have a daughter, Sophia, who is 2 1/2.
Cast as lovers in 2001's Pinero, Bratt, 41 and Soto, 38, began their romance when they met up for the movie's premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
"It started as a friendship, and little by little, they found they had something in common," Soto's friend Nicky Corello told PEOPLE in 2002.
The couple wed in a small ceremony in Bratt's hometown of San Francisco on April 13, 2002. Before marrying Soto, the former Law and Order heartthrob, who now stars on the CBS drama E-Ring, dated Julia Roberts for four years. That ended in 2001.
Soto – a former model from Brooklyn who kicked off her movie career as a Bond girl in 1989's Licence to Kill – was married to actor Costas Mandylor for three years.
Thursday Oct 06, 2005 5:00pm EST
people.com
Actor Benjamin Bratt and his wife, Talisa Soto Bratt, welcomed their second child Monday, a family spokesman tells PEOPLE.
The boy, Mateo Bravery Bratt, was born in Los Angeles and weighed in at 7 lbs. 7 oz. Both mother and son are doing well, the spokesman says.
The pair already have a daughter, Sophia, who is 2 1/2.
Cast as lovers in 2001's Pinero, Bratt, 41 and Soto, 38, began their romance when they met up for the movie's premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
"It started as a friendship, and little by little, they found they had something in common," Soto's friend Nicky Corello told PEOPLE in 2002.
The couple wed in a small ceremony in Bratt's hometown of San Francisco on April 13, 2002. Before marrying Soto, the former Law and Order heartthrob, who now stars on the CBS drama E-Ring, dated Julia Roberts for four years. That ended in 2001.
Soto – a former model from Brooklyn who kicked off her movie career as a Bond girl in 1989's Licence to Kill – was married to actor Costas Mandylor for three years.
I was always surprised these two made it this long, I thought for sure she was rebound girl from Ben.
Benjamin Bratt Walking The Baby
A Socialite's Life
Continuing our tradition of featuring hot daddies, we bring you Benjamin Bratt. I'd like to walk with some of that. I'm sure he's a great father as well.
A Socialite's Life
Continuing our tradition of featuring hot daddies, we bring you Benjamin Bratt. I'd like to walk with some of that. I'm sure he's a great father as well.
Bratt to star in A&E's 'Cleaner'
Network also considering Swayze's 'Beast'
Going for its first scripted original series in more than six years, A&E has ordered 13 episodes of “The Cleaner,” starring Benjamin Bratt.
Bob DeBitetto, exec VP and general manager of A&E, says that by focusing on “a guy who devotes his life to saving people suffering from an addiction,” the series “is a little bit different from the usual. It’s not a crime show, or a lawyer show, or a hospital show, and it’s inspired by the life of a real character.”
Scripted series is the first to come out of the refurbished cable division of CBS Paramount Network TV under Bela Bajaria, who took over as senior VP of cable programming and movies a year ago. The series starts production within the month, and A&E will schedule it in the summer.
CBS Paramount and A&E declined to discuss deal points, but the series, to be shot in Los Angeles, will cost about $2.1 million an episode to produce on an A&E license fee of $1.9 million or so.
A&E is evaluating two other completed pilots for possible scripted series: “The Beast,” from Sony Pictures TV, starring Patrick Swayze as an unorthodox FBI undercover man; and “Under,” from Fox TV Studios, with Henry Thomas as a reformed criminal who becomes a New York cop but finds his past coming back to mess up his new life.
A third project, “Danny Fricke,” starring Connie Nielsen as a tough female detective who has to put up with sexism from her male colleagues as she investigates big cases, is expected to go to production as a pilot shortly. It comes from Sony Pictures TV.
The creators of “Cleaner” are Jonathan Prince and Robert Munic. Prince is co-exec producer with Jay Silverman and Warren Boyd. David Semel directed the pilot.
Network also considering Swayze's 'Beast'
Going for its first scripted original series in more than six years, A&E has ordered 13 episodes of “The Cleaner,” starring Benjamin Bratt.
Bob DeBitetto, exec VP and general manager of A&E, says that by focusing on “a guy who devotes his life to saving people suffering from an addiction,” the series “is a little bit different from the usual. It’s not a crime show, or a lawyer show, or a hospital show, and it’s inspired by the life of a real character.”
Scripted series is the first to come out of the refurbished cable division of CBS Paramount Network TV under Bela Bajaria, who took over as senior VP of cable programming and movies a year ago. The series starts production within the month, and A&E will schedule it in the summer.
CBS Paramount and A&E declined to discuss deal points, but the series, to be shot in Los Angeles, will cost about $2.1 million an episode to produce on an A&E license fee of $1.9 million or so.
A&E is evaluating two other completed pilots for possible scripted series: “The Beast,” from Sony Pictures TV, starring Patrick Swayze as an unorthodox FBI undercover man; and “Under,” from Fox TV Studios, with Henry Thomas as a reformed criminal who becomes a New York cop but finds his past coming back to mess up his new life.
A third project, “Danny Fricke,” starring Connie Nielsen as a tough female detective who has to put up with sexism from her male colleagues as she investigates big cases, is expected to go to production as a pilot shortly. It comes from Sony Pictures TV.
The creators of “Cleaner” are Jonathan Prince and Robert Munic. Prince is co-exec producer with Jay Silverman and Warren Boyd. David Semel directed the pilot.
Bratt Has 'Immunity Pass' With Police
Former LAW & ORDER star BENJAMIN BRATT has credited his role in the hit TV show with giving him a "lifetime cinematic immunity pass" with the police - insisting he always escapes tickets because of his cop fan base.
The actor shot to fame playing Detective Rey Curtis in the longrunning drama series in the 1990s. He quit in 1999 to pursue a film career, but returned to the role for a one-off guest appearance in 2009.
And Bratt claims his popularity on the cop show still resonates with police officers, who often laugh off motoring offences in return for an autograph.
He tells the New York Daily News, "(I have a) lifetime cinematic immunity pass. If I get stopped for making an illegal left turn, or for exceeding the speed limit, I'll hand over my ID and when the police see my clean-shaven face on the license, they say, 'Hey Curtis, just slow it down next time, will you? And can I have your autograph?"
Source contactmusic
Former LAW & ORDER star BENJAMIN BRATT has credited his role in the hit TV show with giving him a "lifetime cinematic immunity pass" with the police - insisting he always escapes tickets because of his cop fan base.
The actor shot to fame playing Detective Rey Curtis in the longrunning drama series in the 1990s. He quit in 1999 to pursue a film career, but returned to the role for a one-off guest appearance in 2009.
And Bratt claims his popularity on the cop show still resonates with police officers, who often laugh off motoring offences in return for an autograph.
He tells the New York Daily News, "(I have a) lifetime cinematic immunity pass. If I get stopped for making an illegal left turn, or for exceeding the speed limit, I'll hand over my ID and when the police see my clean-shaven face on the license, they say, 'Hey Curtis, just slow it down next time, will you? And can I have your autograph?"
Source contactmusic
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.