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In 2005, the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) renamed its Tespis Award to the HOLA José Ferrer Tespis Award. Ferrer was honored for his theatrical and cinematic works with an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and a National Medal of Arts, becoming the first actor and Hispanic to be presented with the prestigious award.
Academy Awards, USA. 1953 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Moulin Rouge. 1951 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Cyrano de Bergerac. 1949 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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- January 26, 1992
Apr 26, 2024 · Jose Ferrer (1912-1992) was an American actor and director. He is best known today as the title character in the film Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), a performance that won him an Academy Award, and for his portrayal of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge (1952).
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José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor and film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the title character in Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). Ferrer was the first Puerto Rican actor to win an Academy Award, and also the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award.
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- Santurce, Puerto Rico
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- Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Mar 27, 2024 · After winning his Oscar in 1951 for Cyrano de Bergerac, Ferrer received another Oscar nomination in 1953 for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Moulin Rouge. A impressionistic biopic of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Ferrer stars as the disabled French painter whose sardonic posters captured the seamy nightlife of Belle Epoque Paris.
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912–January 26, 1992), known as José Ferrer, was a Puerto Rican actor and theatre and film director. He was the first Puerto Rican-born actor, as well as the first Hispanic actor, to win an Academy Award (in 1950 for Cyrano de Bergerac).
May 10, 2024 · Along with his Academy Award for “Cyrano de Bergerac” in 1950, he was nominated in 1949 for best supporting actor for “Joan of Arc” and for best actor in 1953 for “Moulin Rouge.” The Directors Guild of America nominated him for outstanding directorial achievement in 1956 for “The Great Man.”
