Ben Youcef Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Ben Youcef was born in Algiers on the Mediterranean coast into a family of seven children. Fighting for attention amongst his brothers and sisters was probably where Ben's acting career really began. Ben feels fortunate to have been exposed to many different cultures growing up. His father was an Algerian diplomat stationed in Saudi Arabia for much...
Net Worth
$100,000
Date Of Birth
February 19, 1979
Place Of Birth
Algiers, Algeria
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Profession
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer
Star Sign
Pisces
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Trademark
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His black hair
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Frequently plays intense and troubled individuals
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Quote
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My objective as an actor is to bring a new understanding of the Middle Eastern culture to the rest of the world. My life integrates the Islamic spirit with modern energy. I still retain an almost naive way of seeing the world that comes from a truthful place of a kid that was me.
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Fact
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His ten favorite true story films of all time are: Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Raging Bull (1980), Gandhi (1982), Malcolm X (1992), Schindler's List (1993), Braveheart (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Into the Wild (2007), The King's Speech (2010).
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His ten Favorite Military / War films of all time are:Patton (1970), The Deer Hunter (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979), Platoon (1986), Full Metal Jacket(1987), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998), Black Hawk Down (2001), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008), Inglourious Basterds (2009).
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Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett are his favorite actresses.
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His favorite foreign language films of all time are: Bicycle Thieves (1948), La Strada (1954), 8½ (1963), The Battle of Algiers (1966), Cinema Paradiso (1988), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Amores Perros (2000), Amélie (2001), City of God (2002), The Best of Youth (2003), The Sea Inside (I) (2004), Downfall (2004), The Lives of Others (2006), Babel (2006), The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), A Prophet (2009).
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His ten favorite films of all time are: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), The Godfather (1972), Goodfellas (1990), In the Name of the Father (1993), The Professional (1994), Heat (1995), Gladiator (2000).
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Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Daniel Day-Lewis are his favorite actors.
