José Ferrer is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on January 8, 1912 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The first Puerto Rican and Hispanic actor to be awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor when he was recognized for his performance as the main character in the movie Cyrano de Bergerac. He also was an accomplished director, earning high praise from his movies The Shrike, the Fourposter as well as Stalag 17.
He was in a role of support in the role of Turkish Bey on the epic 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O’Toole.
His cousin is professional tennis player Gigi Fernandez.
