 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
 |
 |
Biography of Raul JuliaName: Raul JuliaBirth Date: March 9, 1940 Death Date: October 24, 1994 Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: actor Raul Julia Suave, elegant, and incredibly versatile, Raul Julia (1940-1994) was among the most critically respected stage and screen actors of his generation. Though perhaps best known for his role as Gomez Addams in the Addams Family films of the 1990s, Julia starred in more than 100 productions since 1964, the year he left his native Puerto Rico for the United States. Julia was also a tireless humanitarian who used his celebrity status to draw attention to causes he supported.Raul Julia was born Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y Arcelay in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 9, 1940. The son of upper-middle-class Roman Catholic parents, Julia was the oldest of four children. His father, Raul, was a North American-educated engineer who in 1947 had made a successful (if not exactly lateral) transition to the restaurant business; the elder Julia's eatery, La Cueva del Chicken Inn (The Chicken's Cave Inn), became known not for its numerous chicken dishes, …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…and in May of the same year, a wing of El Nuevo Theatro Puerto Rico was dedicated in Julia's name. In 1994, The Hunger Project established the Raul Julia Ending Hunger Fund, appointing Julia's widow as director in 1999, and presenting the annual Raul Julia Global Citizen Award to actor-humanitarians such as Susan Sarandon (1999), Jeff Bridges (2000), and Edward James Olmos (2001). In 1997, inspired by Julia's work, The Hunger Project expanded its operations into Latin America. Further Reading Cruz, Barbara C., Raul Julia: Actor and Humanitarian (Hispanic Biographies), Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998.Perez, Frank and Ann Weil, Raul Julia (Contemporary Hispanic Americans), Raintree/Steck-Vaughan, 1996.Stefoff, Rebecca, Raul Julia (Hispanics of Achievement), Chelsea House, 1994.Cigar Aficianado, Winter 1993/94.Elle, November 1987, p. 142."Raul Julia Online," http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/4596."The Hunger Project - The Raul Julia Ending Hunger Fund," http://www.thp.org/rj.Puerto Rico Herald, http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n06/ProfileJulia-en.shtml (February 11, 2000). |