Raul Julia Biography

Fast Facts

• The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts named their Award for Excellence in honor of him
• Was an avid supporter of The Hunger Project
• Quote: "(On playing the role of Gomez) "With Gomez, my director, Barry Sonnenfield, would usually say, 'Go all the way! You can't go far enough!' But, I don't agree with that․ I can go far enough! Luckily, with Gomez you can go further than with most [roles]․""
• Quote: "I knew there was something special about the theater for me, something beyond the regular reality, something that I could get into and transcend and become something other than myself․"
• Quote: "There are 38,000 people dying of hunger each day and most are children․ And, being a celebrity, I communicate about it as much as I can․"
• Frequently portrayed characters in works by William Shakespeare
• Was originally slated to work on "The Mask of Zorro․"