Born in Cuba

At age five, moved to the USA with family; settled in Florida

Performed with regional Florida theater groups before entering films

Moved to Los Angeles; worked as a waiter while performing with improvisational theater groups and appearing at the Comedy Store and other local Los Angeles improv clubs

TV debut as a gang member in the premiere episode of NBC's "Hill Street Blues"

Film acting debut in "Blue Skies Again"

First garnered attention as a drug dealer in "8 Million Ways to Die"

Convinced Brian De Palma to cast him as George Stone in "The Untouchables"

First starring role in a feature film, "American Roulette" (British-Australian)

Made TV-movie debut opposite Ellen Barkin in the HBO production "Clinton and Nadine"

Co-starred opposite Richard Gere in "Internal Affairs"

Portrayed the illegimate son of Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather, Part III"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor

Formed CineSon Productions

Directed (also produced) the documentary "Cachao: Like His Rhythm There Is No Other"

Produced the recording "Master Session Volume I" of the music of Cachao

Won praise for his turn as the husband of an alcoholic (Meg Ryan) in "When a Man Loves a Woman"

Wrote songs for and sang on soundtrack to "Steal Big, Steal Little"; also played twins

Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September)

Starred as a ditsrict attorney in Sidney Lumet's "Night Falls on Manhattan"

Had supporting role of mobster Lucky Luciano in "Hoodlum"

Appeared as the Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca in "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca"

Produced and starred in "Just the Ticket"

Portrayed (also executive produced) Cuban musician, Arturo Sandoval in the HBO drama "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story"; earned an Emmy nomination for his performance and shared Emmy nod for Outstanding TV-Movie

Starred as Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven" a remake of the 1960's heist film

Co-starred with Gregory Hines in the Showtime biopic "Bojangles"

Produced and starred in "The Man From Elysian Fields"; screened at Toronto Film Festival

Played FBI agent Gunther Butan in "Confidence"

Reprised the role of Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Twelve"

Directed, co-wrote and starred in the independent film "The Lost City"

Portrayed Amedeo Modigliani in the drama "Modigliani"

Made guest appearance on ABC hit sitcom "George Lopez" as Angie's shady brother

Feature directorial debut, (also starred) "The Lost City" set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution

Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"