He's back! Benjamin Bratt takes Bond girl wife Talisa Soto to Academy Awards... 18 years after kissing Julia Roberts the year she won her Oscar
Benjamin Bratt looked dapper at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday evening.
The Miss Congeniality actor, 54, brought as his date his Bond girl wife Talisa Soto, 50, as he supported his film Coco.
This sighting comes 18 years after he helped girlfriend-at-time Julia Roberts, 50, celebrate her big Oscar win for Best Actress for her work in Erin Brockovich in year 2000.
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Rare red carpet turn: Benjamin Bratt looked dapper in Etro at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday evening. The Miss Congeniality actor brought as his date his Bond girl wife Talisa Soto as he supported his film Coco
The two did pose briefly on the red carpet, but didn't seem to linger.
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And Bratt looked like he wanted to stay under the radar, even when the camera was on him after the Best Original Song for Coco was performed.
He barely smiled but clapped away next to his wife, who was drop-dead gorgeous in a plunging black dress.
Shy: They stayed under the radar but the camera zoomed in on them after the sang for Coco was performed
So close: The couple has been married since 2002 and they have two kids together
He's in love: The San Francisco native has said that she has a great heart
When Coco won best animated movie, he got up on stage as he voiced one of the characters, but he did not speak.
The Law & Order vet looked handsome in an Etro suit as he said hello to his co-workers on stage.
Bratt and Soto are rarely seen together.
There he is: When Coco won Best Animated Film, Bratt got up on stage
The two stay out of the Hollywood limelight as they live in San Francisco, where he grew up.
Bratt is still very active in Hollywoood, however, as he appeared on the TV series Modern Family and Star.
Nearly two decades ago he was a tabloid sensation for his romance with America's sweetheart.
They were so close, she even guest starred on his series Law & Order.
The past: This sighting comes 18 years after he helped girlfriend-at-time Julia Roberts celebrate her big Oscar win for Best Actress for her work in Erin Brockovich in year 2000
So close: He even kissed her after she won her little gold man
When Julia won in 2000 for her drama, Bratt was right by her side. She even acknowledged him in her acceptance speech. And they kissed on the red carpet.
But they broke up the next year after three years together.
He wed Soto in 2002 - just one year after leaving Roberts - and together they have two children: Mateo and Sophia.
Soto was a top model in the 1990s, working for Vogue and Versace.
Their cute family: Talisa and Ben with one of their children in New York in 2004
The Brooklyn native also ventured into movies, playing a Bond girl in 1989's Licence To Kill.
Later she was seen in 1995's Mortal Kombat and 2002's Ballistic.
In 2008 Benjamin told Latina magazine that Talisa is 'heart and soul personified.'
He also said, 'She makes me a better man. That sounds like a line from a movie. It is, right? No, it’s hard not to speak in clichés about her, really, because so much has been made of my wife’s outer beauty — and she is otherworldly beautiful — but as I’ve come to know her, her heart and who she is as a person is even more beautiful.'
The hunk added: 'What I dig about her is that she loves me. Even though she knows everything about me, she accepts me anyway, which is a pretty calming influence to have in your life and a great deal of support.'
After party! Later they were seen at the Vanity Fair bash
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