53 years old (Born on December 24, 1971)
Singer, actor; He is famous from She Bangs.
Turned down a part opposite Jennifer Lopez in "West Side Story". Named one of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People [1999] Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 16, 2007. His song, "The Cup of Life" was the official theme of the World Cup in France, for 1998. Opened a restaurant in Miami beach, 'Casa Salsa' in 1999. The restaurant was later closed.Ricky Martin's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Ricky Martin
Had a cameo in the film "Idle Hands", but the scene was deleted. He can still be seen in the background at the Burger Jungle carpark.
Speaks 5 languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, French & Italian.
Is a vegetarian.
Is the sponsor of three children in India.
Sings the Spanish version of "Go the distance", main theme of Hercules (1997)
Ricky has created the "Ricky Martin Foundation" which gave a million dollar worth of musical instrument to Puerto Rican public schools. The Foundation is also deeply involved in helping children who are victim of child prostitution and/or pornography, especially in India but also all around the world. According to Ricky, "this is the biggest problem our society is going to face within the next 10 years".
Jon Secada, Desmond Child and Emilio Estefan have all been his music producers for his self-titled album.
Ranked #42 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
Lives in Miami
His nickname among his immediate family members is Kiki.