Olivier Martinez comes from a working-class family, raised in the Paris suburbs. He left school at an early age, holding various pick-up jobs such as salesman for jeans. Friends urged him to try acting, and at age 23 he enrolled in the International Conservatory of Paris. After several television shows, he reached the international market with The Horseman on the Roof, billed in his American promotional tour for that movie as "the French Brad Pitt".
Brother of Vincent Martinez The French tabloid press hotly pursued Olivier during and after the filming of The Horseman on the Roof, speculating on a real romance between him and his co-star, Juliette Binoche; the couple threatened to sue one magazine that reported that Binoche was pregnant. Olivier fought as a welterweight in Europe, taking after his father who had also been a pugilist. His Gallic mother was a secretary and his father worked as a mechanic. Touted as "The French Brad Pitt" during his American promotional tour of The Horseman on the Roof (aka "The Horseman on the Roof) in 1995. Lived with Juliette Binoche [1995-1998] Dated Mira Sorvino (1999-2002) Girlfriend is singer Kylie Minogue [2003-present] His mother is French and his father is Spanish-Moroccan. Currently resides in Paris. Plans to move to Los Angeles to begin a career in American cinema. Ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties. Has a dog named Sheba. Shares birthday with writers Charles Perrault and Jack London. Plans to buy a house in the Mediterranean. Adores jazz music. Studied acting at the International conservatory of Paris. Wore a black ribbon at the premiere of Taking lives, in sign of mourning after the bombings in Atocha(Madrid). Owns two motorcycles. Owns an apartment in Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, a quarter of Paris. Once worked as a jean seller. Parents are Robert and Rosemarie Martinez. French citizen. In 1995, he was photographed on the cover of French magazine "Studio", with French screen myth Alain Delon. The two actors are sometimes compared. His role as Paul in "Unfaithful" was held by Maurice Ronet in the original version of the film: "La femme infidèle".