Javier Bardem comforted himself after parents’ split by watching ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ 24 times!
Javier Bardem repeatedly watched ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ for comfort in the wake of his parents’ break-up. The ‘No Country for Old Men’ Oscar-winner, 54, who has two children with his wife Penélope Cruz, 49, was born to his actress mum Pilar Bardem and dad José Carlos Encinas Doussinague – who Pilar said in her memoirs had a “violent will” and once shot their front door before they separated shortly after Javier’s birth. Javier told WIRED about how he dealt with the split: “I watched E.T. 24 times. My parents split up when I was little. My father was pretty much absent. “I felt like a ver...