Andre Royo

Andre Royo (born July 17 1968, Bronx, New York) is an American actor of African American and Cuban heritage. Royo was often told by casting directors that he was "not black enough" or "not Latino enough."cite web|url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003713761|title=Getting a fix|author=Salomon, Andrew|publisher="Back Stage"|date=2008-02-21|accessdate=2008-03-28]

He had a starring role on the HBO program "The Wire" as drug addict and confidential informant, "Bubbles" since the show's first season. He also appeared in the 2005 movie, "G", which was based on "The Great Gatsby". [ [http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/characters/bubbles.shtml HBO: The Wire: Cast and Crew: Character Bio: Bubbles ] ]

He also had a small role in John Singleton's 2000 remake of the film "Shaft". He had a brief appearance in "" as a soldier in a unit that was sent back in time.

Royo attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx from 1982 - 1986 at the same time as Sean Combs.

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