Luis Guzmán

Infobox actor


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birthplace = Cayey, Puerto Rico
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spouse = Angelita Galarza-Guzmán
website = http://www.luisguzman.com/
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tonyawards = :"For the other Puerto Rican actor of the same name, see Luis Roberto Guzmán"Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350079/ Luis Guzmán (I)] ] ) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in "Out of Sight", "The Limey", and "Traffic", and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in "Boogie Nights", "Magnolia" and "Punch-Drunk Love". He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in ' and '.

Biography

Personal life

Guzmán was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico and was raised in New York City's Greenwich Village and the surrounding Lower East Side neighborhood. His mother, Rosa, was a hospital worker, and his stepfather, Benjamin Cardona, was a TV repairman. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Luis-Guzman.html Luis Guzman Biography (1957?-)] ] A graduate of City College of New York, he began his career not as an actor but as a social worker; however, he moonlighted as an actor and became heavily involved in street theater and independent films. He currently lives with his wife Angelita Galarza-Guzmán and their five children in Sutton, Vermont, where he owns a ranch called Wild Orchid Stables.

Career

Guzman's numerous movie credits include "Carlito's Way", ', "Welcome to Collinwood," "Stonewall", "Waiting...", "The Salton Sea", and "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events". He has also appeared on the TV shows ', "Frasier" and "Oz" and had a role in the video game ' and its prequel '. Guzmán starred in the short-lived 2003 television comedy "Luis", and is a commentator on VH1's "I Love the '80s" Also "I Love Toys" and its sequels, including "I Love the '70s" and "I Love the '90s". He co-starred on the canceled 2007 HBO series "John from Cincinnati". In early 2008, Guzmán starred in "Naturally Aged" Cheddar Hunks" TV ads for Cabot Creamery. [Swansburg, John [http://www.slate.com/id/2181862/pagenum/all/ "Cheese Puff"] Slate.com (January 18, 2008). Retrieved on May 1, 2008.]

Filmography

*"Short Eyes" (1977) as Unknown
*"Heartbeat" (1987) as Gang Member #2
*"No Picnic" (1987) as Arroyo
*"*batteries not included" (1987) (uncredited)
*"Crocodile Dundee 2" (1988) as Hunter
*"Q&A" (1990) as Detective Valentin
*"McBain" (1991) as Papo
*"Walker Texas Ranger" (1992) as Gomez
*"Innocent Blood" (1992) as Morales
*"Carlito's Way" (1993) as Pachanga
*"The Cowboy Way" (1994) as Chango
*"Stonewall" (1995) as Vito
*"The Substitute" (1996) as Rem
*"Boogie Nights" (1997) as Maurice TT Rodriguez
*"Out of Sight" (1998) as Chino
*"The Limey" (1999) as Eduardo Roel
*"The Bone Collector" (1999) as Eddie Ortiz
*"Magnolia" (1999) as Luis
*"Traffic" (2000) as Ray Castro
*"" (2002) as Ricardo Díaz
*"The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002) as Jacopo
*"The Salton Sea" (2002) as Quincy
*"Punch-Drunk Love" (2002) as Lance
*"The Adventures of Pluto Nash"(2002) as Felix Laranga
*"Welcome to Collinwood" (2002) as Cosimo
*"Anger Management" (2003) as Lou
*"" (2003) as Ray
*"Runaway Jury" (2003) as Jerry Hernandez (uncredited)
*"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2004) as Bald Man
*"" (2005) as Nacho
*"Waiting..."(2005) as Raddimus
*"Dreamer" (2005) as Balon
*"Fast Food Nation" (2006) as Benny
*"School for Scoundrels" (2006) as Seargent Moorehead
*"War" (2007) as Benny
*"Cleaner" (2007) as Detective Wallace
*"Maldeamores" (2007) as Ismael
*"Fighting" (2008) as Martinez
*"Still Waiting..." (2008) as Raddimus
*"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" (2008) as Chucho (voice)
*"Nothing Like the Holidays" (2008) as TBA

Television series

*"John from Cincinnati" (2007) as Ramon Gaviota
*"Oz" (1997/2003) as El Cid
*"Miami Vice" - Episode titled "Prodigal Son," where he played a thug
*"seaQuest DSV" (1994) - Episode titled "The Good Death," where he played General Guzmano
*"Law & Order" -Played a Honduran line cook accused of burning down a social club
*"NYPD Blue" - Played Officer Martinez' father

ee also

*List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

External links

* [http://www.luisguzman.com/ Official site]
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* [http://www.wildorchidstables.com/home.htm Wild Orchid Stables] , owned by Guzmán