Wade Domínguez

Wade Domínguez

Infobox actor
name=Wade Domínguez


imagesize=180px
caption=Wade Domínguez in "Dangerous Minds".
birthname=
birthdate=birth date|1966|5|10|mf=y
location= Santa Clara County, California
deathdate= death date and age|1998|8|26|1966|5|10|mf=y
deathplace= Los Angeles, California
notable role= Emilio Ramírez
in "Dangerous Minds"
Bobby Medina
in "Shadow of Doubt"
Joseph Romero
in "The Taxman"

Wade Domínguez (May 10, 1966 - August 26, 1998) was an American Hollywood actor, model, singer and dancer, best known for his role as Emilio Ramírez in "Dangerous Minds".

Biography

Early life

Domínguez was born in Santa Clara County, California. In 1985, he graduated from Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill.He worked as a go go dancer for several years and became a fixture on the nightclub scene. He also sold clothes at the Beverly Center Mall where he was spotted by a photographer and soon began a modelling career.

Career

He moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and enrolled in classes taught by former Oscar-Nominee Jeanne Berlin. Berlin's mother, the famous writer-director performer Elaine May was so impressed with Domínguez's work in class, that she began recommending him for roles.

While he was on modelling duties in Italy, Domínguez landed a small acting role in an American soap opera. His first real role in a movie came in 1994 when he appeared in an erotic film called "Erotique" directed by Lizzie Borden, that focused on female phone sex workers. In 1995, Domínguez landed a role in the box office hit "Dangerous Minds" -- co-written by Elaine May -- where he played opposite Michelle Pfeiffer, as a troubled teenager in school who is caught up with drugs, violence and gang troubles in the ghetto.

Following the success of "Dangerous Minds", Domínguez next played the role of a thief in "City of Industry". He also had a lead role as a rookie policeman in "The Taxman" and a supporting role in "Shadow of Doubt", where he played opposite Melanie Griffith and Tom Berenger, as a hip-hop artist who is accused of murder.

Death

On August 26, 1998, Domínguez died of respiratory failure at Midway Hospital at the age of 32 years old.

Selected filmography

External links

*imdb name|0231546|Wade Dominguez
* [http://www.jcmatsuura.com/wadedominguez/index.htm Memoriam for Wade Domínguez]
* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Wade_Dominguez/187452 Wade Domínguez profile]


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