Jon Seda

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Jonathan Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor.

Biography

Early life

Seda's parents moved from Puerto Rico to Manhattan, New York where he was born. They moved to a neighborhood in Clifton, New Jersey shortly after his birth. There, he received his primary and secondary education; after graduating from high school, Seda started to work out in a gym after two friends convinced him that he should take up boxing. He became obsessed with the idea that someday he could become a champion and participate in the 1992 Olympics. He boxed in several gyms in New Jersey and soon was a runner up in the New Jersey Golden Gloves competition. As an amateur boxer, Seda had a record of 21 wins and one loss.

Career

Seda's film debut was in 1992, in the boxing film "Gladiator" in which he played the role of "Ramon," a Cuban pugilist. He has since worked in various films and TV series.

In 1995, Seda was nominated Best Male Lead at the Spirit Awards for his role the 1994 movie "I Like It Like That" opposite Rita Moreno and Lauren Velez. In 1996, he was nominated Best Actor for his role as "Blue" in the film "The Sunchaser" opposite actor Woody Harrelson at the Cannes Film Festival.

Seda became widely known to the Hispanic film audience when he played the role of "Chris" opposite Jennifer Lopez in "Selena", a 1997 film based on the true story of the Tejano singer, Selena, who was murdered on her way to mainstream stardom. Seda portrayed her husband.

Also in 1997, Seda landed the role of Detective Paul Falsone on NBC's: "". The writers took advantage of his boxing background, writing a shirtless practice bout into an episode which established his character's attractiveness to fellow detective Laura Ballard. He also boxed opposite Jimmy Smits in the 2000 movie, "Price of Glory." [http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Seda,_Jon/Biography/ Jon Seda Biography] at StarPulse.Com]

His first leading role on the large screen was as the protagonist in 2002's "King Rikki," a re-imagining of Shakespeare's "Richard III" in East L.A.. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246890/ "King Rikki"] at IMDB.] Seda has participated in over two dozen movies, including "Bad Boys II" (2003) as "Roberto."

He has had numerous television appearances. Aside from his well-known "Homicide" role, among the most notable have been as Dino Ortolani in "Oz", "Third Watch" and "Law & Order". He will be featured as one of the three leads in the HBO World War II mini-series "The Pacific" to be released in 2009, playing the part of legendary Marine John Basilone. He was also part of the cast of CBS's hit show "Close to Home".

Personal life

Seda established "The Jon Seda Foundation" to fund the research into the causes and cures of Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) after his sister, Sofia, was diagnosed with the disorder. Seda currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and their three children.

ee also

*List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

External links

* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/close_to_home/bios/jon_seda_bio.shtml Jon Seda Bio at CBS - Close To Home]
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