Luis Guzman Profile

Full Name:	Luis Guzman
Famous As:	Actor
Date of Birth:	January 01, 1957
Place of Birth:	Cayey, Puerto Rico
Height:	5' 7?
Nationality:	Puerto Rican
Spouse:	Angelita Galarza-Guzman (m. 1985)
Education:	Graduated Manhattan's City College
Claim to Fame:	As Maurice T. Rodriguez in Boogie Nights (1997)

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Title: Luis Guzman in Waiting
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Description: Two indie film stars Luis Guzman and Skip Lotem are seen here in a candid moment hanging out on set of Lotems latest movie.

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video Chilling with my buddy Luis Guzman, Terence Howard and Channing tatum while shooting the feature

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Luis Guzman News and Gossip

Luis Guzman: That familiar face

Press of Atlantic City - Found Jun. 24, 2009
Luis Guzman stars in the action thriller ?The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.? MIAMI - What's the biggest difference between a character actor and a

Rivera exhibit explores his cubist portraits

Boston Globe - Found Jun. 24, 2009
... include artist Angelina Beloff and the child she had with Rivera, Russian novelist Ilya Ehrenburg and Mexican writer Martin Luis Guzman.
Rivera exhibit explores his cubist portraits - San Jose Mercury News
Rivera exhibit explores his cubist portraits - Seattle Times
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Reuters - Found Jun. 23, 2009
Rise of Cobra, Step Up), Academy Award(R) nominee Terrence Howard(Iron Man, Crash, Hustle & Flow), Zulay Henao (S. Darko) and Luis Guzman (War).
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Julia Roberts and Clive Owen Face Off in a 'Cool, Sexy Caper'* That ... - Reuters
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Luis Guzman: The man behind that familiar face

San Jose Mercury News - Found Jun. 14, 2009
What's the biggest difference between a character actor and a leading man? 'About 15 to 20 million dollars,' says veteran actor Luis Guzman.

Luis Guzman: The man behind that familiar face

Inside Bay Area - Found Jun. 14, 2009
What's the biggest difference between a character actor and a leading man? 'About 15 to 20 million dollars,' says veteran actor Luis Guzman.

Luis Guzman: The man behind that familiar face

Lansing State Journal - Found Jun. 11, 2009
What's the biggest difference between a character actor and a leading man? 'About 15 to 20 million dollars,' says veteran actor Luis Guzman.

Luis Guzman: The man behind that familiar face

Centre Daily Times - Found Jun. 10, 2009
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Luis Guzman: The man behind that familiar face

Charlotte Observer - Found Jun. 10, 2009
MIAMI What's the biggest difference between a character actor and a leading man? 'About 15 to 20 million dollars,' says veteran actor Luis Guzman.

Luis Guzman: The man behind that familiar face

The State - Found Jun. 10, 2009
'About 15 to 20 million dollars,' says veteran actor Luis Guzman. 'And a private jet.' Guzman knows what he's talking about.

Luis Guzman: The man behind that familiar face

San Luis Obispo.com - Found Jun. 10, 2009
What's the biggest difference between a character actor and a leading man? 'About 15 to 20 million dollars,' says veteran actor Luis Guzman.

Luis Guzman Biography

Luis Guzman
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

For the other Puerto Rican actor of the same name, see Luis Roberto Guzmán

For the Honduran footballer, see Luis Ernesto Guzmán.

Luis Guzmán
Guzmán at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works
Born	August 28, 1956 (1956-08-28) (age 52) Cayey, Puerto Rico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977 – present
Spouse(s)	Angelita Galarza-Guzmán
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Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956)¹ 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 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Television series
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

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.² 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, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, 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 Homicide: Life on the Street, Frasier and Oz and had a role in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and its prequel Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Guzmán starred in the short-lived 2003 television comedy Luis, and is a commentator on VH1's I Love the '80s, as well as 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.³ He also appeared in the music video "Yes We Can."

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 Jose
Rooftops (1989) as Martinez
Q&A (1990) as Detective Valentin
The Hard Way (1991) as Det. Benny Poole, NYPD
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
Double Whammy (2001)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (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
Confidence (2003) as Officer Omar Manzano
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) as Ray
Runaway Jury (2003) as Jerry Hernandez (uncredited)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) as Bald Man
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (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
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) as Chucho (voice)
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) as Johnny
Yes Man (2008) as Jumper
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) as Javier (uncredited)
Fighting (2009) as Martinez
Still Waiting... (2009) as Raddimus
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) as Ramos

Television series

John from Cincinnati (2007) as Ramon Gaviota
Oz (1997/2003) as Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez
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
Frasier - 1 Episode as an unnamed parking garage attendant.
House of Buggin is a short-lived Latino-themed sketch comedy television show, which aired in 1995, starring John Leguizamo and Luis Guzmán. It was aired on the FOX Network, but removed from broadcasting schedules before the completion of the first season.