LUIS GUZMáN

'Luis Guzmán' (born August 28, 1956 or 1957^[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 directors 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''.

Contents

Biography

Personal life

Career

Filmography

Television series

See also

References

External links

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. 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'' 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''.

Filmography

★ ''Crocodile Dundee 2'' Minor Part as Hunter

★ ''Walker Texas Ranger'' (1992) as Gomez

★ ''Carlito's Way'' (1993) as Pachanga

★ ''Stonewall'' (1995) as Vito

★ ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) as Maurice TT Rodriguez

★ ''Out of Sight'' (1998) as Chino

★ ''The Bone Collector'' (1999) as Eddie Ortiz

★ ''Magnolia'' (1999) as Luis

★ ''Traffic'' (2000) as Ray Castro

★ '' (2002) as Ricardo Diaz

★ ''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

★ ''Waiting...''(2005) as Raddimus

★ ''Dreamer'' (2005) as Balon

★ ''Fast Food Nation'' (2006) as Benny

★ ''War'' (2007) as Benny

★ ''Cleaner'' (2007) as Detective Wallace

★ ''The H-Man Cometh'' (2008)

Television series

★ ''John from Cincinnati'' (2007) as Ramon Gaviota

See also

★ List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Luis-Guzman.html

External links

★ Official site

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★ Wild Orchid Stables, owned by Guzmán