RICK GOMEZ

'Richard Harper "Rick" Gomez' (born June 1, c. 1972 [1], Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American actor best known for portraying Sgt. George Luz, in the HBO television miniseries ''Band of Brothers'', and as "Endless Mike" Hellstrom in the cult hit Nickelodeon TV series ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete''.

Contents

Biography

Filmography

Movies

TV-Movies and miniseries

TV-series cast roles

TV-series guest appearances

Video games

Misc.

Trivia

References

Biography

Rick Gomez was the first son in his family, born on father Rick Sr.'s birthday. In 1987, he moved with his family to South Plainfield, New Jersey, where Gomez attended school. Upon graduation from South Plainfield High School, Gomez moved to New York City to pursue acting.
Following a small role in feature film ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', he landed the recurring role of "Endless Mike", a quietly crazed, melodramatic high school student in the surreal children's series ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete'', filmed in New Jersey. His highly original performance was singled out for praise by series creators Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi on the series' DVD audio commentary.
Gomez went on to appear in small roles in many TV series, telefilms and feature films. (See Filmography, below). Additionally, he co-wrote, with director Damon Santostefano, and starred in the documentary-like feature — or possibly dramatized documentary — ''Last Man Running'' (unreleased; made 2003), which also starred wife Jenifer Wymore-Gomez, actor brother Josh Gomez, and other New York City film professionals as themselves; it was screened at the Phoenix Film Festival and possibly elsewhere. Gomez was previously executive producer of ''A Waiter Tomorrow'' (1998), directed and co-written by Korean-American filmmaker Michael Kang (who appears as himself in ''Last Man Running'').
Gomez is also an established voice actor whose credits include the video game '', the character Gippal in the English dub of ''Final Fantasy X-2'', the character of Zack in the upcoming and a minor role as the voice of a pilot in ''The Animatrix''. He recently had a cameo in ''Transformers'', playing a Sheriff who attempts to apprehend the protagonist. He and his wife have two sons.

Filmography

Movies

★ ''Transformers'' (2007) - Sheriff

★ ''Sin City'' (2005) - Klump

★ ''Ray'' (2004) - Tom Dowd

★ ''Fronterz'' (2004) - Spin-Doctor Fred

★ ''Delusion'' (2003) - Mr. Vidal

★ ''Last Man Running'' (2003; also co-writer) - Richie

★ '' (2003)'' - Kevin (Paramedic #2)

★ ''Blue Shark Hash'' (2000) - David

★ ''Three to Tango'' (1999) - Rick

★ ''Shark in a Bottle'' (1998) - Punk #2

★ ''Enough Already'' (1998) - Kevin

★ ''Mercy'' (1996 Richard Shepard film of that name) - Peter

TV-Movies and miniseries

★ ''Helter Skelter'' (2004) - Milio

★ ''Band of Brothers'' (2001) - Sgt. George Luz

★ ''Mary and Rhoda'' (2000) - Video Editor

TV-series cast roles

★ ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' (2006; animated, voice) Slips Python, Windsor Gorilla, James Ant

★ ''What About Brian'' (2006) - Dave

★ ''Gary the Rat'' (2003; animated, voice) Bud and other voices

★ ''Boomtown'' (2003) - Detective Daniel Ramos (recurring)

★ ''Hitz'' (1997) - Robert Moore

★ ''Kablam!'' (1996; animated, voice) - Sniz (''Sniz and Fondue'' segments)

★ ''Clerks.'' (1995 unaired ABC pilot, based on the 1994 movie ''Clerks.'') - Todd

★ ''Bob and Sully'' (1995; Canadian TV production or planned proudction; sources uncertain) - Sully

★ ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' (1993-96) - "Endless Mike" Hellstrom (recurring)

TV-series guest appearances

★ ''In-Laws'': "Love Thy Neighbor" episode (2002) - Ricky

★ ''Law & Order'': "Atonement episode (1996)- Ticket Taker

★ ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1990) - Thug (voice; uncredited)

Video games

★ '' (2005) - Miscellaneous voices

★ '' (2004) - Lead Merc (voice)

★ ''Final Fantasy X-2'' (2003; English version) - Gippal (voice)

★ '' (2007; English version) - Zack (voice)

Misc.

★ ''The Animatrix: "Final Flight of the Osiris"'' (2003; animated short in direct-to-video compilation)- Pilot (voice)

★ '' (2005; IMAX documentary short, 40 minutes; voice)

★ ''Final Fantasy VII Advent Children'' (2006 English version) - Zack (voice)

Trivia

★ Gomez has appeared in Volkswagen TV commercials.

★ Younger brother Josh Gomez has appeared in TV beer commercials, and in a series of IBM commercials. Josh also gives his voice to a main character of ''Final Fantasy X-2'', Baralai, a close friend of Rick's character Gippal.

★ Appeared with ''Band of Brothers'' co-stars Michael Cudlitz, Frank John Hughes, James Madio, Ross McCall, Rene L. Moreno, Richard Speight, and his younger brother, Josh Gomez in voice cast of video game ''.

★ Height: 5'8" (1.73 m).

References

★ ''The New York Times'': Movies — Rick Gomez

★ MSN Movies: Rick Gomez

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