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Efren Ramírez Biography

Birth Name:Efren Ramirez

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • In 2009, he was nominated for an ALMA Award for his role in the film "Crank: High Voltage․"
  • Was nominated for a 2005 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry
  • Co-authored the book Direct Your Own Life: How to Be a Star in Any Field You Choose, which was published in 2008
  • Established Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment with filmmaker, Chris Barrett
  • While not working in film, he enjoys traveling the globe as a deejay and often performs under the his own company, Nocturnal Rampage
  • Admitted that he only continued to do theater in his teens because it was a way to meet girls, as he attended an all-boys high school
  • Bought his parents a new house with his earnings from his breakout hit, "Napoleon Dynamite"

Awards

  • 2005Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Chemistry: nominated
  • 2009ALMA Award-Actor in Film: nominated