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Luis Guzman Biography

Birth Name:Luis Guzmán

Birth Place:Cayey, Puerto Rico

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Won an award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film from the Imagen Foundation in 2003 for his performance in "Punch-Drunk Love․"
  • Graduated from City College of New York
  • Moonlighted as an actor while holding a day job as a social worker
  • Quote: "Leading men crash and burn․ Character actors are around forever․"
  • Directors Steven Soderbergh and Paul Thomas Anderson often cast him in their films
  • Often plays the sidekick of a police officer or a villain
  • In the video games "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories," he voiced Ricardo Diaz

Awards

  • 1998Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: nominated
  • 1998FFCC Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 1999ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: winner
  • 2000Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2000Independent Spirit Award-Best Supporting Male: nominated
  • 2000FFCC Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2001Actor-Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture: winner
  • 2003Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actor - Film: winner
  • 2009ALMA Award-Actor in Film: nominated
  • 2009Imagen Award-Best Actor/Feature Film: winner
  • 2012Vision Award-Best Performance - Comedy: winner
  • 2015Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actor - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2017All Def Movie Award-Best Latino Not in a Service Industry Role: winner