Luis Guzman

Birth Name:

Luis Guzmán

Birth Place:

Cayey, Puerto Rico

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

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․"
Often plays the sidekick of a police officer or a villain
Directors Steven Soderbergh and Paul Thomas Anderson often cast him in their films
In the video games "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories," he voiced Ricardo Diaz

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
2026Premios Aura - Hispanic Talent in International Series (Talento Hispano en Serie Internacional):Nominated

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