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Ricardo Antonio Chavira Biography

Birth Name:
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Birth Place:
Austin, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Comes from a family of migrant workers
  • Teamed with Desperate Housewives castmate James Denton in 2005 to help raise $10 million for the Susan G
  • Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Both men lost their mothers to the disease
  • Earned a spot on the 2005 50 Most Beautiful list in People en Español
  • Named one of TV's Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2006
  • Married his girlfriend Marcea Dietzel in 2007 in a wedding ceremony in which they were both wearing their pajamas

Awards

  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner

Relationships

  • Belen Elysabeth Chavira -- Daughter
  • Juan Antonio Chavira -- Father
  • Elizabeth Ries Chavira -- Mother
  • Tomas Antonio Chavira -- Son
  • Marcea Dietzel -- Wife