Wilmer Valderrama

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Wilmer Valderrama
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Wilmer Valderrama
Born January 30 1980 (1980-01-30) (age 29)
Miami, Florida, U.S.

Wilmer Valderrama (born January 30, 1980) is an American actor best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Valderrama was born in Miami, Florida, U.S., on January 30, 1980. His parents, Sobeida and Balbino Valderrama, moved to Venezuela when he was three years old, then to Los Angeles when he was thirteen. He has two sisters, Marylin and Stephanie, and a brother. His mother was born in Colombia, while his father was born in Venezuela.

He did not speak English upon his arrival, but he quickly learned the language in school and began drama classes during high school. Valderrama has said that he was aided in learning English from watching shows such as I Love Lucy. In one teen magazine, it was said that Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty has helped him learn English.

[edit] Professional work

Valderrama got his start performing in numerous plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rumors. He made his professional debut in a Spanish-language Pacific Bell commercial. At his drama teacher's suggestion, he got an agent and was immediately cast in the CBS miniseries Four Corners and in Omba Makamba on the Disney Channel. He made his big screen debut starring opposite Freddie Prinze Jr., Brittany Murphy, Matthew Lillard and Jessica Biel in the Warner Brothers film Summer Catch.

Valderrama played Fez on That '70s Show from 1998-2006; he was a junior in high school when the pilot episode was filmed. He also played DJ Keoki in the 2003 film Party Monster alongside Macaulay Culkin, Chloë Sevigny, Wilson Cruz and Seth Green. As of 2006, he hosted Yo Momma, a show he also created and produces.

[edit] Recent projects

Valderrama recently appeared in the Los Angeles Times critic's choice play Blackout, an adaptation of the feature film Drunks, and starred opposite Anjelica Huston and Ben Kingsley in the Actors' Fund of America one-performance only reading of Sunset Boulevard. He has completed filming the short film La Torcedura in which he plays the lead, and recently wrapped production on The Darwin Awards, an independent film directed by Finn Taylor, starring Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes.

In animation work, Valderrama voiced "Rodrigo" in Clifford's Really Big Movie, playing alongside John Ritter, Wayne Brady and Jenna Elfman. He also voices the main character, Manny, in Disney Channel’s Handy Manny series for preschoolers.[1]

He will soon begin work on a starring role in El Muerto, an indie film directed by Brian Cox and based on the successful comic book created by Javier Hernandez.[2]

In January 2007 Valderrama announced that he would launch his own men's fashion label called "Calavena".[3] Valderama made an appearance in Paula DeAnda's music video for "Easy".

[edit] Personal life

  • He was a victim of "Punk'd" three times--more than anyone else.
  • Valderrama is the second That 70s Show character to host a show on MTV (Yo Momma) behind Ashton Kutcher (Punk'd)

[edit] Filmography

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Short Subjects:

  • La Torcedura (2004)
  • Longtime Listener (2006)

"What a Girl Wants" (2005)

[edit] Television Work

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kidstcmovies: Wilmer Valderama bio
  2. ^ Wilmer Valderrama Official Site
  3. ^ Wilmer Valderrama to launch his own fashion label EnjoyFashion, January 4, 2007
  4. ^ http://in.news.yahoo.com/070101/139/6aqg6.html
  5. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,781868,00.html

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[edit] See also

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