Luis Guzmán

Actor, Film actor

1956 –

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Who is Luis Guzmán?

Luis Guzmán is a Puerto Rican actor, who is known for his character work. For much of Guzmán's career, he has played character roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen.

He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. He recently starred in the HBO original series How to Make It in America.

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Born
Aug 28, 1956
Cayey
Also known as
  • Luis Guzman
  • Luiz Gusman
  • Luiz Guzman
Parents
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Puerto Rican people
  • Puerto Ricans in the United States
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Puerto Rico
Profession
Education
  • City College of New York
Lived in
  • Vermont
  • Manhattan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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