Name: Luis Guzmán
Date of Birth: 28 August 1956 Frequently cast by film director Steven Soderbergh. Frequently cast by film director Paul Thomas Anderson. Last name is pronounced gooz-MAHN. Born in Puerto Rico, but grew up in the East Village section of Manhattan, in New York City. In an interview, he explained that his mother traveled to New York fifteen minutes after his birth. He was a social worker, working especially with young people. He also was very involved with his community, arranging events, before becoming an actor. ... Formerly of Cabot, VT, now resides elsewhere in the "Northeast Kingdom" area of the state. [2009] He and Chuck Zito are the only actors to appear in both Carlito's Way and its prequel, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power. Although he played the father of Nicholas Turturro on two episodes of "NYPD Blue" (1993), he is in fact only five years older than Turturro. He prefers his first name pronounced LOO-ee. Performed in several spots for Cabot Cheese, which is based near where he lives in Cabot, Vermont, living the life of a gentleman farmer. Was considered for the role of Willie Lopez in Ghost (1990). Read more Luis Guzmán movies (actor)User Comments |
