Rico Rodriguez (actor)
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Rodriguez at the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 23rd, 2010.
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| Born | July 31, 1998 Bryan, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Relatives | Raini Rodriguez (sister) |
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Early life
Rodriguez was born in Bryan, Texas, the son of Diane and Roy Rodriguez, who own a business.[1] His siblings are brothers Ray and Roy, Jr. and sister Raini Rodriguez (an actress herself).[2] He is of Mexican American descent.[3]Career
Rodriguez had not considered becoming an actor until around 2006, when his sister began acting. "I thought I'd be a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) chef going to the moon", he said regarding this in an interview in 2010.[4]As of September 2009, Rodriguez plays the role of Manny Delgado in Modern Family, a sitcom produced by the ABC.[5] Rodriguez is a co-winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series on two occasions (2011 and 2012), alongside the rest of the show's cast, and a nomination for the same award was garnered in 2010.[6]
Rodriguez has published a book titled Reel Life Lessons...So Far that was released in 2012.[7]
Filmography
Television
- Austin and Ally 1 episode
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2006–2007) – Ice cream kid prankster (10 episodes)
- Cory in the House (2007) – Rico (2 episodes)
- 'Til Death (2007) (1 episode)
- ER (2007) – James (1 episode)
- Nip/Tuck (2007) – Kid #1 (1 episode)
- iCarly (2007) – Boy riding toy horse (Episode: "iRue the Day")
- My Name Is Earl (2008) – Kid (1 episode)
- NCIS (2009) (Season 6, Episode 19: "Hide and Seek") – Travis
- Modern Family (2009–Present) – Manny Delgado
- Sesame Street (2010) – Presenter
- 2011 Kids' Choice Awards (2011) – Presenter
- Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2011) (1 episode)
- Good Luck Charlie (2011) – Leo (1 episode)
- R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2012) – Chi (Episode: "The Weeping Woman")
- Mad (2012) – Norman / Costumed Boy / Linus van Pelt (1 episode)
- 2013 Kids' Choice Awards (2013) – Co-Host (with Nick Cannon) (Main Host: Josh Duhamel)
Film
- Epic Movie (Uncredited) (2007) - Chanchito
- Parker (2007) - Kid on Playground #2
- Babysitters Beware (2008) - Marco
- Opposite Day (2009) - Kid Janitor
- The Muppets (2011) - Cameo
- The Alma Awards (2011) - himself as Rico
- El Americano: The Movie (2015) - Cuco[8][9]
Awards and nominations
- 2010 Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV series (shared with Nolan Gould and Ariel Winter) (won)
- 2010 Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Breakout Male (nominated)
- 2011 Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV series (shared with Nolan Gould and Ariel Winter) (nomination)
- 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Scene Stealer (Nominated)
- 2013 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Scene Stealer: Male (Nominated)
- Entertainment Magazine for Entertainer of the Year
References
- "Young Bryan siblings are finding success in Hollywood - The Eagle: Brazos Life". The Eagle. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- "Rico Rodriguez Congratulates His Sister Raini Rodriguez For Her Role In Disney’s "PROM" Movie Disney Dreaming". DisneyDreaming.com. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- "Rico Rodriguez". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- Macatee, Rebecca (8 December 2010). "Rico Rodriguez: I'm Nothing Like Manny on 'Modern Family'". PopEater. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- "Manny (Rico Rodriguez)". ABC. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- "Television - Modern Family". The New York Times. December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "‘Modern Family’ Star Rico Rodriguez Spills TV Secrets, Life Lessons in New Book". ABC News. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- Presentan “El Americano: The Movie”, coproducción México-EUA - Yahoo TV. Yahoo! TV. September 26, 2013
- Hopewell, John (20 May 2014). "‘El Americano 3D’ Kicks Off Pre-Sales at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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