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Rico Rodriguez (actor)

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Rico Rodriguez
Rico Rodriguez at the 2010 SAG Awards.jpg
Rodriguez at the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 23rd, 2010.
Born July 31, 1998 (age 16)
Bryan, Texas, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present
Relatives Raini Rodriguez (sister)
Rico Rodriguez (born July 31, 1998) is an American actor, known for his role of Manny Delgado in Modern Family, a sitcom produced by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Rodriguez also wrote a book that was published in 2012.

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

Rodriguez at World of Color premiere at Disney California Adventure Park, June 10, 2010

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

  1. "Young Bryan siblings are finding success in Hollywood - The Eagle: Brazos Life". The Eagle. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  2. "Rico Rodriguez Congratulates His Sister Raini Rodriguez For Her Role In Disney’s "PROM" Movie Disney Dreaming". DisneyDreaming.com. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. "Rico Rodriguez". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  4. Macatee, Rebecca (8 December 2010). "Rico Rodriguez: I'm Nothing Like Manny on 'Modern Family'". PopEater. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. "Manny (Rico Rodriguez)". ABC. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  6. "Television - Modern Family". The New York Times. December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. "‘Modern Family’ Star Rico Rodriguez Spills TV Secrets, Life Lessons in New Book". ABC News. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. Presentan “El Americano: The Movie”, coproducción México-EUA - Yahoo TV. Yahoo! TV. September 26, 2013
  9. 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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