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Encyclopedia > Freddy Rodriguez
Freddy Rodriguez

Freddy Rodriguez at the Tribeca Film Festival
Born January 17, 1975
Flag of United States Chicago, Illinois, USA
Notable roles Federico Diaz in Six Feet Under
Mike Alonzo in Harsh Times
José Rojas in Bobby
El Wray in Grindhouse

Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is a Puerto Rican-American actor known for playing sensitive Hector Federico "Rico" Diaz on HBO's Six Feet Under. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 594 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1968 × 1986 pixel, file size: 2. ... Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal 2005 The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Six Feet Under is a critically acclaimed American television drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005. ... Harsh Times is an American 2006 crime film set in South Los Angeles. ... Bobby is a Golden Globe Award-nominated drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. ... Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ... Fred Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973 in Bogotá, Colombia) is an American professional road racing cyclist. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federico Diaz is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Freddy Rodriguez. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... Six Feet Under is a critically acclaimed American television drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005. ...

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Biography

Early life

Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois to Puerto Rican parents.[1] [2]. He is a graduate of Lincoln Park High School in Chicago. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Lincoln Park High School (LPHS), formerly known as Waller High School, was established in 1899 as the first school on Chicagos north side. ...


Career

One of Rodriguez's first film roles was as an obnoxious jock in Can't Hardly Wait. He played a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents with Chris Tucker and Larenz Tate and was also seen on Scrubs as Carla's brother Marco. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of Más y Menos on Teen Titans. Cant Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. ... Vietnam veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. ... This article is about the American action movie. ... Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actor and comedian, whose distinctive characteristic is his high-pitched voice and portrayal of high-strung characters. ... Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. ... Scrubs is an American sitcom that premiered on October 2, 2001, on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ... Más and Menos are fictional teenaged superhero characters from the Teen Titans animated television series, affiliated with the Titans East team. ... Teen Titans was an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami and produced by Warner Bros. ...


He starred in the film Poseidon as a waiter who briefly survives the horrible rogue wave that overcame the ship. He also played a vicious inner city drug dealer named Hector in the 2005 movie, Havoc. In 2006, he played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body, in M. Night Shymalan's film Lady in the Water. He has recently starred alongside Eva Longoria and Christian Bale in Harsh Times, which has become one of his more famous roles, and is his first role where he plays a leading character in a major theater release. He was seen on an episode of the hit hospital television show ER, where he played a dying comic inspired by Bill Hicks. He also played a jockey in the movie Dreamer with co-star Dakota Fanning. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Academy Award-nominated film writer and director. ... Lady in the Water is a 2006 thriller/fantasy film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and also produced by Sam Mercer and Jose L. Rodriguez. ... Eva Jacqueline Longoria (born March 15, 1975) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and television actress. ... Christian Charles Philip Bale (also known professionally as Christian Morgan Bale; born 30 January 1974) is a British[2][3] actor who is known for his roles in the films American Psycho, Equilibrium, Batman Begins and The Prestige, among others. ... Harsh Times is an American 2006 crime film set in South Los Angeles. ... ER is a long-running, Emmy Award winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... William Melvin Hicks, better known as Bill Hicks, (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994), was a controversial American stand-up comedian, satirist and social critic. ... Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story is a 2005 film starring Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning, inspired by the true story of an injured Thoroughbred racehorse named Mariahs Storm. ... Hannah Dakota Fanning[1] (born February 23, 1994) is an American child actress. ...


He also played busboy José Rojas in the 2006 film Bobby. Most recently, he starred as "EL WRAY" in Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez's portion of the double-feature film, Grindhouse. He made a cameo appearance as a flight attendant in the music video for the song Glamorous by Fergie. He also starred in the popular videogame Saints Row as the voice of Angelo Lopez. Bobby is a Golden Globe Award-nominated drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. ... Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American writer and film director who is known for making profitable, crowd-pleasing independent and studio films with fairly low budgets and fast schedules by Hollywood standards. ... The double feature, also known as a double bill, was a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatre managers would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown. ... Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ... Glamorous is the third single taken from Fergies solo debut album, The Dutchess; the song features Ludacris. ... Stacy Ann Ferguson, professionally known as Fergie (born March 27, 1975), is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. ... Saints Row is an action-adventure video game, available for the Xbox 360. ...


Rodriguez announced on his home office website that he is currently in the works for a film adaption of the book Bodega Dreams and will star in the film and also serve as executive producer.


Personal life

Rodriguez is the father of Giancarlo Rodriguez, who played his son Julio on HBO's Six Feet Under. He has a second son, Elijah Rodriguez. He is married to Elsie Rodriguez. HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... Six Feet Under is a critically acclaimed American television drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005. ...


he also appeared on punk'd with ashton kutcher


Footnotes

  1. ^ Chicago Tribune aticle
  2. ^ San Diego Film Festival

External links

  • Freddy Rodriguez at the Internet Movie Database
  • Let Freddy Rodriguez show you around. — An Associated Press/asap Flash interactive, multimedia piece showing inside some of Freddy Rodriquez's world.
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Rodriguez portrays a retired jockey who returns to racing to help a young girl (Fanning) fulfill her dream of having her rehabilitated Philly win a big race.
Rodriguez majored in drama at Chicago's Lincoln Park High School, which specializes in the performing arts, and became heavily involved in Chicago's early hip hop scene as a back-up dancer and choreographer.
Rodriguez's other film credits include Alfonso Arau's "A Walk in the Clouds" (his film debut) starring Keanue Reeves, "Dead Presidents" (directed by the Hughes brothers), "The Pest" with John Leguizamo, "Chasing Papi," "Payback" with Mel Gibson and a starring role in the HBO film "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story" with Andy Garcia.
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