Jon Seda (born Jonathan Seda on October 14, 1970) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

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Early life

Seda's parents moved from Puerto Rico to Manhattan, New York where he was born. They moved to a neighborhood in Clifton, New Jersey shortly after his birth. Here he received his primary and secondary education; after graduating from high school, Seda started to work out in a gym after two friends convinced him that he should take up boxing. He became obsessed with the idea that someday he could become a champion and participate in the 1992 Olympics. He boxed in several gyms in New Jersey and soon was a runner up in the New Jersey Golden Gloves competition. As an amateur boxer, Seda had a record of 21 wins and one loss. Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... NY redirects here. ... Map of Clifton in Passaic County Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as gayness is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

Career

Seda's film debut was in 1992, in the film Gladiator (a boxing film) where he played the role of "Ramon" a Cuban boxer. He has since worked in various films and TV series, amongst them New York Undercover and NYPD Blue . In 1997 he landed the role of "Det. Paul Falsone" on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street. Gladiator is a 1992 feature film starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. ... New York Undercover was a one-hour urban police drama, which ran on the Fox Broadcasting Company network from 1994 to 1998. ... NYPD Blue was an Emmy Award-winning hour long-running American television police drama set in New York City. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ...

In 1995, Seda was nominated "Best Male Lead" at the Spirit Awards for his role the 1994 movie I Like It Like That opposite Rita Moreno and Lauren Velez. In 1996, he was nominated "Best Actor" for his role "Blue" in the film The Sunchaser opposite actor Woody Harrelson at the Cannes Film Festival. Jon became widely known to the Hispanic film audience when he played the role of "Chris" opposite Jennifer Lopez in Selena (film), a film based on the true story of the Tejano singer, Selena, who was on her way to stardom and was murdered by a close acquaintance. I Like It Like That (1994) is a film about trials and tribulations of a young Puerto Rican couple living in the poverty-stricken New York City neighborhood of the South Bronx. ... Rita Moreno on the 1962 album cover for Academy Award Winner Rita Moreno Sings Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico) is an Academy Award-winning actress and the first and only Puerto Rican actress in history (as well as one of only nine people) to have... Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Velez. ... The Sunchaser is 1996 film starring Woody Harrelson and Jon Seda. ... Woodrow Woody Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actor. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ...  Countries where Spanish has official status. ... “J. Lo” redirects here. ... Selena is a 1997 biopic about the life and career of Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla Perez (1971-1995). ... Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), best known as Selena, was a Mexican American singer who has been called the queen of Tejano music.[2] The youngest child of a Mexican-American couple, Selena released her first album at the age of twelve. ...

Seda has participated in 24 movies, the most recent being Bad Boys II (2003) as "Roberto". He also made over 16 T.V. appearances. Among the most notable have been as Dino Ortolani in Oz, as well as Third Watch and Law & Order. Bad Boys II is a 2003 action comedy film by Michael Bay. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Dino Ortolani, played by Jon Seda, is an Italian American inmate who appeared in the first episode of Oz. ... Oz was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by HBO. The show, which aired for six seasons (1997-2003), was created by Tom Fontana and produced by Barry Levinson. ... Third Watch is an NBC television drama set in New York City that ran from 1999 to 2005. ... Law & Order is a long-running American television police procedural and legal drama set in New York City. ...

In response to the rumours of his "Paul Falsone" character becoming the central focus of the show Homicide: Life on the Street, a multitude of fans started writing in protest to NBC. One fan even started an "I Hate Falsone" webpage.

Personal life

Seda established "The Jon Seda Foundation" to fund the research into the causes and cures of Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) after his sister, Sofia, was diagnosed with the disorder. Seda currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and their three children. He was recently signed to join the cast of CBS's hit show Close to Home. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) — also known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)— is a chronic condition characterized by severe burning pain, pathological changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, tissue swelling, and extreme sensitivity to touch. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

External links

• Jon Seda Bio at CBS - Close To Home
• Jon Seda at the Internet Movie Database
• "I Hate Falsone"