Freddy Rodríguez

Biography
Freddy Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican-American actor known for playing sensitive Hector Federico "Rico" Diaz on HBO's Six Feet Under. Currently, he is a regular cast member on the series Ugly Betty.

Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois to Puerto Rican parents. He is a graduate of Lincoln Park High School in Chicago.

Freddy Rodriguez's first recognizable role on film was when he landed the part of Pedro Aragon, Jr. in A Walk in the Clouds with Keanu Reeves and Giancarlo Giannini. Afterwards, Rodriguez went on to film roles such as an obnoxious jock in Can't Hardly Wait. He ...( show more

) played a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents with Chris Tucker and Larenz Tate and was also seen on Scrubs as Carla's brother Marco. He also played Federico on the HBO series "Six Feet Under". As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of Más y Menos on Teen Titans. 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 Shyamalan'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. 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 appeared in the music video for the Santana song "Into the Night" and also made a cameo appearance as a flight attendant in the music video for the song "Glamorous" by Fergie. He also starred in the popular video game Saints Row as the voice of Angelo Lopez. On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty, in which he plays Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich cart vendor who is expected to become a potential love interest for Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season. Rodriguez has also 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.

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. He also has a Boston Terrier and a boxer.

Date of Birth
17 January, 1975

Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois , U.S.

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Bottle Shock (2008) ... Gustavo Brambila
Planet Terror (2007) ... Wray (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Grindhouse (2007) ... El Wray (segment "Planet Terror")
Bobby (2006) ... Jose Rojas
Harsh Times (2006) ... Mike Alonzo
Lady in the Water (2006) ... Reggie
Poseidon (2006) ... Valentin

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