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Nicholas Gonzalez Profile |
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Birth Date: January 3, 1976
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Birth Place: San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Birth Name: Nicholas Edward Gonzalez
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Nicholas Edward Gonzalez is an American actor.
Gonzalez was a student at San Antonio’s Central Catholic
High School. He became an accomplished cross-country and
track runner, winning the Texas State Championship in the
mile and two mile. After graduating in 1994 and turning down
a presidential appointment to West Point, Nicholas pursued
an English degree at Stanford University in California.
His interest and love of literature, history, and poetry led
him to two terms at Oxford University in England. The
following summer, he returned to Europe on a research grant
where he studied with scholars at Oxford and Trinity
College-Dublin to complete his thesis on James Joyce’s
Ulysses.
While finishing his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1998,
Nicholas was approached to do a one-man theatre piece called
Gas by Marie Irene Fornes.
Alma Martinez, an actress and Stanford professor, encouraged
him to become a professional actor. With her help, he
connected with the theatrical movement in San Francisco. He
polished his skills by performing in classic and
contemporary theatre. “I’m happy when I’m on stage,” he
declares.
In 1998, Nicholas moved to Los Angeles, where he quickly
landed small parts in established television series such as
ABC’s Dharma and Greg and NBC’s One World.
Nicholas then appeared as Fidel Castro’s son in the Lifetime
Original Movie, My Little Assassin, starring Joe Mantegna
and Gabrielle Anwar. But it was his role as Andy, the gay
yuppie on MTV’s Undressed that really got people’s
attention. For six nights he wowed viewers, and those
episodes became the most requested in the series’ history.
Determined to continue working in film, Nicholas wrapped
production of two films in 2000. The first, Scenes of the
Crime, was shown at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It stars
Jeff Bridges, Jon Abrahams, and Noah Wyle. It was directed
by Dominique Forma. Look for Nicholas in the role of Marty.
The second film was an independent project titled Spun,
starring Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, and
John Leguizamo. It played at the 2003 Sundance Film
Festival. Look for Nicholas in the role of Angel.
Nicholas’s most well-known role also came his way in 2000.
Beating out 400 other actors, he landed the lead in
Showtime’s original movie, Resurrection Blvd, which
premiered June 26, 2000. Working alongside veteran Latino
actors Elizabeth Pena, Esai Morales, Michael DeLorenzo, Rita
Moreno, and Tony Plana, Nicholas took center-stage as Alex
Santiago, the handsome pre-med student who drops out of
school in order to become a professional boxer. The movie
was successful and immediately expanded to become a regular
weekly series.
While continuing his work on Resurrection Blvd, Nicholas
appeared in episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger and That 70’s
Show. He even found time for a family film with his RB
co-star, Marisol Nichols. The Princess and the Barrio Boy
(released as She’s in Love in Europe) proved to be
Nicholas’s most popular role to date. In it, Nicholas plays
a swimmer, a poor teen on an athletic scholarship, who
attracts the interest of a rich but rebellious teenaged
girl. The girl, a champion swimmer, tries to get back at her
family by dating a boy from a working-class background.
Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso starred as the
girl’s parents. In his turn as a romantic lead, Nicholas
melted hearts on both sides of the Atlantic. The film is
currently available on DVD and VHS.
Nicholas continued his career in films with two more titles.
The first, Sea of Dreams, was filmed in Veracruz, Mexico, in
May, 2003. Nick then headed off to Fiji for the summer,
where he completed production of Anacondas: The Hunt for the
Blood Orchid, which opened in theaters August 27, 2004.
When he’s not acting, Nicholas, who is single, enjoys
playing golf, video games, and working out. He is an avid
reader, consuming as many as eight books a week. Despite his
busy schedule, he also finds time for charity work and his
growing number of fans. He takes his responsibility as a
Latino role model very seriously, volunteering his time to
organizations such as the National Hispanic Institute and
The Friends of El Faro.
Gonzalez is a supporter of animal rights and PETA. He posed
for PETA's campaign "If you wouldn't wear your dog, please
don't wear fur" advertisement. |
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Other Information |
He graduated from Central Catholic High School in San
Antonio, Texas, before attending Stanford University in Palo
Alto, Calif., where he earned a Bachelor's degree in
literature. He also spent two terms at Oxford University in
England researching English literature and poetry.
Is of Mexican descent. |
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it was for the first time that i see this page
was interesting
so cute and a great actor too