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Luis Guzmán(I)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Luis Guzmán at an event for How to Make It in America (2010)
Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, and Tim Burton get creepy and kooky in "Wednesday," the Netflix series based on "The Addams Family" comics and set at Nevermore Academy. Ortega of 'X' and 'Scream' fame takes on the title role as she navigates her teen years and solves a family mystery. Parents Morticia and Gomez Addams are played by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, Fred Armisen takes over for Christopher Lloyd as wacky Uncle Fester, and Christina Ricci returns to the franchise, this time playing Marilyn Thornhill, a teacher at Nevermore. Tim Burton, who was supposed to helm the 1991 film but had to leave for 'Batman Returns,' joins to produce and direct. The filmmaker revealed a personal connection to the character, "I felt like a male Carrie at [my] prom. I felt that feeling of having to be there but not be part of it. They don't leave you, those feelings, as much as you want them to go. Wednesday and I have the same worldview." Alfred Gough and Miles Millar ("Smallville") created the show and produced the first eight episodes. "Wednesday" premieres Nov . 23 on Netflix.
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Actor of Puerto Rican descent who gained fame making many memorable films in the 1980s and 1990s due to his villainous physical appearance. Guzmán was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico on August 28, 1956 and raised in New York City's Greenwich Village and the surrounding Lower East Side neighborhood. His mother Rosa worked in a hospital and Benjamin Cardona, his stepfather, was a TV repairman. Guzman presently resides in Vermont with his wife and kids.
BornAugust 28, 1956
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BornAugust 28, 1956
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Traffic (2000)
    Traffic
    7.5
    • Ray Castro(as Luis Guzman)
    • 2000
    Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
    Punch-Drunk Love
    7.3
    • Lance
    • 2002
    Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Heather Graham in Boogie Nights (1997)
    Boogie Nights
    7.9
    • Maurice t.t. Rodriguez(as Luis Guzman)
    • 1997
    John Travolta and Denzel Washington in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
    The Taking of Pelham 123
    6.4
    • Phil Ramos(as Luis Guzman)
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Louey & Bri TV
      • Pablo
      • Released
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2020
    • Guns Up
      • Ignatius Locke
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Wednesday
      • Gomez Addams
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
      • (voice)
      • Post-production
    • Dead Guy
      • Post-production
    • Miles Away
      • Julio
      • In Production
    • Out of Order!
      • Gustav
      • Post-production



    • Forest Whitaker, Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, Sunny Pang, and Jessie Mei Li in Havoc (2025)
      Havoc
      5.7
      • Raul
      • 2025
    • Jay Mohr, Danny Trejo, Luis Guzmán, Tony Plana, Paul Rodriguez, and Gabriela Vergara in Holy Cash (2024)
      Holy Cash
      7.0
      • God
      • 2024
    • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
      Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
      6.4
      • Chalino Valdemoro
      • 2024
    • Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu in Genie (2023)
      Genie
      5.9
      • Detective Perez
      • 2023
    • Timothy Olyphant in Justified: City Primeval (2023)
      Justified: City Primeval
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Officer Ramirez
      • 2023
    • Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Samantha Lorraine, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, and Dylan Hoffman in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
      You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
      5.9
      • Eli Katz
      • 2023
    • Fred Tatasciore, Libe Barer, and Diamond White in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)
      Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
      7.5
      TV Series
      • President Council Peña (voice)
      • 2023
    • Luis Guzmán and Asante Blackk in Story Ave (2023)
      Story Ave
      6.1
      • Luis Torres
      • 2023
    • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
      Poker Face
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Raoul
      • 2023
    • Doug Mellard in The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood (2022)
      The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood
      6.1
      • Chester Mendoza
      • 2022
    • Wednesday (2022)
      Wednesday
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Gomez Addams
      • 2022
    • Entergalactic (2022)
      Entergalactic
      7.3
      • Huge Mover (voice)
      • 2022
    • Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper in The Resort (2022)
      The Resort
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Illan Iberra
      • 2022
    • Ashley Benson in Alone at Night (2022)
      Alone at Night
      3.7
      • JazzyLou
      • 2022
    • Bread and Games (2022)
      Bread and Games
      • Martin
      • 2022

    Producer



    • A West Side Story Story
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • 6 Rounds
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Enough
      • associate producer
      • Pre-production
    • Miles Away
      • executive producer
      • In Production



    • Luis Guzmán and Asante Blackk in Story Ave (2023)
      Story Ave
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Luis Guzmán in Aztec Warrior (2016)
      Aztec Warrior
      6.1
      • executive producer (as Luis Guzman)
      • 2016
    • Luis Guzmán and Edgar Garcia in Puerto Ricans in Paris (2015)
      Puerto Ricans in Paris
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • The NIMBY Experience (2013)
      The NIMBY Experience
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013

    Writer



    • Louey & Bri TV
      • writer
      • Released
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2020



    • Luis Guzmán, Bri Smith, and Betty Bessy in Louey & Bri TV (2020)
      Louey & Bri TV
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2020

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    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 -- "Calling Pelham 1 2 3"
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    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 -- "Chase"
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    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 -- "Money Transfer"
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    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 -- "Milk"
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Luiz Gusman
    • Height
      • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
    • Born
      • August 28, 1956
      • Cayey, Puerto Rico
    • Spouse
      • Angelita Galarza-Guzman1985 - present (5 children)
    • Children
      • Child
    • Other works
      Music video: Appeared in the Bruno Mars video "Gorilla".
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      • 2 Interviews
      • 1 Article

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      Born in Puerto Rico, but grew up in the East Village section of Manhattan, in New York City. In an interview, he explained that his mother traveled to New York fifteen minutes after his birth.
    • Quotes
      My all time favorite actor is Marlon Brando. I admired how effortless and how real he was in his performance in On the Waterfront (1954)." To me, he wasn't acting. He was living the role. And that's what I admire about good acting. It's real.
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        His wolfman-like face

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