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Héctor Elizondo

Born December 22, 1936 (1936-12-22) (age 71)
New York City, New York, USA
Spouse(s) Carolee Campbell (1969-present)

Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is a Golden Globe-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actor. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Biography

Early years

Elizondo was born in New York City, the son of Puerto Rican parents who moved to New York City, like many other Hispanics at the time, with the hope of finding a better way of life. The City of New York Puerto Ricans in the United States (also referred to as the "Puerto Rican Diaspora," " Nuyorican " "Stateside Puerto Ricans" "mainland The City of New York Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically His mother, Carmen Medina (née Reyes), was from a land-owning family, and his father, Martin Echevarria Elizondo, an accountant and notary public, was of Basque descent and born on a ship traveling from Spain to Argentina. An accountant is a practitioner of Accountancy, which is the measurement disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers investors A notary public is an officer who can administer Oaths and Statutory Declarations Witness and authenticate documents The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. [1][2] Elizondo has a younger brother. At a young age, Elizondo demonstrated a talent in sports and music. He sang for the Frank Murray Boy's Choir when he was 10 years old. Frank Murray was the head football coach of the Virginia Cavaliers football program from 1937 to 1945 Upon graduating from Jr. High School in 1951, he enrolled in the High School of the Performing Arts; he also attended a regular public high school where he excelled in basketball and baseball - his baseball skills were good enough for him to be scouted by both the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Fiorello H LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, also officially known as "H Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [3]

In 1954, Elizondo enrolled in City College of New York, with the intention of becoming a history teacher. The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as During his freshman year he became a father and dropped out of College and went to work full-time in order to support his family. Later, he was divorced and gained full custody of his son, Rodd. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. [3] He and his wife Carolee Campbell, an Emmy-Award winning actress, photographer and celebrated publisher, live in Sherman Oaks, California. Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. [3]

Career

From 1962-1963, Elizondo studied dance at the Ballet Arts Company at Carnegie Hall and in 1963 he landed parts in two Off-Broadway shows: Kill the One-Eyed Man and The Great White Hope. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. His first major success came when he played "God" in guise of a Puerto Rican steam room attendant in the play Steambath. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. A Puerto Rican ('puertorriqueño' ( Taíno term boricua) is a person who was born in Puerto Rico. Elizondo won an Obie Award for his performance. The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater Many of his roles involve playing a friend or sympathizer to the lead character. He provided the voice of Bane, one of the more aggressively themed characters in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Bane is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Batman Mystery of the Batwoman is an animated Film based on the DC Comics character Batman and is the third film set in the [4]

In the 1980s, Elizondo befriended Garry Marshall; Marshall was impressed with his talent and it was to become a lifelong friendship, which would bring benefits for both. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Garry Kent Marshall Their first movie together was Young Doctors in Love. Young Doctors in Love is a comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. In some of the movies in which Elizondo appeared, he went uncredited and he would not have minded staying that way for the movie Pretty Woman, however it was Marshall who insisted on crediting him. Pretty Woman is a 1990 Romantic comedy film. The film centers around the titular character down-on-her-luck Prostitute Vivian Ward ( His role in Pretty Woman only lasted 10 minutes, but it led to his receiving a Golden Globe nomination. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Elizondo has participated in over 80 movies and 12 of them have been Marshall's. [4]

On April 30th, 2008 It was announced by USA Network, that he will become Adrian Monk's new therapist, on their award winning series Monk. USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 Monk is an American Dramedy series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character [5] Elizondo replaces actor Stanley Kamel who passed away suddenly on April 8th, 2008. Stanley Kamel ( January 1, 1943 - April 8 2008) was an American television Actor best known for his role on the

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Movies & Videos
  2. ^ Hector Elizondo Biography (1936-)
  3. ^ a b c Elizondo
  4. ^ a b c Hector Elizondo at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/behindthescenes/monknews/news043008.html

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