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Rosie Pérez

Rosie Perez, 2007
Born Rosa María Pérez
September 6, 1964 (1964-09-06) (age 43)
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City Flag of the United States
Other name(s) Rosie Pe'rez
Years active 1989 – present
Spouse(s) Seth Zvi Rosenfeld (divorced)

Rosa María "Rosie" Pérez (born September 6, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, dancer, choreographer and director. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The City of New York Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. She is recognized for her nasal voice and thick Brooklyn accent. The New York dialect of the English language is spoken by most European Americans and some non-European Americans who were raised in New York City and

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Biography

Early life

Pérez was born in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents Lydia Perez (née Fontanez), a singer, and Ismael Serrano, a merchant marine. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. [1][2] At the time of her birth, her mother was married to Ventura Perez, and had an affair with Serrano. [3] She started her career in the late 1980s as a dancer on Soul Train and has choreographed music videos by Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys. Soul Train is a music-related syndicated television program In its 35-year history the show has primarily featured performances by Rhythm and blues, soul A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown, on February 5 1969) is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter, and Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor The Boys was an American R&B Quartet comprised of the four Abdulsamad brothers Khiry (born in 1973 Hakim (born in 1975 Tajh (born in 1976 and Bilal She was the choreographer for the dancing group, the Fly Girls who were featured on every performance of In Living Color, a 1990s television variety series. This article is about the television series For the band see Living Colour.

Career

She was noticed in a dance club by Spike Lee in 1989, who hired her for her first acting role in Lee's Do the Right Thing. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, "Do the Right Thing" is also an Australian anti-litter campaign She made her Broadway debut in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune . Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Terrence McNally (born 3 November 1939) is an American Playwright, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally. Perez also had a major role in the hit comedy White Men Can't Jump in 1992, with co-stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 film starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as Basketball hustlers, and co-staring Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American Actor, Film producer, and Martial artist. Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23 1961) is an American Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated She also appeared opposite Jeff Bridges in Peter Weir's 1993 film Fearless, for which Pérez was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Musician. Peter Lindsay Weir AM (born 21 August 1944 is an Australian Film director. Fearless is a 1993 film directed by Peter Weir and written by Rafael Yglesias from his novel of the same name. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS In 1997 she starred in Perdita Durango, a controversial film in which many scenes of excessive violence, sex and nudity were edited out of the version released in the United States, but remained intact in the version released throughout Latin America. Perdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the US is a film based on Barry Gifford 's novel 59° and Raining The Story of Perdita

She co-stars as "Click, the camera" on Nick Jr.'s Go, Diego, Go!. This article is about the US television block of programming on Nickelodeon. Go Diego Go!, an Animated series for Preschool -aged Children, is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer.

Pérez is a Puerto Rican activist who fights for Puerto Rican rights from America. Her 2006 film Yo Soy Boricua! Pa' Que Tú Lo Sepas! (I'm Puerto Rican, Just So You Know!) is about this fight.

In Fall 2006, Pérez starred in and directed the Spanish AIDS PSA campaign "Join the Fight" for Cable Positive and Kismet Films. Kismet Films is a New York -based feature Film and commercial production company The campaign featured actor Wilmer Valderrama, BET's Julissa Bermudez, Telenovela actor Erick Elias, singer/actress Lorena Rojas, 2006-2007 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera, and actress Judy Marte. Wilmer Antonio Valderrama (born January 30, 1980) is an American Actor, best known for the role of Fez in the Sitcom Julissa Bermudez (born September 28, 1983) is a Dominican Actress. A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America. Erick Elias (born June 23, 1980 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Jewish Mexican Actor, model and Singer Lorena Rojas (born Seydi Lorena Rojas Gonzalez on 10 February, 1972) is a Mexican actress and singer best known for her leading roles in popular soap operas Miss Universe is an annual international Beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and raised in Salinas, Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican Judy Marte is a Dominican American actress who can be seen in films such as Raising Victor Vargas and An English-language campaign was directed by Liev Schreiber. Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor. She will also co-star opposite Seth Rogan and James Franco in the Judd Apatow-produced film Pineapple Express. Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. James Edward Franco (born April 19 1978 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor director, Screenwriter, Film producer, and Artist Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Pineapple Express is a 2008 action comedy Stoner film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen

On the Veronica Mars episode "An Echolls Family Christmas", it is said that Logan Echolls was in love with Rosie Perez as a small child; at the request of his movie star father, Aaron Echolls, she came to his ninth birthday party, and having misheard his name as Lauren, brought him a purse. Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. " An Echolls Family Christmas " is episode 10 of season 1 of the television show Veronica Mars. Logan Echolls is a fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars, which debuted during the fall 2004 season on UPN. Aaron Echolls is a Fictional character portrayed by Harry Hamlin on The CW television series Veronica Mars.

Personal life

Perez attended school in Los Angeles for a brief time. She practices Kung fu. Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese Martial arts. In 1999, Pérez married filmmaker Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, but they separated in 2001. Perez has a twin sister named Carmen.

She was arrested on January 6, 2000 for disorderly conduct in Manhattan following a rally to protest US Navy bomb tests on Vieques, a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Vieques ( Spanish pronunciation: /'vjɛkɛs/ or /'bjɛkɛs/ or /'βjɛkɛs/ English pronunciation: or) in full Isla de Vieques, is an island Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} (see Navy-Vieques protests)

Filmography

Actress

Producer

Choreographer

Director

See also

References

  1. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00EFDA153CF931A15750C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2
  2. ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2000/07/08/2000-07-08_rosie_helped_mom__aids_group.html
  3. ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2000/07/07/2000-07-07_rosie__her_mom___aids_activi.html

External links

"Do the Right Thing" is also an Australian anti-litter campaign This article is about the television series For the band see Living Colour. This list of Puerto Ricans includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry and many long-term residents and/or Immigrants This is a list of Puerto Rican Academy Award winners and nominees. First Africans in Puerto Rico When Ponce de León and the Spaniards arrived in the island of " Borinken " (Puerto Rico they were greeted by the Cacique Agüeybaná
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