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Wilmer Antonio Valderrama (born
January 30,
1980) is an
American actor, best known for the role of
Fez in the
sitcom That '70s Show.
Biography
Early life
Valderrama was born in
Miami,
Florida,
U.S., the son of Sobeida and Balvino Valderrama, who owned a farm equipment rental company. His mother was born in Colombia, while his father was born in Venezuela. The family moved to
Venezuela when he was three years old, then to
Los Angeles when he was thirteen. He has two sisters, Marylin and Stephanie, and a brother.
He didn't speak
English upon his arrival, but he quickly learned the language in school and began drama classes during high school. Valderrama has said that he was aided in learning English from watching shows such as
I Love Lucy. In one teen magazine, it was said that
Rob Thomas of
Matchbox Twenty has helped him learn English.
Professional work
Valderrama got his start performing in numerous plays, including
A Midsummer Night's Dream and
Rumors. He made his professional debut in a
Spanish-language Pacific Bell commercial. At his drama teacher's suggestion, he got an agent and was immediately cast in the
CBS miniseries
Four Corners and in
Omba Makamba on the
Disney Channel.
He made his big screen debut starring opposite
Freddie Prinze Jr.,
Brittany Murphy,
Matthew Lillard and
Jessica Biel in the
Warner Brothers film
Summer Catch.
Valderrama played Fez on
That '70s Show from 1998-2006; he was a junior in
high school when the
pilot episode was filmed. He also played
DJ Keoki in the 2003 film
Party Monster alongside
Macaulay Culkin,
Chloë Sevigny,
Wilson Cruz and
Seth Green. He has produced and hosted the
MTV series
Yo Momma since 2006, and appeared (involuntarily) as many as three times on another MTV mainstay,
Punk'd, hosted by fellow
That '70s alum
Ashton Kutcher.
Recent projects
Valderrama recently appeared in the
Los Angeles Times critic's choice play
Blackout, an adaptation of the feature film
Drunks, and starred opposite
Anjelica Huston and
Ben Kingsley in the
Actors' Fund of America one-performance only reading of
Sunset Boulevard. He has completed filming the short film
La Torcedura in which he plays the lead, and recently wrapped production on
The Darwin Awards, an independent film directed by
Finn Taylor, starring
Winona Ryder and
Joseph Fiennes.
In animation work, Valderrama voiced Rodrigo in
Clifford's Really Big Movie, playing alongside
John Ritter,
Wayne Brady and
Jenna Elfman. He also voices the main character, Manny, in
Disney Channel’s
Handy Manny series for
preschoolers. He had starring role in
El Muerto, an
indie film directed by Brian Cox and based on the successful comic book created by
Javier Hernandez. In January 2007, Valderrama announced that he'd launch his own men's fashion label called "Calavena". Valderama made an appearance in
Paula DeAnda's music video for "Easy".
Personal life
Valderrama, who maintains close friendships with former
That '70s co-stars
Ashton Kutcher,
Topher Grace, and
Danny Masterson, has also managed some notable romantic liaisons in his off-screen life, having dated
Mandy Moore for 18 months in
2000-
01, and
Lindsay Lohan in
2003-
04. Much buzz was generated from a
March 2006 radio interview with Howard Stern, where Valderrama bragged about the size of his penis, claimed to have stolen Moore's virginity, and rated the supposed sexual prowess of singer-actresses
Jennifer Love Hewitt and
Ashlee Simpson. He has also dated
Christina Milian.
Filmography
Features:
Television work
Four Corners (1998) (canceled after 4 episodes)
That '70s Show (1998-2006)
Yo Momma (TV series) (2006-present)
Handy Manny (2006-present) (voice)Further Information
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