Wilmer Valderrama

Early life

Valderrama was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Sobeida and Balvino Valderrama, who owned a farm equipment rental place.He is of Colombian and Venezuelan descent.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 named Christian.

Career

Valderrama got his start performing in numerous plays, includingA Midsummer Night's DreamandRumors. 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 miniseriesFour Cornersand inOmba Makambaon 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 filmSummer Catch .

Valderrama played Fez onThat '70s Showfrom 1998–2006; he was a junior in high school when the pilot episode was filmed. He also played DJ Keoki in the 2003 filmParty Monsteralong side Macaulay Culkin , Chloë Sevigny , Wilson Cruz and Seth Green . He produced and hosted the MTV seriesYo Mommafrom 2006 to 2007, and appeared (involuntarily) as many as three times on another MTV mainstay,Punk'd ,hosted by fellowThat '70salum Ashton Kutcher .

Valderrama appeared in theLos Angeles Timescritic's choice playBlackout,^[when?]an adaptation of the feature filmDrunks, and starred opposite Anjelica Huston and Ben Kingsley in the Actors' Fund of America one-performance only reading ofSunset Boulevard.^[when?]He filmed the short filmLa Torcedurain which he played the lead, and appeared inThe Darwin Awards, an independent film directed by Finn Taylor , starring Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes .

In animation work, Valderrama voiced Rodrigo inClifford's Really Big Movie, playing alongside John Ritter , Wayne Brady and Jenna Elfman . He also voices the main character, Manny, in Disney Channel ’sHandy Mannyseries for preschoolers (He even starred in a minisode featuring his acting counterpart).He had a starring role inEl Muerto, an indie film directed by Brian Cox and based on the successful comic book created by Javier Hernandez . In January 2007, Valderrama launched his own men's fashion label called "Calavena".

Valderrama made an appearance in Paula DeAnda 's music video for "Easy", Co-Directed Omar Cruz's To The Top featuring Frankie J . Also worked with Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel 's video Imagínate featuring the rapper T-Pain , as well as Colombian singer Fanny Lu 's video "Tu No Eres Para Mi", where he portrays her boyfriend.

Currently, he is working on a new sitcom he has created for Nickelodeon , entitledEarth to Pablo. It is about a family that receives a teenage space alien instead of the foreign exchange student they were expecting.

In 2010, Wilmer guest-starred on Disney Channel's seriesWizards of Waverly Placeplaying the role of Theresa Russo's brother, Ernesto.

Personal life

Valderrama maintains close friendships with formerThat '70sco-stars Topher Grace , Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson .^{[citation needed]}

He dated Mandy Moore for 18 months between 2000 and 2002and Lindsay Lohan in 2004.Much buzz was generated from a March 2006 radio interview with Howard Stern , where Valderrama talked about the size of his penis , claimed to have taken Moore's virginity , and rated the supposed sexual prowess of singer-actresses Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ashlee Simpson .Moore later referred to Valderrama as a "good guy" and a "gentleman",although she has stated that his comments about their relationship were "utterly tacky".

Television work

• Four Corners(1998) (canceled after 4 episodes)
• That '70s ShowFez(1998–2006)
• MAD TV(2002)(Guest Star) (Skit- Chips 2002, as Erik Estrada)
• Yo Momma (TV series)(2006–2008)
• Handy Manny(2006–present) (voice)
• A Day in a life of Allan Lund(In Production for 2009)
• What A Girl Wants
• Robot Chicken
• Punk'dHimself
• Grounded for Life(2002)
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition(2010)
• Wizards of Waverly Place(2010) (Uncle Ernesto)

Music video appearances

• Paula DeAnda – Easy (Paula DeAnda song)
• Omar Cruz Feat. Frankie J – To The Top
• Fanny Lu – Tu No Eres Para Mi
• Wisin & Yandel Feat. T-Pain – Imagínate
• Rob Thomas – Ever the same

Charity

In 2008 he used his celebrity status to endorse a NY rescue workers detoxification project charity event held at Geisha House on March 27, 2008 in Hollywood. (Zimbio.com)

See also

• Celebrities who have been Punk'd
• Famous Colombians
• Famous Venezuelans

Features:

• Summer Catch(2001)
• Party Monster(2003)
• Clifford's Really Big Movie(2004) (voice)
• Beauty Shop(2005)
• The Darwin Awards(2006)
• Zoom(2006)
• Fast Food Nation(2006)
• Unaccompanied Minors(2006)
• El Muerto(2007) (also known as - The Dead One)
• The Condor(2007) (voice)
• Save the Date(2007)
• Columbus Day(2008)
• Days of Wrath(2010)
• The Dry Land(2010)
• Larry Crowne(2011)
• From Prada to Nada(2011)
• The Girl is in Trouble(2011)

Short Subjects:

• La Torcedura(2004)
• Longtime Listener(2006)
• What a Girl Wants(2005)
• Wizards of Waverly Place(2010) Uncle Ernesto
• grounded

• Paula DeAnda – Easy (Paula DeAnda song)
• Omar Cruz Feat. Frankie J – To The Top
• Fanny Lu – Tu No Eres Para Mi
• Wisin & Yandel Feat. T-Pain – Imagínate
• Rob Thomas – Ever the same

• Four Corners(1998) (canceled after 4 episodes)
• That '70s ShowFez(1998–2006)
• MAD TV(2002)(Guest Star) (Skit- Chips 2002, as Erik Estrada)
• Yo Momma (TV series)(2006–2008)
• Handy Manny(2006–present) (voice)
• A Day in a life of Allan Lund(In Production for 2009)
• What A Girl Wants
• Robot Chicken
• Punk'dHimself
• Grounded for Life(2002)
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition(2010)
• Wizards of Waverly Place(2010) (Uncle Ernesto)

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Gostin, Nicki (April 24, 2006)."Mandy's Newsmakers: Mandy Moore, Britney Spears" .Newsweek. .  Friedman, Devin (June 2006). "Mandy's Moment". -(-): 226. 

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