Nationality American Name Hector Elizondo Other names Hector Elizondo Role Actor | Occupation Actor Children Rodd Elizondo Years active 1963–present | |
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Residence Sherman Oaks, California Spouse Carolee Campbell (m. 1969) Parents Carmen Medina Reyes, Martin Echevarria Elizondo Education High School of Performing Arts, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, City College of New York Movies and TV shows Similar People Garry Marshall, Carolee Campbell, Christoph Sanders, Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller | ||
Hector elizondo actor
Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American film and television actor. He is probably best known for his Golden Globe nominated performance in Pretty Woman in 1990, which is one of many collaborations with director Garry Marshall, which also include Runaway Bride (1999), The Princess Diaries (2001), Valentine's Day (2010), and Mother's Day (2016). His other movie roles include American Gigolo (1980), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Nothing in Common, (1986), Necessary Roughness (1991), Being Human (1993), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and Turbulence (1996). He also is well known for his Emmy award winning appearance on Chicago Hope, and currently co-stars as Ed Alzate on the sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–present).
Contents
- Hector elizondo actor
- Hector elizondo interview with bill boggs
- Early years
- Career
- Personal life
- Awards and nominations
- Britt robertson and h ctor elizondo on working with garry marshall for mother s day
- References
Hector elizondo interview with bill boggs
Early years
Elizondo was born in New York City, the son of Carmen Medina Reyes and Martín Echevarría Elizondo, a notary public and accountant. His father was of Basque descent and his mother was Puerto Rican; his parents moved from Puerto Rico to New York City with the hope of finding a better life.
At a young age, he demonstrated a talent in sports and music. He sang for the Frank Murray Boys' Choir when he was 10 years old. Upon graduating from Jr. High School in 1950, he enrolled in the High School of the Performing Arts. He also attended another public high school where he excelled in basketball and baseball. His baseball skills were good enough for him to be scouted by both the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1954, Elizondo enrolled in City College of New York, intending to become a history teacher. However, during his freshman year he became a father and dropped out of college, going to work full-time in order to support his family. Later, he divorced and gained full custody of his son, Rodd.
Career
From 1962-63, Elizondo studied dance at the Ballet Arts Company at Carnegie Hall. In 1965 he landed a part in the Off-Broadway show Kill the One-Eyed Man.
In 1968, he got a part in the play The Great White Hope. His first major success came when he played "God" in the guise of a Puerto Rican steam room attendant in Steambath, for which he won an Obie Award for his performance. Many of his roles involve playing a friend or sympathizer to the lead character. As a voice-actor, he played Bane, one of the more aggressively themed characters in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman.
In 1974, Elizondo played an ex-mafioso-turned-subway hijacker "Mr. Grey" in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
He starred as a Puerto Rican widower on the CBS television series, Popi (1975–76). The short-lived series, which ran for eleven episodes, was one of the first American network television series to feature a Latino theme and cast. In 1975 he portrayed the murderer in an episode of Columbo, "A Case of Immunity". He was a member of the cast of the 1985-86 CBS situation comedy Foley Square, starring Margaret Colin.
In the 1980s, Elizondo befriended Garry Marshall, who was impressed with his talent. Their first movie together was Young Doctors in Love. His role in Pretty Woman lasted only ten minutes, but led to a Golden Globe nomination. In 1999, he co-starred in Runaway Bride as Fisher, the husband of the male protagonist's ex. Elizondo has participated in more than 80 movies (17 of which have been Marshall's). He has appeared in every movie that Marshall has directed, including a brief appearance as a fisherman in the movie Overboard, which starred Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.
In 2001, he was featured in the short-lived television drama Kate Brasher and portrayed security head Joe in the movie The Princess Diaries, a role he reprised in the 2004 sequel, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. He may be best known to television audiences as Dr. Phillip Watters on the CBS television series Chicago Hope created by well known television creator David E. Kelley. He has won both an Emmy and ALMA award and was nominated for a Satellite Award and several SAG Awards for playing this role. He is one of only two people to remain on the show for its entire run, the other being Adam Arkin.
On April 30, 2008, it was announced by USA Network that Elizondo would be cast on Monk as Dr. Neven Bell, Adrian Monk's new psychiatrist, following the sudden death on April 8, 2008 from a heart attack of Stanley Kamel, who played Monk's original psychiatrist.
In 2011, Elizondo became a main cast member on the new ABC comedy Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen.
Personal life
Elizondo has been married three times. He has a son from his first marriage. Since 1969 he has been married to Carolee Campbell, an Emmy Award winning actress, photographer and publisher. They live in Sherman Oaks, California.
In April 2013, Elizondo participated in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held at the University of Southern California, promoting children's reading. Proud of his Latino heritage, Elizondo does not accept roles which he feels are stereotypical and/or demeaning in any way.
Awards and nominations
OBIE Award
ALMA Awards
Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
NCLR Bravo Awards
Satellite Awards
SAG Awards
Temecula Valley International Film Festival