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Luis Guzman
Birth at
28 August 1956
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Luis Guzman is a Puerto Rican film actor. His acting career began with participation in the school production of “Farewell, Birdie”, and the performance so captured the future star that he began to often perform on the stage of street theater and take part in various productions. The next step was the appearance of Guzman in the television series. Miami Vice This was followed by multiple small roles as "bad guys" in films such as "The Family Business" and Crocodile Dundee 2 . In 1991, he starred
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Luis Guzman is a Puerto Rican film actor.
His acting career began with participation in the school production of “Farewell, Birdie”, and the performance so captured the future star that he began to often perform on the stage of street theater and take part in various productions. The next step was the appearance of Guzman in the television series.
Miami Vice This was followed by multiple small roles as "bad guys" in films such as "The Family Business" and
Crocodile Dundee 2 .
In 1991, he starred in McBain and Naprolom, also appearing in the television series Law & Order and NYPD Blue. In 1993, he slightly changed his role in the film Mt. Wonderful, playing a distressed utility worker who resumed relations with his ex-wife.
The first who was interested in playing Louis, was Anderson, who offered him the role of the club owner in the film Boogie Nights, which became a breakthrough in the career of the director. Later, Guzman drew the attention of Soderbergh, who filmed Louis in a small but very memorable role of a prisoner who helped George Clooney’s hero escape from prison in the film Out of Sight.
In 1999, the actor starred as a detective in a dramatic serial film.
The Bone Collector He then played the role of a DEA agent in the movie Traffic, in which his partner was Don Cheadle. Louis went to great lengths to demonstrate that he could embody true images and form serious characters. But a few missteps almost destroyed his career.
In 2003, Guzman played in two comedies – Dumb and Dumber: When Harry Met Lloyd and The Adventures of Pluto Nash, which did not live up to expectations of box office, but this did not affect the subsequent work of the actor. In 2003, he also starred in the film Anger Management.
In 2009, Louis starred in The Taking of Pelham 123, where he played the partner of a former criminal who hijacked a subway train.