Oscar Nunez
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Oscar Nunez (sometimes credited as Oscar Nuñez) is a Cuban American actor and comedian. Born in Cuba on November 18, 1958, he was raised in Union City, New Jersey. In 1997, Nunez graduated from the Warner Brother’s Comedy Writer’s Workshop and was a finalist in the 1999 ABC Latino Writers Project. He is also fluent in Spanish.
Nunez founded and performed over 300 shows with The Shock of the Funny Theatre Company in New York City. Following a West Coast relocation, he joined The Groundlings' Sunday company and wrote and starred in "Smooth Down There."
He had appeared on Reno 911! for three episodes, and currently plays Oscar Martinez on the American version of The Office. He is also the creator and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Halfway Home, where he plays the character Eulogio Pla.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Sun Gods (Television movie)
- Still Standing
- The Italian Job
- Reno 911!
- 24
- When Do We Eat?
- The Chipotle Diamonds
- The Bad Girl's Guide
- The Office
- Halfway Home
- The Jamie Kennedy Experiment