Efren Ramirez
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| Efren Ramirez | |
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 Efren Ramirez attending the UCE Magazine party at Opera, Hollywood, CA May 21, 2008 |
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| Born | Efrain Antonion Ramirez October 2, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Iyari Limon (1998-1999)(annulled) |
Efren Ramirez (born October 2, 1973[1] in Los Angeles, California) is a Hispanic-American actor of Salvadorian and Mexican descent.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Ramirez has starred in a number of films, including Napoleon Dynamite as Pedro Sanchez, Employee of the Month with Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Shepard, Crank with Jason Statham, Searching for Mickey Fish with Daniel Baldwin, All You've Got with Ciara, and HBO's Walkout and made cameos in Nacho Libre and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. In 2008, Efren will star in the comedy American Summer with Matthew Lillard as well as appear as a contestant on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar.
Soon after the success of Napoleon Dynamite, the music group G. Love and Special Sauce asked Efren to appear in their music video "Booty Call". He also played Ashlee Simpson's boyfriend in the music video for her 2005 song "Boyfriend". Ramirez also made a cameo appearance in a 2005 episode of ABC's The George Lopez Show wearing a t-shirt similar to the shirt Jon Heder wears in Napoleon Dynamite that reads, "Vote For Pedro". In 2007 Ramirez appeared on Cycle 8 of reality contest America's Next Top Model as the judge for an acting challenge.
He co-founded Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment, LLC with Chris Barrett, and they co-authored the book Direct Your Own Life: How To Be A Star In Any Field You Choose being published on June 10, 2008 through Kaplan Publishing.
[edit] Personal life
Ramirez has two brothers, one of whom is his twin. [2]
With his earnings from Napoleon Dynamite Ramirez bought his parents a house.
He was married to Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Iyari Limón before their matrimony was annulled.[3]
Efren Ramirez is also a touring DJ. He has performed in over 50 cities across the world and spins everything from Hip Hop all the way to his favorite type of music: Hard House.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1994 | Tammy and the T-Rex | Pizza Boy | |
| 1995 | Jury Duty | Pirate Pete's employee | |
| 1996 | Kazaam | Carlos | |
| 1998 | Melting Pot | Miguel Álvarez | |
| 1999 | King Cobra | Teen Boy | Direct-to-Video Release |
| 2000 | Rave | Bookie | |
| 2001 | Delivering Milo | Street Hustler | Uncredited Role |
| 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | Pedro Sanchez | |
| Just Hustle | Street Connection | ||
| 2006 | Tomorrow's Yesterday | Ron | |
| Gettin' Some Jail Time | Pico | ||
| Crank | Kaylo | ||
| Employee of the Month | Jorge | ||
| 2007 | Moola | Hector | |
| Crossing the Heart | Jesus | ||
| 2008 | American Summer | Hector | |
| National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son | Ratko Volvic | ||
| 2009 | Crank 2: High Voltage | Venus | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Relativity | Xavier | Episode: No Job Too Small |
| 1997 | Dangerous Minds | Nutty | Episode: The Feminine Mystique |
| Nothing Sacred | Guillermo | Episode: A Bloody Miracle | |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Juan | Episode: Nocturnal Radius |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Paco | Episode: Paco Come Home | |
| 2000 | Missing Pieces | Renaldo | TV-Movie |
| 2000, 2001 | Boston Public | Amaad Wilkens | Episode: Chapter Six Episode: Chapter Twenty-Two |
| Even Stevens | Scrub Patrol |
Episode: Scrub Day Episode: Easy Crier |
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| 2003 | Judging Amy | Ricky Diaz | Episode: Picture of Perfect |
| ER | Jimmy | Episode: Death and Taxes | |
| 2004 | The District | Fernando Guttierez | Episode: Ten Thirty-Three |
| 2005 | George Lopez | The New Class Treasurer | Episode: George's Extreme Makeover-Holmes Edition |
| Robot Chicken | Pedro Sanchez/Domino's Pizzaman | Voice Role Episode: The Black Cherry |
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| 2006 | Walkout | Bobby Verdugo | HBO TV-Movie |
| All You've Got | Carlos | MTV TV-Movie | |
| MADtv | Various Roles | Episode: 12.3 | |
| 2007 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | El Cucharón | Voice Role Episode: The Bride of Puma Loco |
| American Dad! | Paco | Episode: American Dream Factory | |
| Celebrity Rap Superstar | Himself | ||
| Scrubs | Ricky | Episode: My Growing Pains | |
[edit] References
- ^ FamilyTreeLegends.com lists him and his brother Carlos born on October 2, 1973 in El Salvador. This database is from the California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California (see also Ancestry.com). (FamilyTreeLegends.com retrieved and verified on 2006-08-20). Also, the Clark County, NV marriage recorder shows he married Iyari Limon in October 1998. Other sources list a dubious birth year of 1983 [1], which would have made him 15 at the time of his marriage to a woman seven years his senior.
- ^ Efren Ramirez
- ^ AfterEllen.com - Interview with Iyari Limon (page 6)
