| Ian Gomez | |
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 Gomez at the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards, Los Angeles, April 2009 |
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| Born | December 27, 1964 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nia Vardalos (1993-present) |
Ian Gomez (born December 27, 1964) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his recurring TV roles, most of which are comedies with the exception of one particular drama that he subsequently became a regular on.
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Biography
Career
On The Drew Carey Show he played Larry Almada, a co-worker of Drew's at Winfred-Louder. He has also worked with Drew Carey on the show Whose Line is it Anyway? On Curb Your Enthusiasm he played the "bald chef," who Larry hired to cook in the restaurant he owned with Jeff Greene, Ted Danson, Michael York, and Hugh Mellon. From 1998-2002, he played Javier Clemente Quintata on the hit WB show Felicity. He was recently in ABC's Jake in Progress, starring John Stamos, and appeared in the fourth episode of Lost's third season, "Every Man for Himself". He is currently co-starring in American Broadcasting Company's comedy Cougar Town alongside Courteney Cox-Arquette.
Personal life
He was born in New York City, New York to an artist father and a dancer mother.[1] He is married to actress-writer Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame; the two can be seen together in the film Connie and Carla. Gomez is of Puerto Rican and Russian Jewish descent, and converted to the Greek Orthodox religion upon marrying Vardalos.[2][3]
Filmography
Film
- Excessive Force (1993) - Lucas
- Rookie of the Year (1993) - Odd bellman
- 'Til There Was You (1997) - Scott
- Courting Courtney (1997) - Hank
- Meet Prince Charming (1999) - Gino
- EDtv (1999) - Mcllvaine
- The Center of the World (2001) - Delivery Man
- Almost Salinas (2001) - Manny
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) - Mike
- Get A Clue (2002) - Mr. Orlando Walker
- Street of Pain (2003) - Beau
- Chasing Papi (2003) - Doctor Chu
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) - Strange Man
- Connie and Carla (2004) - Stanley
- The Last Shot (2004) - Agent Nance
- Getting To Know You (2005) - Russ
- Underclassman (2005) - Detective Gallecki
- You Did What? (2006) - Dr. Bob
- Love Shack (2007) - Mo Saltzman
- "My Life In Ruins" (2008) - Motel Clerk
Television
- Missing Persons (1993) - Pete, the Morgue Technician
- Married...with Children (1995) - Employee#1
- Murphy Brown (1995-1996) - Secretary#77, Mimicking Secretary
- Melrose Place (1998) - Hotel Employee
- Smart Guy (1998) - Art Brown
- Nikki (2001) - Dr. Dagger
- The Norm Show (1999-2001) - Danny Sanchez
- Danny (2001) - Martinez
- Felicity (1998-2002) Javier Clemente Quintata
- Get a Clue (2002) - Mr. Orlando Walker
- NYPD Blue (2002) - Joel Robinson
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002) - Bald Chef
- Exit 9 (2003) - Gary
- Lucky (2003) - Pete
- The Lyon's Den (2003) - Special Agent Sasser
- The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004) - Larry Almada
- George Lopez (2004) - Jewelry Salesman
- Jake in Progress (2005-2006) - Adrian
- Lost (2006) - Munson
- The Beast (2007) - Ron
- Campus Ladies (2006-2007) - Roger
- Heroes (2007) - Art Dealer
- My Boys (2007) - Turk Vardell
- Rita Rocks (2008) - Owen
- Life (2009) - Tom Santos
- Cougar Town (2009)
- True Jackson, VP (2009) - Jobi Castanueva
References
External links
- Ian Gomez at the Internet Movie Database
- Ian Gomez at TV.com
- Ian Gomez at Yahoo! Movies
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