Quick Stats:
Born:   February 19, 1967 in San German, Puerto Rico

RaisedSanturce, Puerto Rico.  Moved to Mercersburg, PA when he was 13.

Education
Mercersburg Academy(high school).  Started out as a business major at the University of California at San Diego. Changed his major to acting so he could audition for a role in a school production. Moved to New York City to persue acting full time. Studied at
Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York, and then won a scholarship to the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting where he studied for 3- 4 years.

Big Break:
Guest star on television show "Miami Vice".

Breakthrough Performance:
"Fred Fenster" in "The Usual Suspects"

Favorites
Music: Jazz, George Harrison, Latin
   
Painter: Julian Schnabel
   
Films: Badlands, Basquiat, Papllion
  
Directors: John Huston, Martin Scorsese, John Cassavettes, Terrence Malick,
   Erich von Stroheim, Ardrian Brunel, Bryan Singer

Actors with earliest influence:   Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Eddie Murphy,
John Malkovich








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