American actor Hector Elizondo(photos are presented on the page), born December 22, 1936 in New York. Parents - Elizondo Martin, Basque by nationality, and Puerto Rican Carmen Reyes tried to give his son a decent education. The boy successfully graduated from the prestigious school "Junior" and entered the college of acting.
Carier start
After graduation, Hector Elizondo decidedto master several dance numbers that were fashionable at that time, and for this purpose I began to visit the Company of Ballet Mastery. Subsequently, the ability to dance helped him get the role at once in two Broadway musicals, "Grand White Hope" and "Kill the one-eyed." Then Hector Elizondo made his debut in a small television series, it happened in 1963. The sample was successful and the actor began to regularly receive invitations to participate in various film projects.
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Постепенно у Элизондо сформировалось амплуа performer of secondary roles. However, his characters have always been played at the highest level, which left the audience with an impression of genuine professionalism. And since the actor has a charismatic appearance, each of his roles is memorable and has a high degree of exclusivity. Some moviegoers even go to Hector Elizondo. Directors appreciate it.
In the early eighties, Hector Elizondomet Harry Marshall, the director of such masterpieces as "Runaway Bride", "Pretty Woman", "Old New Year", "Valentine's Day", "How to become a princess". The famous director saw in Elizondo the noble decoration of any of his paintings and since then they have been inseparable. Marshall calls the actor his talisman. The credits often spell "And, as usual - Hector Elizondo."
"Royal Story"
In 2001, the actor starred once again inmotion picture of his friend called "How to become a princess." Hector Elizondo played in the film Chief of the Monarch family. In the center of the plot is fifteen Mia, whose father before his death, as it turned out, was the king of the country of Genovia, which is not marked on the map. Nevertheless, the mother of the deceased crown prince, Mia’s grandmother, who dreams of the heir to the throne, comes to her granddaughter and sets her up to receive the royal title.
When Mia arrived in the kingdom, Joseph (soThe name of the character Elizondo) had to take patronage over the flighty girl and "he got here." An untidy, sloppy "princess" with disgusting manners, you had to constantly take care of, carry in school in a limousine and meet after school. Joseph has a truly angelic patience in order not to upset Grandma Clarissa. He blows specks of dust with Mia, monitors her every step, protects from trouble.
Hector Elizondo: Filmography
During his career, the actor has played more than one hundred and forty roles in film and television. The following is a selection of films with his participation.
- "Born to Win" (1971), Vivian’s character;
- Colombo (1975), the role of Hasan Salah;
- "Cuba" (1979), character of captain Rafael Ramirez;
- American Gigolo (1980), the role of the Sundayay;
- "Nothing in common" (1986), Charlie Gergas;
- "Amazing Stories" (1986), the role of Meadows;
- "Passion, Power, and Murder" (1987), character Maurice King;
- Leviathan (1989), the role of Cobb;
- "Pretty Woman" (1990), Barney Thompson's character;
- The Golden Chain (1991), Lt. Ortega;
- "Cruelty Needed" (1991), the role of Ed Guerrero;
- "These are the neighbors" (1992), the role of Norman Rutledge;
- "Under the weight of evidence" (1992), Sandy Stern character;
- "To be a man" (1994), character Don Paulo;
- "Heavenly Delight" (1994), the role of Dr. Martin Halifax;
- "Under the Laws of the Street" (1994), character Steve Donovan;
- Turbulence (1997), the role of Lieutenant Aldo Heins;
- Family Hire (1997), Xavier Del Campo;
- Runaway Bride (1999), the role of Fisher;
- "How to become a princess" (2001), the character of Joseph;
- "Music Inside" (2007), Ben Pedrow;
- Passion Anatomy (2007), the role of Carlos Torres;
- "Detective Monk" (2008), the role of Dr. Nevin Bell;
- "Valentine's Day" (2010), character Edgar;
- “Old New Year” (2011), Kaminsky;
- “The Last Real Man” (2011), the role of Ed Alzati;
Personal life
Elizondo was married three times.The first marriage lasted only eleven and a half months, from 1956 to 1957. The second time the actor married in 1962. This marriage also ended a year later. The first wife gave Hector a son named Roddy. Currently, Elizondo is married to actress Campbell Caroline. Spouses together since 1969.
