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Mapa, a [[Filipino American]],<ref name="rotter">{{citation |first=Joshua |last=Rotter |url=http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/TV/2005/8/alecmapa.html |title=Half & Half's Alec Mapa Goes All Out |date=[[August 29]], [[2005]] |accessdate=2007-11-02 |periodical=[[AfterElton.com]] }}</ref> was born in [[San Francisco]] and attended [[George Washington High School (San Francisco)]]. |
Mapa, a [[Filipino American]],<ref name="rotter">{{citation |first=Joshua |last=Rotter |url=http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/TV/2005/8/alecmapa.html |title=Half & Half's Alec Mapa Goes All Out |date=[[August 29]], [[2005]] |accessdate=2007-11-02 |periodical=[[AfterElton.com]] }}</ref> was born in [[San Francisco]] and attended [[George Washington High School (San Francisco)]]. |
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Mapa is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]]<ref name="rotter" /> and lends his support to various projects supporting the gay, [[lesbian]], and [[Asian American]] communities. |
Mapa is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]]<ref name="rotter" /> and lends his support to various projects supporting the gay, [[lesbian]], and [[Asian American]] communities. He married Jamie Herbert in 2008 in [[California]].<ref>[http://www.afterelton.com/people/2008/11/gaycelebrityboyfriends2?page=0%2C2 More Celebrity Boyfriends] After Elton, November 30, 2008</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 05:00, 6 April 2009
Alec Mapa | |
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 Alec Mapa, February 2008 | |
| Born | Alejandro Mapa |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Comedian, Writer |
Alec Mapa (Template:Pron-en "MAH-puh"; born Alejandro Mapa July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer.
Personal life
Mapa, a Filipino American,[1] was born in San Francisco and attended George Washington High School (San Francisco).
Mapa is openly gay[1] and lends his support to various projects supporting the gay, lesbian, and Asian American communities. He married Jamie Herbert in 2008 in California.[2]
Career
One of Mapa's earliest appearances was in 1980 as a drama student at Washington High School's production of Bye Bye Birdie where he starred as Randolph McAffee. He later appeared in R.E.M.'s seminal video for the song "Losing My Religion" as the boy tied to a tree with an arrow in his heart.
Mapa's senior year productions were Cabaret and Harvey both in which he had the lead roles. Mapa was also a champion orator in the Humorous and Dramatic Interpretation categories of Speech.
He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly. On television, he has made guest appearances on a wide variety of programs, including Jamie Foxx Show, Roseanne, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, Friends, Murder One and Dharma & Greg. He co-starred with Jason Bateman in the short-lived 2001 comedy Some of My Best Friends. He played Adam Benet in the UPN comedy Half & Half.
He wrote and performed in a one-man play titled "I Remember Mapa", about his experiences growing up gay in San Francisco.
Mapa was a featured performer on the Logo original stand-up comedy series Wisecrack. He recently appeared as Vern, Gabrielle's gay best friend, on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. He currently plays recurring roles in Ugly Betty, as Suzuki St. Pierre, the gay on-screen host (and the alias of straight--and married-- journalist Bryon Wu) of the fashion-oriented television channel that covers the inside gossip from Mode and other fashion magazines, and the animated series Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, as Rick's flamboyantly gay uncle Bakla.
Mapa's film credits include parts in Bright Lights, Big City, Playing by Heart, and Connie and Carla, among others. He was recently featured in the movies Super Sweet 16: The Movie and Tru Loved. He also played as a stylist in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan. His latest film appearance was on the movie "Marley and Me" where he appeared to pick up Marley after Marley ran away to chase some birds in the beach.
Currently he is hosting Transamerican Love Story. This show is a reality dating program starring transgender woman Calpernia Addams selecting from among eight potential suitors.
In 2008, he hosted Dancing With Dogs on Animal Planet.
Mapa also performed on the 2009 Atlantis Freedom Caribbean Cruise headlining in the Arcadia Theater, and did the best impression ever of an Atlantis cruiser finding out what day it is.
Television
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Filmography
- Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
- Dirty Laundry (1988)
- A New Life (1988)
- Pollen (1988)
- Hard Pill (1996)
- Who's Your Daddy? (2003)
- Playing by Heart (2003)
- Connie and Carla (2004)
- Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (2004)
- The Substance of Fire (2005)
- Tru Loved (2008)
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Writing
- Half & Half (2006) The Big Nervous Breakup Episode[3]
Trivia
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (December 2008) |
- Is sometimes confused with Rex Lee whom plays Lloyd on the hit HBO Dramady "Entourage"
References
- ^ a b Rotter, Joshua (August 29, 2005), "Half & Half's Alec Mapa Goes All Out", AfterElton.com, retrieved 2007-11-02
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ More Celebrity Boyfriends After Elton, November 30, 2008
- ^ The Big Nervous Breakup Episode
External links
- Official website
- Official MySpace
- Please use a more specific IMDb template. See the documentation for available templates.
- Articles with trivia sections from December 2008
- 1965 births
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Asian American actors
- Actors from California
- Filipino Americans
- Gay actors
- LGBT comedians
- LGBT Asian Americans
- Living people
- Ovation Award winners and nominees
- People from San Francisco, California
- LGBT people from the United States