Yul Vazquez
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Yul Vazquez | |
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 Vazquez at American Gangster NYC premiere, October 19, 2007 | |
| Born | March 18 Cuba |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Musician |
| Spouse | Linda Larkin (2002–present) |
Yul Vázquez is a Cuban American actor, perhaps best known for his role as "Bob" in the Seinfeld episodes The Soup Nazi, The Sponge and The Puerto Rican Day. He is married to Linda Larkin.
He can currently be seen on the Starz drama Magic City. Set in 1960s Miami, the show centers on the upscale Miramar Playa Hotel amongst the political and organized crime drama of the time. Yul portrays ‘Victor Lazaro,’ general manager of the Miramar Playa. Additionally he recurs in three other television shows, as ‘Pedro’ in FX’s Louie, as ‘Christian’ in CBS’ The Good Wife and as ‘Detective Anthony Nikolich’ on the HBO television show Treme.
Vázquez has appeared in over 35 films including The A-Team (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles' Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic “Che” (2008), The Take (2008), American Gangster, Music Within (2007), War of the Worlds (2005), Bad Boys II (2003), Traffic, and Runaway Bride (1999).
Vázquez is a founding member of the LAByrinth Theater Company and served two terms as co-Artistic Director with Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. Vázquez starred on Broadway in the Tony nominated "Motherf**ker With The Hat" opposite Chris Rock. For his portrayal of the eccentric ‘Cousin Julio,’ he received nominations for a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony Award. Additional theater credits include “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” (The Public Theater) opposite Sam Rockwell, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terrence McNally’s “The Stendhal Syndrome” (Primary Stages) with Isabella Rossellini and Richard Thomas, and “The Floating Island Plays” (Mark Taper Forum).
In 2010 Yul Vazquez founded mechanizedmules. A film production company with Rick Rodgers and Ed Vassallo. Their first short film F--K premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in spring of 2010. They are in post production for their first two feature films, both shot in Manhattan. Adam Shaw with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Josh Hamilton and Juliet Rylance. Sweets with Catherine Kellner, Kevin Corrigan, Pedro Pascal, Tony Gillan and Raul Castillo. Both are set for release early 2014.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 1992 | The Mambo Kings | Flaco | ||
| 1992 | Tales From The Crypt | Danny Darwin | Episode: "On A Deadman's Chest" | |
| 1992 | Bitter Harvest | Luis Salinas | TV Movie / The BBC | |
| 1994 | Fresh | Chillie | ||
| 1995 | Nick of Time | Gustino | ||
| 1995–1998 | Seinfeld | Bob The Intimidating Gay Guy | Episode: "Soup Nazi" "The Sponge" "The Puerto Rican Day" | |
| 1998 | Trinity | Episode: "In Loco Parentis" | ||
| 1999 | Man of The Century | Brooding Artist | ||
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Dead Head Gill Chavez | ||
| 1999 | Mondo Picasso | Mondo | TV Series | |
| 2000 | Traffic | Tigrillo / Obregon Assassin | Won - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Office Cruz | TV Series | |
| 2001 | Sex and The City | Phil | Episode: The Agony and the Ex-tacy | |
| 2002 | Running Time | The Hunter | Short | |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina | Gibson Mouse (voice) | ||
| 2002 | The Sopranos | Reuben 'The Cuban' | Episode: Christopher | |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | Jonah Rosenthal | ||
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Detective Mateo Reyes | ||
| 2005 | War of The Worlds | Luis | ||
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Video Game | Armando Mendez (voice) | Video Game | |
| 2006 | Things That Hang From Trees | Juan Lopez | ||
| 2006 | The Ex | Paco | ||
| 2007 | Music Within | Mike Stoltz | ||
| 2007 | Southern Gothic | Hazel Fortune | ||
| 2007 | The Take | Marco Ruiz | ||
| 2007 | Jesus Cooks Me Breakfast | Jesus - As Young Man | Short | |
| 2007 | Anamorph | George Ruiz | ||
| 2007 | The Box | Finn Williams | ||
| 2007 | American Gangster | Alfonso Abruzzo | Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 2008 | The Marconi Brothers | Sonny Venice | ||
| 2008 | Che: Part Two | Alejandro Ramirez | ||
| 2008 | Che: Part One | Alejandro Ramirez | ||
| 2008 | Fringe | George | Episode: The Dreamscape | |
| 2009 | The Missing Person | Don Edgar | ||
| 2010 | Seed | Philips | Short | |
| 2010 | Beware The Gonzo | Charlie Ronald | ||
| 2010 | The A-Team (film) | General Javier Tuco | ||
| 2010 | Amigo | Padre Hidalgo | Nominated: Best Supporting Actor for the Gawad Urian Award | |
| 2010 | Lies in Plain Sight | Rafael Reyes | ||
| 2010 | Little Fockers | Junior | ||
| 2011 | Salvation Boulevard | Jorge Guzman De Vaca | ||
| 2012 | Father/Son | Father | Short | |
| 2011–2012 | Louie | Pedro | ||
| 2012–2013 | Treme | Detective Anthony Nikolich | ||
| 2012–2013 | The Good Wife | Cristian Romano | ||
| 2010–2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Daniel Hardy / Luis Montero | ||
| 2013 | Blood Ties | Fabio DeSoto | ||
| 2010 | F--K | Yul | Short, Actor/Producer | |
| 2012–2013 | Magic City | Victor Lazaro | ||
| 2014 | Adam Shaw | Detective Sandoval | Actor/Producer | |
| 2013 | Runner, Runner | Delegate Herrera | ||
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | Captain Castellano | ||
| 2013 | Blood Ties | Delegate Herrera | ||
| 2013 | Fugly! | Ray | ||
| 2014 | Kill The Messenger | Blandon | ||
| 2014 | Glass Chin | Roberto Flash | ||
| 2014 | Rob The Mob | Vinny Gorgeous | ||
| 2014 | Take Care (2014 film) | Dr. Gotham Leonard | Filming |
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