Oscar Nunez
Oscar Nunez | |
|---|---|
 Nuñez in Los Angeles, California in February 2009 | |
| Born | November 18, 1958[1] |
| Occupation | Actor/Comedian |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Oscar Nunez (born November 18, 1958), sometimes credited as Oscar Núñez, is a Cuban American actor and comedian. He currently appears as Dunder Mifflin's paper supply accountant, Oscar Martinez, on NBC's The Office.
Career
Born in Cuba, Nunez moved to Union City, New Jersey when he was fourteen years old.[2] He is bilingual in English and Spanish. Having attended various colleges in New York, including Fashion Institute of Technology and the Parsons School of Design for writing, Nunez became a certified dental technician from Magna Institute of Dental Technology.[3]
Nunez started his comedy career in New York, founding and performing over 300 shows with The Shock of the Funny theater company. The troupe was active in the East Village for several years. In addition to his work with Shock, Nunez appeared in theater in New York and Washington, D.C. before moving to Los Angeles in the mid 1990s. In LA, he joined The Groundlings and performed in their Sunday Company. While with the Groundlings, he wrote and starred in a production called "Smooth Down There."
In 1997, Nunez graduated from the Warner Brothers Comedy Writer’s Workshop. In 1999, he was a finalist in the ABC Latino Writers Project.
In 1998, he appeared on the game show Match Game, wearing a Dio shirt, but was not a winner.
Nunez was Adam Carolla's stand-in on The Man Show.
Nunez's television credits include Malcolm in the Middle, 24, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Reno 911, The District and Mad TV, in addition to his current role on The Office. He was also the creator and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Halfway Home, in which he played the character Eulogio Pla.
His film credits include The Italian Job (as a security guard), Reno 911: Miami, and When Do We Eat?. In 2009, Nunez recently played the role of Ramon, the caterer, stripper, soda jerk, and finally clergy performing wedding ceremony in The Proposal.
Nunez appeared as one of eight judges in the 2010 Miss USA Contest, posing a controversial question about the Arizona illegal immigrant law to Miss Oklahoma USA, Morgan Elizabeth Woolard, the first runner-up. Nunez was booed by the audience before finishing the question, however he asked the audience to wait until he finished the question before they reacted. Although Miss Woolard replied that she supports the law as a state rights issue, she added that she is against racial profiling.[4]
Filmography
- Celebrity Family Feud
- The Proposal
- Fred: The Movie (minor role)
- Four Christmas' (minor role)
- "The Italian Job" (minor role)
- The Office
References
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Nov18/0,4670,History,00.html
- ^ "'Office' worker Nunez has a second 'Home'", New York Daily News, May 9, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2008.
- ^ "The Office Cast Biographies", May 17, 2010. Accessed May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Michigan woman crowned 2010 Miss USA in Las Vegas", Forbes.com, May 16, 2010. Accessed May 16, 2010.
External links
- Oscar Nuñez at IMDb
- Oscar Nuñez at NBC.com's The Office
- Oscar Nunez at Omnipop.com
- Interview with Oscar Nunez at WickedInfo.com
- 1958 births
- Living people
- American actors
- American comedians
- American entertainers of Cuban descent
- American television actors
- American television producers
- American television writers
- Actors from New Jersey
- Contestants on American game shows
- Hispanic and Latino American actors
- The Groundlings
- People from Union City, New Jersey
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Fashion Institute of Technology alumni