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Alex Paez is an American actor, musician and restaurateur.
Paez began his career in 1971 appearing in various TV commercials. In 1979, he received a Best Actor Emmy Award for his performances in Unicorn Tales , a series of mini-musicals for NBC. The following year brought a second nomination in the same category for the NBC Special Treat presentation: “NYC Too Far From Tampa Blues.”
In 1980 he was cast as Prince Choi Amid Sin Du in the Garry Marshall pilot “Kat Mandu” starring Vicki Lawrence, Alice Ghostly and Victor Buono, and he played a young mugger in CBSʼ “Stone Pillow” opposite Lucille Ball.
In 1987 he made his Broadway debut as Momo (Mohammed) at the Royale Theater in Hal Princeʼs musical Roza. The show played to mixed reviews in both Baltimore and Los Angeles, but closed shortly after opening in New York.
In 1991 he took over the role of Ritchie Valens in the national tour of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story . He later relocated to London to play the role in the West End.
After relocating to Los Angeles, the roles offered changed, and Paez played such parts as: the good guy, the Detective, the Politician, and the occasional Military Man in such shows as: NYPD Blue , The District , Charmed , The West Wing , Monk , CSI: Miami , Commander In Chief , Boston Legal and various movies of the week and mini-series, including A Gunfighter's Pledge and Meteor . [1]
Along with his Ex Wife, he owned & operated two locations (Venice & Burbank) of Centanni Trattoria.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Stowaway | Peter | NBC Short |
| 1977 | The Magnificent Major | Marin | NBC Short |
| 1977 | The Magic Hat | Andy | NBC Short |
| 1978 | Big Apple Birthday | Aladdin | NBC Short |
| 1978 | Carnival Circus | Andy | NBC Short |
| 1978 | Alex And The Wonderful Doo-Wah Lamp | Alex | NBC Short |
| 1979 | NYC Too Far From Tampa Blues | Tom | NBC Special Treat |
| 1980 | Katmandu | Prince Choi Amid Sin Du | Pilot (Garry Marshall Producer) |
| 1980 | Coach Of The Year | Hector Estrada | NBC Movie Of The Week |
| 1985 | The Cosby Show | Al | Episode: "Jitterbug Break" |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Elio Escobar | Episode: "The Maze" |
| 1985 | Stone Pillow | Young Thug | CBS Movie Of The Week |
| 1986 | Charley Hannah | Lance | NBC Movie Of The Week |
| 1986 | Kay O'Brien | Santino Amaro | Episode: "Dollars & Sense" |
| 1988 | Tattingers | Julio Martinez | Episode: "Rest In Peas" |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Victor Lael | Episode: "The Divided Child" |
| 2001 | The District | Diego Salvador | Episode: "Night Moves" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | INS Agent Joe Ramos | Episode: Episode: "Puppy Love" |
| 2002 | The West Wing | David Guerrero | Episode: "College Kids" |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Detective Martin Puig | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Charmed | Cop 1 | Episode: "The Importance Of Being Phoebe" |
| 2003 | Monk | The Patient Waiter | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes To Mexico" |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Officer Coulier | Episode: "Schmidt Happens” |
| 2005 | Commander In Chief | Carlos | Episode: "Rubie Dubidoux And The Brown Bound Express" |
| 2006 | Mystery Woman: Oh Baby | Detective Ortiz | Hallmark Series |
| 2007 | Pandemic | Jose Ruiz | TV Mini Series |
| 2008 | A Gunfighter's Pledge | Eddie Aguilar | TV movie |
| 2007 | Depth Charge | Lieutenant Tim Michaels | TV movie |
| 2009 | Meteor | Lieutenant Finn | TV Mini Series |
| 2010 | Isaac The Psychic: Your Cosmic Sidekick | Isaac | Independent Short |
| 2011 | Up From The Minors | Danny Lopez | Independent Short |
| 2012 | Rosita 4 President | Felipe | A.F.I. Short |
| 2012 | The Sound! | Bobby Casilla | Independent Short |
| 2012 | Blackout | Detective Bert Jackson | TV Mini Series |
| 2013 | The Great Feye | Feye Phofum | Independent Short |
| 2024 | Here's Yianni | Manny | Independent Film |
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