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| Born | July 8, 1987 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Musician |
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Armando Gutierrez (born July 8, 1987) is an American actor and musician.
Armando Gutierrez | |
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| Born | July 8, 1987 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Musician |
| Spouse | |
Armando Gutierrez (born July 8, 1987) is an American actor and musician.
Born in Huntington Beach, California, the son of Armando and Katherine Gutierrez, Armando is the oldest of 4 children who all learned to play drums growing up. He graduated high school from Huntington Beach High School, where he attended the Academy for the Performing Arts. After graduating, he formed the band, The Madison, with childhood friend Nunzio Randazzo. He spent two years working with the Chance Theater in Anaheim Hills where he developed the beginnings of his theatrical career. He appeared in their productions of Hair, Biloxi Blues and the professional premiere of Mark Hollmann's The Girl, The Grouch and The Goat. [1] [2]
Gutierrez played Dr. Sozio in the U.S. national tour of Arthur Live!. In 2010 he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. He played Snoopy in the 2019 actor-musician revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Cincinnati Playhouse alongside Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina. In 2021, his turn as Ritchie Valens in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story earned him a Broadway.com Audience award nomination at Florida Studio Theater. Gutierrez originated the role of Fred Schultz in Run, Bambi, Run (written by Violent Femmes front-man Gordon Gano, and Lombardi author Eric Simonson) at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in 2023. [3] [4] [5]
Gutierrez was seen Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre in the Grateful Dead musical Red Roses, Green Gold and was a part of the company of Paul Gordon's The Gospel According to Heather starring Katey Sagal, and Brittney Nicole Williams. [6] [7]
In 2018, Gutierrez formed the Brooklyn-based trio Saddlemen with guitarist Paul Hinkes and his youngest brother, drummer, Austin Gutierrez. The band released their debut album in 2022 with Tower Records calling them Brooklyn's Cowboy Rockstars. [8] He is a frequent collaborator with piano player Jefferson McDonald.
Armando Gutierrez is married to dancer and fitness instructor Lanae Rhodes, and lives in New York City.
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