Ian Gomez

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Ian Gomez
Ian Gomez 2012.jpg
Gomez in 2012
Born (1964-12-27) December 27, 1964 (age 60)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouse
(m. 1993;div. 2018)
Children1

Ian Braque Gomez (born December 27, 1964) [1] is an American actor known for his comedic TV work, which includes series-regular roles as Javier on Felicity and Andy on Cougar Town .

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Early life

He was born in New York City to a dancer mother of Ashkenazi Jewish descent with Russian roots and an artist father of Puerto Rican descent. [2]

Career

On The Drew Carey Show from 1995 to 2004, Gomez played Larry Almada, a co-worker of Drew Carey's character (also named Drew Carey) at Winfred-Louder. He also worked with Carey in 1999 on the show Whose Line Is It Anyway? From 1998 to 2002, he played Javier Clemente Quintata on the WB show Felicity .

In 1999, Gomez joined the cast of the ABC sitcom Norm as Danny Sanchez, one of the main characters; he remained on the show for all three seasons until its cancellation in 2001. In 2002, Gomez starred in Alanis Morissette's "Hands Clean" music video. In the same year, he appeared with Jeff Garlin, Ted Danson, Michael York, and Hugh Mellon in two episodes of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm , where he played the "bald chef", hired by Larry to cook in the restaurant he owned.

Gomez appeared in ABC's Jake in Progress (2005–2006), which starred John Stamos. 2006 saw Gomez appear in the fourth episode of Lost 's third season, "Every Man for Himself", and as a therapist in the April 2006 episode "Here We Go Again" of Reba .

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Gomez with then-wife Nia Vardalos in 2012

Gomez took the part of Andy Torres in the ABC and later TBS comedy Cougar Town alongside fellow The Drew Carey Show castmate Christa Miller, from 2009 to 2015. In 2016, Gomez and his then-wife, Nia Vardalos, co-presented The Great American Baking Show , a revival of The Great Holiday Baking Show. [3]

In 2019, he appeared in the Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell .

In 2020, Gomez was cast in the role of Luis Flores in the NBC comedy pilot Night School based on the 2018 film and written by Christopher Moynihan. [4] However, NBC ultimately decided not to move forward with the series. [5]

Personal life

He was married to actress-writer Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame. He appeared in her films My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Connie and Carla , My Life in Ruins , I Hate Valentine's Day , and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 . Gomez is of Puerto Rican and Russian Jewish descent, and converted to Greek Orthodoxy upon marrying Vardalos, which is mirrored as a plot element in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. In 2008, the two adopted a child. [6] [7] [8] It was announced on July 3, 2018 that Vardalos filed for divorce from Gomez after 25 years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences. [9] The divorce was finalized in September 2018. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Excessive Force Lucas
Rookie of the Year Odd Bellman
1997 'Til There Was You Scott
Courting CourtneyHank
1999 EDtv Mcllvaine
2001 The Center of the World Delivery Man
Almost Salinas Manny
2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Mike
Meet Prince CharmingGino
2003Street of PainBeau
Chasing Papi Doctor Chu
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Strange Man
2004 Connie and Carla Stanley
The Last Shot Agent Nance
2005Getting To Know YouRuss
Underclassman Detective Gallecki
2006You Did What?Dr. Bob
2007 Love Shack Mo Saltzman
2009 My Life in Ruins Motel Clerk
I Hate Valentine's Day KJ Ken
2011 Larry Crowne Frank
2013 Dealin' with Idiots Commissioner Gordon
2014 Free Fall Ronald Taft
2015Always WorthyRicky
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Captain Felder
2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Mike
2018 Dude Jerry
Spare RoomMr. Larry
2019 Richard Jewell Agent Dan Bennet
2021 Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Retail store manager
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise Dominic

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Missing Persons Pete, the Morgue Technician6 episodes
1995 Married... with Children Employee #1Episode: "Get the Dodge Outta Hell"
1995–1996 Murphy Brown Secretary #77, Mimicking SecretaryEpisodes: "Bad Company", "Defending Your Life"
1995–2004 The Drew Carey Show Larry Almada38 episodes
1998 Melrose Place Hotel EmployeeEpisodes: "Divorce Dominican Style", "A Long Way to Tip-A-Rory"
Smart Guy Art BrunoEpisode: "Achy Breaky Heart"
1998–2002 Felicity Javier Clemente Quintata Recurring (seasons 1–3)
Main cast (season 4): 45 episodes
1999 Whose Line Is It Anyway? HimselfSeason 1, episode 14
1999–2001 The Norm Show Danny Sanchez54 episodes
2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child BasilioEpisode: "Robinita Hood"
2001 Danny MartinezEpisode: Pilot
2002 Get a Clue Mr. Orlando Walker / Nicholas PetrossianTV movie
NYPD Blue Joel RobinsonEpisode: "One in the Nuts"
Curb Your Enthusiasm Bald ChefEpisodes: "The Corpse-Sniffing Dog", "The Grand Opening"
2003Exit 9GaryTV movie
Lucky PeteEpisode: "Lie, Cheat & Deal"
The Lyon's Den Special Agent SasserEpisode: "The Fifth"
2004 George Lopez Jewelry SalesmanEpisode: "George of the Rings"
2005–2006 Jake in Progress AdrianMain cast
2006 Reba TherapistEpisode: "Here We Go Again"
Lost MunsonEpisode: "Every Man for Himself"
Whose Line Is It Anyway? HimselfSeason 8, episode 14
7th Heaven PsychologistEpisode: "Don't Ax, Don't Tell"
2006–2007 Campus Ladies RogerEpisodes: "Spring Break", "Psych 101"
2007The BeastRonTV movie
Heroes Art DealerEpisode: "Parasite"
My Boys Turk VardellEpisode: "Off Day"
2008 According to Jim DetectiveEpisode: "The Rendezvous"
Reaper Jack KingEpisode: "Coming to Grips
Gary Unmarried PaulieEpisode: "Gary and Allison's Restaurant"
2008–2009 Rita Rocks Owen25 episodes
2009 Life Asst. Coroner Tom SantosEpisode: "5 Quartz"
True Jackson, VP Jobi CastanuevaEpisode: "Fashion Week"
2009–2015 Cougar Town Andy TorresMain cast
2010 Royal Pains MacEpisode: "Comfort's Overload"
2011 Grey's Anatomy DoctorEpisode: "Love, Loss and Legacy"
Uncredited
The Middle NeighborEpisode: "Bad Choices"
Uncredited
2012 Doc McStuffins Ricardo race car (voice)Episode: "Out of the Box/Run Down Race Car"
Touch WadeEpisode: "Gyre, Part 1"
Drop Dead Diva Warren PattonEpisode: "Road Trip"
2014Cuz-BrosPhilTV movie
2015–2017 The Great American Baking Show Co-presenter (with Nia Vardalos)Baking competition
2016 The Real O'Neals Michael-GregoryEpisode: "The Real Spring Fever"
Angel from Hell The Oyster KingEpisode: "Funsgiving"
2016–2017 Supergirl Snapper Carr 7 episodes
2017 Fresh Off the Boat Robert2 episodes
2018 Living Biblically Father GeneMain cast
2019 The Morning Show GregRecurring
Man with a Plan JamesEpisode: "Semi-Indecent Proposal"
Superstore HerbEpisode: "Negotiations"
2020 American Housewife' Brecken PhillipsEpisode: "Wildflower Girls"
2021–2023 Physical Ernie Hauser15 episodes
2022 The Conners Father MortonEpisode: "A Judge and a Priest Walk Into a Living Room..."
Murderville Kevin RiveraEpisode: "Most Likely to Commit Murder"
2022–2023 Single Drunk Female Bob17 episodes
2023 The Goldbergs DiegoEpisode: "Uptown Boy"

See also

References

  1. "Today in entertainment history". Associated Press . Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. "Ian Gomez Biography (1964–)". Film Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. The Great American Baking Show (ABC); accessed December 9, 2016.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2020). "'Night School': Ian Gomez, James Earl, Joe Massingill & Collette Wolfe Cast In 'Night School' NBC Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (December 11, 2020). "NBC Comedy Pilots Update: 'American Auto' & 'Grand Crew' In Contention, 'Night School' Not Going Forward". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  6. "ZMTV - Ian Gomez from Cougar Town Interview". YouTube. July 20, 2010.[ dead YouTube link ]
  7. "Nia Vardalos". Province of Manitoba. Winter 2003. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  8. Failla, Annemarie. "Nia Vardalos My Big Fat Greek Wedding". Femail. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. Mike Vulpo (July 3, 2018). "Nia Vardalos Files for Divorce From Ian Gomez After 23 Years of Marriage". EOnline. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  10. Fernandez, Alexia (September 7, 2018). "My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos Settles Divorce 2 Months After Initial Filing". People. Retrieved January 31, 2019.