Rico Rodriguez (actor)

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Rico Rodriguez
Rico Rodriguez at 2015 PaleyFest.jpg
Rodriguez at the Paley Center for Media in 2015
Born (1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 (age 25)
Bryan, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Notable credit Manny Delgado in Modern Family
Relatives Raini Rodriguez (sister)

Rico Rodriguez (born July 31, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Manny Delgado on the ABC sitcom Modern Family , which ran for eleven seasons from 2009 to 2020. He received several Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance. He has also appeared in numerous other television shows and movies—both as himself and other characters—before, during, and after the show's run, such as Epic Movie , Endgame , El Americano: The Movie , and Nickelodeon's The Substitute and Unfiltered .

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Early life

Rodriguez was born in Bryan, Texas, the son of Diane and Roy Rodriguez, who owned Rodriguez Tire Service. [1] His siblings are brothers Ray and Roy Jr. and sister Raini Rodriguez, who is an actress. [2] He is of Mexican descent. [3]

Career

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Rodriguez in 2010

At age nine, he played a character in Cory in the House . [4] He later had guest appearances on the series ER , [4] iCarly , [5] Nip/Tuck , and My Name Is Earl . [6] In 2007, he appeared in the comedy film Epic Movie as the character Chanchito. [7] The movie earned a score of 2% on Rotten Tomatoes, from 66 reviews. [8] Jamie Russell of the BBC referred to it as "the most excruciating, unfunny film you'll see this year...if not your entire lifetime". [9]

In September 2009, he began playing Manny Delgado in Modern Family . [10] [11] His role was said to be "crazy hard" to cast by co-creator Steve Levitan. In 2010, he said he is sometimes nothing like Manny, although he also named some similarities between them. [12] Later, in 2016, Rodriguez said he had "grown into the character", finding more in common with him. [13] For the role, Rodriguez and the cast of Modern Family were nominated eight times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, winning four times. [14]

The same year Modern Family was released, he also appeared in a season six episode of NCIS as Travis, a boy who discovers a gun and dead body. [15] He wrote a book that was published in November 2012, titled Reel Life Lessons... So Far. Among other things, he discusses what it was like having Sofía Vergara as his character's mother on Modern Family, writing that she treats him like he were her own son. [16]

In 2015, Rodriguez played the character of Jose in Endgame , a coming-of-age film about a Mexican middle-schooler who joins a chess team. [17] It received a score of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on eight reviews. [18] Rodriguez later voiced a character named Raha in The Lion Guard , part of The Lion King franchise, which ran from 2016 to 2019. [19] The show's cast also included Modern Family co-star Sarah Hyland. [20] In 2016, Rodriguez played a parrot named Cuco in the animated film El Americano: The Movie . [21] Its director, Ricardo Arnaiz, was very pleased with the casting. [22]

Modern Family ended after eleven seasons in April 2020. He announced on Instagram that "words cannot even begin to describe the life-changing experience I have had on this show". Since then, he has made appearances as himself on The Substitute and Unfiltered , both on Nickelodeon. [23]

Personal life

Rodriguez is a Houston Rockets fan. [24] He has described himself as an avid reader. [13]

On March 12, 2017, Rodriguez's father, Roy, died at age 52. [25]

Filmography

Film

Filmography: Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Epic Movie Chanchito
2007ParkerKid on Playground #2Short film
2008Babysitters BewareMarco
2009 Opposite Day Kid Janitor
2011 The Muppets HimselfCameo
2015 Endgame Jose
2016 El Americano: The Movie CucoVoice

Television

Filmography: Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2007 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Ice cream kid prankster10 episodes
2007 Cory in the House Rico2 episodes
2007 ER JamesEpisode: "Crisis of Conscience"
2007 Nip/Tuck Kid #1Episode: "Duke Collins"
2007 iCarly Boy Riding Toy HorseEpisode: "iRue the Day"
2008 My Name Is Earl KidEpisode: "Girl Earl"
2009 NCIS Travis BuckleyEpisode: "Hide and Seek"
2009–2020 Modern Family Manny Delgado Main cast
2011 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Luigi VendettaVoice, episode: "Luigi Vendetta"
2011 Good Luck Charlie LeoEpisode: "The Bob Duncan Experience"
2012 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour ChiEpisode: "The Weeping Woman"
2012 Sesame Street Presenter1 episode
2012 Mad Norman, Costumed Boy, Linus Van Pelt Voice, episode: "Frankenwinnie/ParaMorgan"
2014 Cyberchase OllieVoice, episode: "The Cyberchase Movie, Part 1"
2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Snow-FootVoice, episode: "The Legendary Snow-Foot!"
2015 Austin & Ally BennyEpisode: "Burdens & Boynado"
2016 Chopped Junior Guest JudgeEpisode: "Quail Quest"
2016 Victor and Valentino ValentinoVoice, pilot episode
2016 Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted HouseHimselfMain role
2018–2019 The Lion Guard RahaVoice, 2 episodes [26]
2018 Double Dare HimselfContestant; episode: "Team Rico vs. Team Raini" [27]
2020 The Substitute HimselfEpisode: "Rico & Raini Rodriguez"
2020 Unfiltered HimselfEpisode: "Super Cats & Fierce Ice Cream!"

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Modern Family Nominated
2010Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2010 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series Won
2010 Teen Choice Award Choice TV: Male Breakout StarWon
2010 Imagen Award Best Supporting Actor – TelevisionNominated
2011Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2011 ALMA Award Favorite TV Actor – Supporting Role in a ComedyWon
2011Young Artist AwardsOutstanding Young Ensemble in a TV SeriesNominated
2011Teen Choice AwardChoice TV: Male Breakout StarNominated
2012Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2012ALMA AwardFavorite TV Actor – Supporting Role in a ComedyWon
2013Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2013Teen Choice AwardChoice TV: Male Breakout StarNominated
2014Screen Actors GuildOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2015Image AwardBest Young Actor – TelevisionWon
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2016Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated

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  2. ↑ "Rico Rodriguez Congratulates His Sister Raini Rodriguez For Her Role in Disney's "PROM" Movie Disney Dreaming". DisneyDreaming.com. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Young Latinos in Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter . September 18, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Butler, Jim (January 25, 2007). "Eight-year-old Bryan native hits the big screen in film parody". The Eagle .
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