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Adam Michael Rodríguez (born April 2, 1975 in Yonkers, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. He grew up in New York City but attended Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York. He graduated in 1993. He has recently bought a house in Puerto Rico and wishes to one day visit Cuba. He is 3/4 Puerto Rican and 1/4 Cuban. Before he was an actor, Adam was a stock broker. Attended high school with NFL Player, Keith Bulluck of the Tennessee Titans. A strikingly handsome actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban decent, Adam Rodriguez found success on the small screen portraying forensic investigator Eric Delko on the hit CBS crime drama “CSI: Miami” (2002- ). A native New Yorker, this gifted and charismatic young actor, Rodriguez, landed roles on a number of television series, including “Brooklyn South” (CBS, 1997-98), “Felicity” (WB, 1998-2002), “Resurrection Blvd.” (Showtime, 2000-02), and “Roswell” (WB, 1999-2002). He has also appeared in the Jennifer Lopez video, “If You Had My Love,” the 50 Cent video “Many Men,” and was named one of People Weekly magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” in 2003 as well as one of People Español’s “25 Most Beautiful People.” Rodriguez auditioned for The Cosby Show when he was 10 years old. He dreamed of being a professional baseball player, but was injured in high school. He then turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York. Garnering attention from his first role, Rodriguez soon landed a regular role on another Bochco series; he portrayed Officer Hector Villanueva on the short-lived cop drama, “Brooklyn South” (1997-98). Though the series showed promise, it was not renewed after its first season. Pounding the pavement like any struggling actor, Rodriguez next guest appeared in an episode of “Law & Order” (1990- ) before landed a recurring role on the popular WB series “Felicity” (1998-2002). He went on to make his feature film debut in a small role in the sci-fi thriller “Imposter” (2001) starring Gary Sinise. Landing two guest-starring roles in 2001, Rodriguez’ career began to take off; he appeared in the gritty Showtime drama “Resurrection Blvd.” (2000-02) and on the sci-fi series “Roswell” (WB, 1999-2002), as the young, Harvard-educated attorney Jesse Esteban Ramirez. He later appeared on Brooklyn South, Law & Order, Felicity, and NYPD Blue. He also appeared in Jennifer Lopez's 1999 video, "If You Had My Love." His best known role is as Eric Delko in CSI: Miami. With a list of notable recurring roles on his resume, Rodriguez landed his big break in the spin-off series “CSI: Miami” (2002- ) in 2002. Joining the cast as a regular alongside David Caruso, Rodriguez portrayed crime scene investigator Eric Delko, a Cuban-Russian police officer who specialized in underwater recovery. After being introduced to viewers though a backdoor pilot in the “CSI” (2000- ) episode “Cross-Jurisdictions,” “Miami” went on to become one of the top-rated TV shows as well as number one in its Monday night time-slot. With this high profile series, Rodriguez quickly became a household name. He also appears in Lionel Richie's new music video, "I Call it Love", opposite Nicole Richie. He has also appeared in 50 Cent's music video, Many Men with Rory Cochrane and in the YouTube video Yes We Can. |
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