Gil, Arturo 1960-

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Gil, Arturo 1960-

PERSONAL

Born March 13, 1960, in New Orleans, LA; raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Addresses:

Agent—Coralie Jr. Theatrical Agency, 4789 Vineland Ave., Suite 100, North Hollywood, CA 91602.

Career:

Actor and stunt performer. Appeared in several advertisements. Worked as a disc jockey in New Orleans, a short wave radio engineer, and a computer operator; has a FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Mutant child, Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (also known as Adventures in the Creep Zone, Road Gangs, Avaruustaistelija, Cacadores no espaco, Cazador del espacio: Aventuras en la zona prohibida, Il cacciatore dello spazio, Kosmiczne lowy, Le guerrier de l'espace, Spacehunter—Jaeger im All, and Spacehunter—uppdrag I den foerbjudna zonen), Columbia, 1983.

Human pyramid, Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (also known as Grunt—Der Wrestling Film, Grunt—luunmurskaaja, and Naamioitu murskaaja), New World Pictures, 1985.

Member of the Dinks, Spaceballs (also known as Planet Moron, A mais louca odisseia no espaco, Avaruusboltsit, Balle spaziali, Bilele spatiale, Det vaaras foer rymden, Kosmiczne jaja, La folle histoire de l'espace, La loca historia de las galaxias, Mel Brooks "Spaceballs," Rumnodderne, S.O.S.—Tem um louco solto no escapo, Spaceballs—Mel Brooks' verrueckte Raumfahrt, Svermirske loptice, and Uergolyhok), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987.

Windy Winston, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (also known as Chlopaki z kubla na smieci, Die Schmuddelkinder, La pandilla basura, and Roskisriivioet), Atlantic Releasing, 1987.

Giddy, Snow White (also known as Cannon Movie Tales: Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Snow White: A Cannon Movie Tale, Lumikki ja 7 kaeaepioetae, Schneewittchen, and Snoevit och de sju dvagarna), c. 1987, Cannon Video, 1989.

Human xylophone, The Dark Backward (also known as The Man with Three Arms), Greycat Films/Strand Releasing, 1991.

Second station, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (also known as Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure II, Bill and Ted Go to Hell, Bill & Teds galna mardroemsresa, Bill & Ted's verrueckte Reise in die Zukunft, Bill e Ted—Dois loucos no tempo, Bill es Ted halali turaja, Bill og Ted drar til helvete, Bill si Ted ajung in iad, Bill y Ted 2, Billin ja Tedin maailma, El alucinante viaje de Bill y Ted, Les aventures de Bill et Ted, Les folles aventures de Bill et Ted, and Un mitico viaggio), Orion, 1991.

Bulldog, Mom and Dad Save the World (also known as Dick and Marge Save the World, Mom and Dad retten die Welt, and O salvador do mundo), Warner Bros., 1992.

Clown, Freaked (also known as Hideous Mutant Freekz), Lauren Film, 1993.

First little person acrobat, Silent Tongue (also known as Le gardien des espirits), Trimark Pictures, 1993.

Rotoscope, Last Action Hero (also known as Extremely Violent, Az utolso akciohoes, Den siste actionhjaelten, Der Letze Action Held, El ultimo gran heroe, El ultimo heroe en accion, L'ultim gran heroi, Last action hero—l'ultimo grande eroe, Le dernier des heros, O ultimo grande heroi, and Zadnja velika pustolovscina), Columbia, 1993.

Drunk at pub, Leprechaun 2 (also known as Leprechaun II, One Wedding and Lots of Funerals, El duende 2, and Leprechaun II—Der Killerkobold kehrt zurueck), Trimark Pictures, 1994.

Jester, Mime's Eye (short film), 1994.

Winston, Ghoulies IV (also known as Skritci), Cinetel Films, 1994.

The Bavarian baby, The Fantasticks (musical), United Artists, 1995.

Nick, The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper (also known as Mary-Kate and Ashley's Christmas Caper), 1995.

Arturo the jester, Father Frost, Plaza Entertainment, 1996.

Goateed man, Slappy and the Stinkers (also known as Free Slappy, Stinkers, Sacre Slappy, Slappy e a turma, Slappy och busligan, Slappy und die Rasselbande, and Slappy—vallaton veijari), TriStar, 1998.

Midget Paul, Dirty Work (also known as Sale boulot), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998.

Plate spinner, BASEketball (also known as Baseketball, BASEketball: Muchas pelotas en juego, Die Sportskanonen, and SEKOpallo), MCA/Universal, 1998.

Voice, Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (animated), Phaedra Cinema, 2000.

Buddy Bear, My First Day (short film), My First Day Productions, 2001.

Fellinesque paparazzi, Glam, Storm Entertainment, 2001.

Rat guard, Monkeybone (live action and animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001.

Sinister, A Light in the Forest, RGH/Lions Share Pictures, 2002.

Dancing Yosemite Sam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (live action and animated; also known as Looney Tunes: The Movie, Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie, The Untitled Looney Tunes Project, Les Looney Tunes passent a l'action, Looney Tunes: Behazra L'Action, Looney tunes: De nuevo en accion, Looney Tunes—De volta a acao, Looney Tunes: Les revoila!, Looney tunes: Taas kehissae, and Runi chunzu: Bakku in akushon), Warner Bros., 2003.

Eenie Anna, Wasabi Tuna, Cafe Entertainment Studios, 2003, Indican Pictures, 2006.

Announcer angel, Angels with Angles (also known as Everything's George), InVision Entertainment, 2005.

Clerk (Mr. L), Office Court (short film), 2005.

The client, Do Not Disturb (also known as A Bellman, a Hooker, and a Rabbi …, Last Grave, and My Last Grave), Jed I. Goodman Productions, 2007.

Oompa Loompa, Epic Movie (also known as Big Movie, Bob Bailey, Fantastic Movie, Suur film, Una loca pelicula epica, Una pelicula epica, and Wielkie kino), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2007.

Agent One-Fifth, Agent One-Half (also known as Agent 1/2), Willow Tree Productions, 2008.

Film Stunt Performer:

Leprechaun 2 (also known as Leprechaun II, One Wedding and Lots of Funerals, El duende 2, and Leprechaun II—Der Killerkobold kehrt zurueck), Trimark Pictures, 1994.

Leprechaun 3 (also known as El duende 3), Trimark Pictures, 1995.

Leprechaun 4: In Space (also known as Leprechaun 4, Space Platoon, El duende 4, and Leprechaun: Destination cosmos), Trimark Pictures, 1996.

Television Appearances; Series:

Happy, Comic View's "Blackberry Inn" (also known as The Blackberry Inn), Black Entertainment Television (BET), beginning c. 1995.

Various characters, The Man Show, Comedy Central, 1999-2003.

Cecil, Passions (also known as Harmony's Passions and The Passions Storm), NBC, 2002.

Dr. Damnnearkilter, Cram, Game Show Network (GSN), beginning c. 2003.

Machete, Estudio 2, KRCA (Los Angeles), beginning c. 2005.

Lil Lil Burrows, Saul of the Mole Men (also known as Saul of the Mole People and S.T.R.A.T.A.), Cartoon Network, beginning 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lefty, The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (also known as Munsterien joulu, Munsters froehliche Weihnachten, and O Natal de familia monstro), 1996.

Wahoo, Twice upon a Christmas (also known as Crazy Christmas, Rudolfa's Revenge, La fille du Pere Noel, and Natal em perigo), PAX TV, 2001.

Appeared in other programs, including appearances as Geep, Geep from out of Space; as Horny, Howie Mandel and the 7 Dwarves; and as a Spanish leprechaun, Pepe Plata's Leprechaun.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Druid and elf, A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (also known as NBC Concerts Presents Spinal Tap and A Spinal Tap Reunion), NBC, 1992.

Little person, The AMC Project: The Talent Collector, American Movie Classics, 2004.

Robot, That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana, Disney Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Second little person, "Charity, Schmarity," The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1992.

Spewey, "Spewey and Me," Get a Life, Fox, 1992.

Winston and Wind, "Aliens Ate My Lunch," Nightmare Cafe, NBC, 1992.

Paul Bunion, The Edge, Fox, 1992.

Beezle, "Honey, the Bunny Bit It," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (also known as Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), syndicated, 1998.

Dancing baby, "X-Happily Ever After," Unhappily Ever After (also known as Unhappily …), The WB, 1998.

Lars, "Dr. Solomon's Traveling Alien Show," 3rd Rock from the Sun (also known as 3rd Rock and Life as We Know It), NBC, 1998.

Alonzo, "Quarantine," The Parkers (also known as Die Parkers), UPN, 1999.

Meowth, "Artie Comes to Town," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 1999.

Water man, "Becker the Elder," Becker, CBS, 1999.

Male elf, "Sabrina's Perfect Christmas," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2000.

Olaf, "Honey, I'm Spooked," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (also known as Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), syndicated, 2000.

White rabbit, "Syd in Wonderland," Providence, NBC, 2000.

"Mommy Dearest," Strip Mall, Comedy Central, 2000.

Cupid, "Fire and Brimstone," Black Scorpion (also known as Roger Corman Presents "Black Scorpion"), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001.

Douglas McGrath, "The Obstacle Course," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001.

First Village person, "The Boys in the Band," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2001.

Hillel, "Christmas? Christmas!," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2001.

Stinky, "Happily Ever After," Charmed, The WB, 2002.

First Oompa Loompa, Mind of Mencia, Comedy Central, 2005.

Appeared as Elvis, Ally McBeal, Fox; as a tailor, Candid Camera; as a night person, Days of Our Lives (also known as Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives, Days, DOOL, Des jours et des vies, Horton-sagaen, I gode og onde dager, Los dias de nuestras vidas, Meres agapis, Paeivien viemaeae, Vaara baesta aar, Zeit der Sehnsucht, and Zile din viata noastra), NBC; as a prisoner, General Hospital (also known as Hopital central and Hospital general), ABC; as Mr. Schwartz, Married … with Children (also known as Not the Cosbys), Fox; as a ring master, The Mike O'Malley Show, NBC; as a little person, Rude Awakening, Showtime; as Clarence, Weekly World News, USA Network; as an accomplice, What Would You Do, Nickelodeon; and as a singing mechanic, The X Show, fX Channel.