Perez, Lazaro 1945–

PERSONAL

Name is pronounced Lah-za-ro Per-ez; born December 17, 1945, in Havana, Cuba; son of Emilio (a shoe shiner) and Josefina (maiden name, Gazquez) Perez; married Dianne Reutter, 1970 (divorced, 1978). Religion: Roman Catholic.

Addresses: Agent—Don Buchwald and Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor. Actors Studio, member.

Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors: ACE Award, best actor, Association of New York Critics, 1984, Drama Desk Award (with others), outstanding ensemble acting, 1985, both for Balm in Gilead.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

(Stage debut) In the Jungle of Cities, Theatre Company of Boston, Boston, MA, 1964.

(Broadway debut) Tonto, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, Belasco Theatre, 1969.

The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1976.

Tito, G. R. Point, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Juan Riber, "The Beautiful Mariposa," Tito, "G.R. Point," and Tonto, "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?," Animals, Princess Theatre, New York City, 1981.

The Life of Galileo, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 1981.

Double, The Man and the Fly, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, New York City, 1982.

Carlo, Balm in Gilead, Circle Repertory Company, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1984–85.

Ordulfo, Enrico V, Union Square Theatre, New York City, 1988–89.

Pablo Gonzales, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1992.

Dark Rapture, Kalita Humphreys Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas, TX, 1994.

Faustino, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1995.

Pops, Barefoot Boy with Shoes On, Primary Stages Theatre, New York City, 1999.

Also appeared in Dirty Hands, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Marat/Sade, and Picnic on the Battlefield, all Theatre Company of Boston, Boston, MA; Room Service and A Streetcar Named Desire, both Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA; Pericles, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT; Alive, And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers, Cabal of Hypocrites, Romeo and Juliet, Twelve Angry Men, and The Wonderful Years, all off-Broadway productions.

Major Tours:

The Architect and Emperor of Assyria, European cities, 1977.

Double, The Man and the Fly, Spanish cities, 1983.

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Catso, Fortune and Men's Eyes (also known as Aux yeux du sort et des humains), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.

Jose, Gumball Rally, Warner Bros., 1977.

Dancing Danny, Night Flowers (also known as Night Angels), 1979.

Enrique the guard, Desperately Seeking Susan, Orion, 1985.

Bill, Slaves of New York, 1989.

Uncle Reinaldo, Signs of Life (also known as One for Sorrow, Two for Joy), 1989.

Ramon, The January Man (also known as January Man), 1989.

Raul, Fires Within (also known as Little Havana), 1991.

Pablo, The Mambo Kings (also known as Les Mambo Kings), 1992.

Eddie Alvarez, The Girl in the Watermelon, 1994.

Armando "Papi" Perez, The Perez Family, 1995.

Pedro and Phil, Sue (also known as Sue Lost in Manhattan), Alta Films, 1997.

Ramon, Wishful Thinking, 1997.

El Sekuestro, 1997.

Homeless man, Once We Were Strangers, Stella Films, 1998.

Eric Malabar, The Confession, 1999.

Johnnie, Amnesia, 2000.

Ronnie, Exit 8A (short), Vanguard International Cinema, 2004.

Cop, Making Hooky (documentary short), 2004.

Diner owner, Spit, 2005.

Pinky, Side by Each, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jax, Short Walk to Daylight (also known as The Night the Earth Shook), ABC, 1972.

Eric Malabar, Wishful Thinking, 1999.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Mr. Diaz, Queens Supreme, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Appeared in Liberty, PBS.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(Television debut) Paco Zapata, "The Brass Ring," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970.

Dante Perez, "The Enemy Before Us," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970.

Tommy Sanchez, "Walls Are Waiting," Ironside (also known as The Raymond Bur Show), NBC, 1971.

Peter Novarro, "Nag, Nag, Nag," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1972.

"Welcome to the Gardens," Joe Forrester, NBC, 1975.

Juan Lacayo, "Photography by John Doe," Baretta, ABC, 1975.

Bellman, Hometown, 1985.

Otega, "Bump and Run," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985.

"Forgive Us Our Debts," Miami Vice, NBC, 1986.

Nazarrio, "Manhood," Law and Order, NBC, 1993.

Walter, "Home, Street Home," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994.

Chico, "Brotherly Love: The Trevor Ferrell Story," Lifestories: Families in Crisis, 1994.

New York Undercover, Fox, 1994.

Fredo, Matt Waters, CBS, 1996.

Luis Polanco, "Matrimony," Law and Order, NBC, 1997.

Interpreter, "Oh Come All Ye Faithful," Sex and the City, HBO, 1998.

Jesus Hernandez, "Lost Causes," 100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Also appeared in All My Children, ABC; Feeling Good, ABC; The Guiding Light, CBS; One Life to Live, ABC; Sarge, NBC; and The Streets of San Francisco, ABC.