RODRIGUEZ, Freddy 1975–

PERSONAL

Born January 17, 1975, in Chicago, IL; father, a custodian; mother, a homemaker; married; wife's name, Elsie; children: two sons. Education: Attended Chicago Center for the Gifted. Avocational Interests: Family activities, writing.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Kass & Stokes Management, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 504, Los Angeles, CA 90069; RKM Management, 209 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor. Whirlwind Performance Company, Chicago, IL, actor. Involved in efforts to promote arts programs for public schools.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, 2002, ALMA Award nomination, American Latin Media Arts, outstanding actor in a television series, 2002, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), 2002, outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, Imagen Award, best supporting actor—television, 2003, and Screen Actors Guild awards (with others), 2003 and 2004, outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, all for Six Feet Under.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Federico Diaz, Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001—.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Michael Maldonado, Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (also known as Seduced by Madness), NBC, 1996.

Himself, I Love the '80s, VH1, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Leonel, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (also known as The Arturo Sandoval Story), HBO, 2000.

(Uncredited) Good Advice, HBO, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Halo Trujillo, Angel Street (also known as Polish Hill), CBS, 1992.

Albert, "Fillmore Street," Party of Five, Fox, 1999.

Albert, "Stand by Me," Party of Five, Fox, 1999.

Albert, "Witness for the Persecution," Party of Five, Fox, 1999.

Deke, "Duckboy Flies Again," Oh Grow Up, ABC, 1999.

Deke, "Good Pop, Bad Pop," Oh Grow Up, ABC, 1999.

Deke, "Hunter's Metamorphosis," Oh Grow Up, ABC, 1999.

Guest, The Michael Essany Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Marco "Mark" Espinosa, "My Advice to You," Scrubs, NBC, 2003.

Himself, "Black & White & Living Color," TV Revolution, Bravo, 2004.

Marco "Mark" Espinosa, "My Best Friend's Wedding," Scrubs, NBC, 2004.

Marco "Mark" Espinosa, "My Self–Examination," Scrubs, NBC, 2004.

Voices of Fade and technician, "Army of Darkness," Static Shock (animated), The WB, 2004.

Appeared as Deke in "Baby It's Cold Outside," an unaired episode of Oh Grow Up, ABC.

Film Appearances:

Young Terry Griff, The Fence, Life Productions, 1994.

Jose, Dead Presidents, Buena Vista, 1995.

Pedro Aragon, Jr., A Walk in the Clouds, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1995.

Ninja, The Pest, TriStar, 1997.

Eddie, Shock Television (also known as Shock TV), Filmmakers Alliance, 1998.

Joseph, Joseph's Gift, 1998.

T. J., Can't Hardly Wait, Columbia, 1998.

Punk messenger, Payback, Paramount, 1999.

Topo, Beyond the City Limits (also known as Rip It Off), Spartan Home Entertainment, 2001.

Sean Macintyre, Pledge of Allegiance, HIP Films, 2002.

Himself, Showboy, 2002, Regent Releasing, 2004.

Rubin, Dallas 362, Dallas & Rusty/Konwiser Brothers/Sunlion Films, 2003.

Victor, Chasing Papi, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Hector, Havoc, MDP Worldwide, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Parade, May 30, 2004, p. 22.

Playboy, May, 2004, p. 44.