Geovannie Gomez (born May 27, 1983), known professionally as Geovanni Gopradi, is an American actor and producer.
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 Gopradi in November 2011 | |
| Born | Geovannie Gomez May 27, 1983 |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
editGopradi was born in Miami, Florida.[citation needed]
Career
editDuring 2005, Gopradi decided to enroll in acting classes while he was attending college to overcome his fear of public speaking. After his first performance as Jerry in the play The Zoo Story, he decided to take acting professionally. Gopradi landed his first lead role in a 2006 short film The Options, followed by the character Rodriguez in Lost Everything. He also appeared on the television series Viva Hollywood, which aired on VH1. In 2007 he began filming a comedy Spanish Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man, his work called the attention of NBC Telemundo and was cast in the Spanish soap opera Pecados Ajenos, but the big screen kept calling his attention so Gopradi began filming La Mujer de La Noche and was cast for Jarring,[1] his first horror lead role.
Gopradi's first role in a big-budget production was in the 2015 comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.[2][3] He made his TV debut in an episode of the HBO series True Blood followed by roles in the TNT TV series Major Crimes, the ABC TV series Presence,[4] the romantic comedy Heterosexual Jill,[5] and the drama Clarity.
While in New York, Gopradi broadened his acting performing ten plays between off and off-off broadway from 2009 to 2011, as well as co-starring in short film Grown Ups and as the murdering gang member in the feature The Southside to be released in 2012 among others.
In 2018, Gopradi played Alejandro in the Will & Grace episode "Three Wise Men", and since that year has played Broderick on The Haves and the Have Nots.[6] Gopradi has played the recurring role of Roberto Flores in The CW's Dynasty reboot since 2019.[7][8]
Personal life
editGopradi became the Special Olympics 2015 ambassador [9] and torch bearer for the Historic Unified Relay Across America [10][11] As well as a strong supporter of Lucy Meyer, the Official Spokesperson of the Special Olympics- U.S. Fund for UNICEF U.S. Fund's and Spokesperson for Children with Disabilities and a Special Olympics swimmer.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ Todd Rigney on March 26, 2012. Horror Movie News, Videos, Clips and Trailers
- ^ "10 minutos con Geovanni Gopradi, de la película Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2". People en Español.
- ^ "Entrevista Exclusiva: Geovanni Gopradi nos cuenta su experiencia en Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 - Venue Magazine || Revista Venue". January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 3, 2015). "John Ridley Female PI Drama Presence Gets ABC Pilot Order".
- ^ O'Connor, Clint (March 25, 2014). "Cleveland International Film Festival 2014: 'Heterosexual Jill': Search for self played for laughs (review)". cleveland.com.
- ^ Sumerel, Ashley Bissette (May 1, 2018). "Geovanni Gopradi Talks The Haves and the Have Nots and Will & Grace [Exclusive Interview]". TellTale TV. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dynasty Episode Description: 'Up A Tree'". CW Press. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ T. V. Scoop (March 6, 2020). "Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of Dynasty on The CW - Friday, March 27, 2020". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Geovanni Gopradi". CelebrityPictures.Wiki.
- ^ "Special Olympics Kicks Off Historic Unified Relay Across America Presented by Bank of America". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Special Olympics.
- ^ "Big Show at the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America Kickoff: photos". WWE Community.
- ^ "Click here to support UNICEF USA + SPECIAL OLYMPICS + ME (LUCY!!) by Lucy Meyer". CrowdRise.
- ^ "Geovanni Gopradi". CelebrityPictures.Wiki.