Vincent Rodriguez III (born August 10, 1982) is an American stage and television actor.[2] Rodriguez is known for playing the male lead role of Josh Chan in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[3]
Vincent Rodriguez III | |
|---|---|
 Rodriguez in 2016 | |
| Born | August 10, 1982[1] San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse |
Gregory Wright (m. 2015) |
Early and personal life
editRodriguez was born in San Francisco to Filipino parents and grew up in nearby Daly City.[4][5] He is of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese background.[5] He has three older sisters, all born in Manila. In 2003, he graduated from the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.[6] He is also trained in martial arts.[7] He moved to New York City in 2005 and appeared often as an ensemble cast member regional theatre productions.[8] He also teaches annually at drama schools.[9][7] On television he had bit roles on The Onion News Network and Hostages before landing his breakthrough role in 2015, when he was cast as Josh Chan, the romantic lead in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[10][4]
Since 2015, Rodriguez has been married to Gregory Wright.[11] As a gay actor, his performance as the straight lead in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has received praise.[12][7]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Onion News Network | Asian Tucker Hope | Episode: "Fifth Anniversary" |
| 2014 | Hostages | Aide | Episode: "Endgame" |
| 2015 | Donny! | Tap Show Host | Episode: "Little League Dads Gone Wild!" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Josh Chan | Series regular; 60 episodes |
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | Congressman Saldua | Episode: "Misalliance" |
| 2017 | Adam Ruins Everything | Derek | Episode: "Adam Ruins the Hospital" |
| 2018 | Another Period | Chang Bunker | Episode: "Lucky Chang's" |
| 2019 | Insatiable | Detective Rudy Cruz | Recurring role; 7 episodes (season 2)[13] |
| 2021 | Kenan | Ron Sherman-Willis | Episode: "Hard News" |
| 2021 | I Heart Arlo | Ansel Beauregard | Voice role; 9 episodes[14] |
| 2021–23 | With Love | Henry Cruz[15] | Main role; 11 episodes |
| 2022 | Home Economics | Simon | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Jeff | Voice role; 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Christmas on Cherry Lane | Zian | Hallmark Movie |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | White Snake | Little General | English dub[16] |
| 2020 | Ne Zha | Li Jung | English dub |
| 2021 | Arlo the Alligator Boy | Ansel Beauregard | Voice role |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Raiden | Voice role[17] |
Soundtrack
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" | Josh Chan | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!" |
| "California Christmastime" | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!" | ||
| 2016 | "West Covina (Second Reprise)"
(Duet with Rachel Bloom) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!" | |
| "Angry Mad" | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?" | ||
| "We Should Definitely Not Have Sex Right Now"
(Duet with Rachel Bloom) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Where Is Josh's Friend?" | ||
| "Ping Pong Girl" | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?" | ||
| "We Tapped That Ass"
(Duet with Santino Fontana) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "When Will Josh and His Friend Leave Me Alone?" | ||
| "Thought Bubbles" | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Why Is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs? | ||
| 2017 | "Duh!" | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?" | |
| "We'll Never Have Problems Again"
(Duet with Rachel Bloom) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?" | ||
| "I've Got My Head in the Clouds" | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge." | ||
| 2018 | "Fit Hot Guys Have Problems Too"
(with Scott Michael Foster and David Hull) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Nathaniel Gets the Message!" | |
| "No One Else Is Singing My Song"
(with Rachel Bloom and Scott Michael Foster) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Want to Be Here" | ||
| 2019 | "Sports Analogies"
(Duet with Scott Michael Foster) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Can Work With You" | |
| "The Math of Love Quadrangles"
(with Rachel Bloom, Scott Michael Foster and Skyler Astin) |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Need to Find My Frenemy" | ||
| 2021 | "Better Life" | Ansel Beauregard | Voice role; from the Netflix animated musical film Arlo the Alligator Boy |
| "Something's Missing"
(Duet with Michael J. Woodard) |
Stage credits
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Irving Berlin's White Christmas (San Francisco Regional) | Ensemble | World premiere |
| 2005 | Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Boston) | Boston revival | |
| 2006 | Pippin (East Haddam, CT Regional) | Goodspeed revival | |
| 2009 | Xanadu (US Tour) | Performer (Swing) | La Jolla Playhouse National Tour |
| 2012 | Anything Goes (US Tour) | Luke | Roundabout Theatre Company National Tour |
| 2014 | Here Lies Love (Off-Broadway) | Performer (Swing) Marcos (Understudy) Aquino (Understudy) DJ (understudy) |
Return production |
| Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (San Diego, CA Regional) | Congregation Dance Captain Magic Consultant |
U.S. Premiere, La Jolla Playhouse production | |
| 2015 | Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Millburn, NJ Regional) | Paper Mill Playhouse production |
References
edit- ^ Rodriguez, Vincent III [@VRodriguezIII] (August 10, 2015). "Selfie with Santino who will be playing my best bud on #CrazyExGirlfriend. Enjoying my birthday at the TCA party!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 21, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ Escobar, Allyson (October 10, 2015). "Vincent Rodriguez III: On facing challenges as an Asian American actor and scoring a lead role in CW's 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". Asian Journal. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016.
- ^ Bacle, Ariana (October 26, 2015). "Vincent Rodriguez III previews Crazy Ex-Girlfriend boy band number". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Barney, Chuck (November 12, 2015). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend': Daly City native Vincent Rodriguez III is a wanted man". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Guillermo, Emil (January 22, 2016). "Diversity, Authenticity, and Dinuguan: How 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Is Changing TV". NBC News. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Alumni Update". Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c Artavia, David (January 8, 2019). "Vincent Rodriguez III Is a Gay Actor Playing a Straight Heartthrob". The Advocate. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Jung, E. Alex (February 3, 2017). "How Vincent Rodriguez III Went From Bit Player to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Romantic Lead". Vulture.
- ^ Bauer, Claudia (March 21, 2016). "'Crazy Ex' star brings Broadway training to Bay Area schools". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Boardman, Madeline (March 7, 2017). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend': Before They Were Stars". EW.com.
- ^ Cooper, Mariah (August 23, 2016). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Star Reveals He Has a Husband". Washington Blade. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ Lang, Nico (November 2, 2016). "The great gay subversion of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"". Salon. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 7, 2019). "'Insatiable': Vincent Rodriguez III To Recur On Season 2 Of Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ Mercedes Milligan (November 12, 2020). "Arlo the Alligator Boy' Makes Animated Debut in Netflix Movie & Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 11, 2021). "'With Love': Constance Marie, Benito Martinez, Vincent Rodriguez III Join Gloria Calderón Kellett's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ NYAV Post [@nyav_post] (November 13, 2019). "Introducing the English cast of White Snake Blanca - Stephanie Sheh Verta - Vivian Lu Xuan - Paul Yen Dark General - James Sie Little General - Vincent Rodriguez III Fox - Faye Mata Snake Queen - Karen Huie Dudou - Matthew Moy Chang Pan - Kaiji Pan #WhiteSnake #Gkids #NYAV" (Tweet). Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @domcianciolo (July 15, 2023). ".#MK1's Cast so far! @mattyangking Liu Kang @KariWahlgren Mileena/Kitana @vicchao Kenshi @AlanLeeVO - Shang Tsung @KaijiTang Sub-Zero @dicek2g Scorpion @AndrewSBowen Johnny @VRodriguezIII Raiden @ThatSunil Kung Lao @YuriLowenthal Smoke @NoshirDalal Rain" (Tweet). Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
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