Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; born January 30, 1980)<ref name=yahoo>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=cbs>Template:Cite web</ref> is an American actor. He is known for his role as Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006), his current role as Special Agent Nick Torres in NCIS (2016–present), and Agustín Madrigal in Encanto. He was also host of the MTV series Yo Momma (2006–07), the voice of Manny from the Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior animated series Handy Manny (2006–2013), and played Carlos Madrigal in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–2016). He has had recurring roles on Grey's Anatomy as well as The Ranch (both in 2016).

Valderrama has further performed in several prominent feature films, including Party Monster (2003), Beauty Shop (2005), Fast Food Nation (2006), Unaccompanied Minors (2006), Larry Crowne (2011), and The Adderall Diaries (2015). He voiced the character of Prince Philippe Charming in the family animated film Charming (2018).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In addition to his acting career, Valderrama tours extensively as Global Ambassador for the United Service Organizations (USO),<ref name="usostories">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="uso">Template:Cite web</ref> works with the voting rights organization Voto Latino,<ref name="2020council">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="amplifying">Template:Cite web</ref> and co-founded the non-profit Harness.<ref name="zandt">Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life

Valderrama was born in 1980 in Miami, Florida,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> to Balbino A. and Sobeida Valderrama. He moved to Venezuela at age 3 and grew up there until the age of 13 when his family moved back to the US. His father is Venezuelan and his mother is Colombian.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

Television and film career

Valderrama got his start performing in numerous plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rumors. He made his professional debut in a Spanish-language Pacific Bell commercial. At his drama teacher's suggestion, he got an agent and was cast in the CBS miniseries Four Corners and in Omba Mokomba on the Disney Channel. He made his big-screen debut in the film Summer Catch.Template:Citation needed

Valderrama played Fez on That '70s Show from 1998 to 2006; he was a senior in high school when the pilot episode was filmed. He played DJ Keoki in the 2003 film Party Monster. He produced and hosted the MTV series Yo Momma from 2006 to 2007, and appeared three times on Punk'd, hosted by fellow That '70s Show alumnus Ashton Kutcher.Template:Citation needed

In April and May 2003, Valderrama appeared in the Los Angeles Times critic's choice play Blackout, an adaptation of the feature film Drunks,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and on April 4, 2004, starred in the Actors' Fund of America one-performance only reading of Sunset Boulevard.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He filmed the short film La torcedura in which he played the lead, and appeared in The Darwin Awards, an independent film directed by Finn Taylor.Template:Citation needed

In animation work, Valderrama voiced Rodrigo in Clifford's Really Big Movie. He also voices the main character, Manny, in Disney Channel's Handy Manny series for preschoolers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He had a starring role in El Muerto, an indie film directed by Brian Cox and based on the comic book created by Javier Hernandez. In January 2007, Valderrama launched his own men's fashion label called "Calavena".<ref>Wilmer Valderrama to launch his own fashion label Template:Webarchive EnjoyFashion, January 4, 2007.</ref> His production company is WV Entertainment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2010, Valderrama guest-starred on Disney Channel's series Wizards of Waverly Place playing the role of Theresa Russo's brother, Ernesto. In 2011, he appeared in three episodes of USA Network's Royal Pains as Eric Kassabian, an art dealer. In 2012, Valderrama co-hosted Premios Juventud as a superhero on July 19, 2012. In August 2012, he appeared in house music group Nomads' music video of "Addicted to Love".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On September 27, 2013, Valderrama won an ALMA Award for Outstanding Social Activism.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By late November 2013, Valderrama had joined the cast of From Dusk till Dawn: The Series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On June 16, 2016, Valderrama joined NCIS in its fourteenth season. He is a series regular as NCIS Special Agent Nicholas Torres.<ref name=tvline1>Template:Cite web</ref> This led to crossover appearances on spin-offs NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS: Hawaiʻi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Wilmer also voiced Gaxton in the 2020 Disney/Pixar animated feature film, Onward. In 2021 he lent his voice to the Disney animated film Encanto.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2021, Wilmer was set to executive produce and star in an untitled Zorro series for Disney Branded Television.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Valderrama would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, That '90s Show.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Music career

On May 11, 2011, Valderrama released the song "The Way I Fiesta", which he performed as his alter ego, Eduardo Fresco. The video was directed by Akiva Schaffer from the group The Lonely Island. Danny Masterson, Valderrama's co-star from That '70s Show, has a cameo appearance in the video. Valderrama appeared in the 2009 music video for Wisin & Yandel's song "Imagínate". He also appeared in and produced the 2011 video for LMFAO's song "Sexy and I Know It". At the Billboard Latin Music Awards, he said that he is making music which he will release in Spanish and English. On July 27, 2012, he interviewed Latina and said that he is recording tracks and is working with great artists/producers from both the English and the Spanish side. He said he was hoping to release more music in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On March 10, 2014, Valderrama revealed that a Salud Part 2 is in the works and that his new music would be coming out towards the end of the summer of 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Activism and philanthropy

United Service Organizations

Since 2007, Valderrama has taken part in multiple tours on behalf of the USO.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has traveled more than 46 times<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="amplifying" /> and made hosting appearances<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in locations including Bagram air base in Afghanistan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as well as Iraq, Germany, Poland, South Korea, and Bahrain. In 2021, Valderrama was named a USO Global Ambassador along with singer Kellie Pickler.<ref name="uso" /><ref name="usostories" />

Harness

In 2017, Valderrama co-founded Harness with America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with the stated goal of improving representation in historically marginalized communities.<ref name="zandt" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The non-profit's Be Counted campaign<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> encourages the Latino community to complete and return U.S. census forms.<ref name="amplifying" />

Voto Latino

Valderrama has worked with the voting rights non-profit Voto Latino since the organization was formed in 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="amplifying" /> The organization promotes increased voter participation and conducts voter registration drives at cultural events.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Valderrama currently serves on the organization's impact council.<ref name="2020council" />

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Between 2009 and 2012, Valderrama served as the spokesperson for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Ready to Lead program.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

In July 2021, Valderrama launched Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama, an iHeartRadio podcast<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> highlighting the experiences of key workers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Valderrama met Mandy Moore when she was 15, and they dated when she was "16 or 17".<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Valderrama later claimed that Moore had lost her virginity to him, which she denied.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2004, Valderrama dated Lindsay Lohan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who was 18 at the time; he was 24. From 2010 to 2016, he was in an on-and-off relationship with Demi Lovato.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The two met when Lovato was 17 and Valderrama was 29, though they did not begin dating until Lovato turned 18.<ref name=":0" /> Lovato later released the song "29" (2022), which was widely interpreted as a condemnation of Valderrama after the singer herself had turned 29, although Lovato did not confirm the inspiration and simply stated, "I feel like the song says it all".<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In January 2020, Valderrama became engaged to Amanda Pacheco.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2020, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Their daughter was born on February 15, 2021.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> As of February 27, 2025, Valderrama and Pacheco are expecting their second child.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their son was born on July 11, 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Valderrama is a car collector. He has retained the original model 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser used in That '70s Show, purchased for $500 upon learning that the show was going to cease production.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Summer Catch	Mickey Dominguez
2003	Party Monster	DJ Keoki
2004	Clifford's Really Big Movie	Rodrigo	Voice<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
2005	Beauty Shop	Corky	Uncredited
2006	The Darwin Awards	Documentary Filmmaker
	Fast Food Nation	Raul
	Unaccompanied Minors	Zach Van Bourke
	Zoom	Marksman
2007	El Muerto	Diego de la Muerte / El Muerto
	The Condor	Tony Valdez	Voice<ref name="btva" />
2008	Columbus Day	Max
	Days of Wrath	Daniel
2010	The Dry Land	Raymond Gonzales
2011	From Prada to Nada	Bruno
	Larry Crowne	Dell Gordo
	The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best	Jason
2014	School Dance	Flaco
2015	The Girl Is in Trouble	Angel
	To Whom It May Concern	Sam
2016	The Adderall Diaries	Josh
2017	Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated	Himself	Documentary film
2018	Charming	Prince Philippe Charming	Voice; also executive producer<ref name="btva" />
2019	Trouble	Thurman "The Thurminator" Sanchez	Voice<ref name="btva" />
2020	Blast Beat	Ernesto Andres
	Onward	Gaxton	Voice<ref name="btva" />
2021	Encanto	Agustín Madrigal
2024	A Sudden Case of Christmas	Jacob Randall
2025	Zootopia 2	Higgins	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Four Corners	Antonio	4 episodes
1998–2006	That '70s Show	Fez	200 episodes
2002	Grounded for Life	Eugenio	Episode: "Mustang Lilly"
	MADtv	Punch	Episode: "#8.7"
2003	Punk'd	Himself	3 episodes
2005	Robot Chicken	Fez	Voice, episode: "Gold Dust Gasoline"
2006–07	Yo Momma	Host	64 episodes; also creator and executive producer
2006	The Sopranos	Himself	Episode: "Luxury Lounge"
	Shorty McShorts' Shorts	Nestor	Voice, episode: "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing"<ref name="btva" />
2006–13	Handy Manny	Manny Garcia	Voice, main role (97 episodes)<ref name="btva" />
2006	Higglytown Heroes	Helicopter Pilot Hero	Voice, episode: "Higgly Islands"
2007	That's Our Joe	Almerià	Episode: "Padre De Joe F."
2010	Extreme Makeover: Home Edition	Himself	Episode: "The Williams Family"
	Wizards of Waverly Place	Uncle Ernesto	Episode: "Uncle Ernesto"
2011	The Cleveland Show	Diego	Voice, episode: "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?"
2011–12	Royal Pains	Eric Kassabian	3 episodes
2011	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Enrique	Episode: "Piper Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
	Figgle Chat with Fred Figglehorn	Eduardo Fresco	Episode: "FRED Interviews Eduardo Fresco"
2012–13	Suburgatory	Yoni	2 episodes
2012	Awake	Detective Efrem Vega	13 episodes
	Special Agent Oso	Manny Garcia	Voice, episode: "The Manny With the Golden Bear"
	Are You There, Chelsea?	Tommy	Episode: "Those Damn Yankees"
	Men at Work	Eri Ricaldo	Episode: "Crazy for Milo"
	Minuto Para Ganar	Himself	Contestant
2012–13	Raising Hope	Ricardo Montes	4 episodes
2013	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)	Himself	Episode: "Drama Queens"
2014–16	From Dusk till Dawn: The Series	Don Carlos Madrigal	23 episodes
2014	Matador	Party Guest	Uncredited; Episode: "Quid Go Pro"
2015	Minority Report	Will Blake	10 episodes
2016	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Gina Rodriguez vs. Wilmer Valderrama"
	Grey's Anatomy	Kyle Diaz	5 episodes
2016–present	NCIS	Nicholas "Nick" Torres	Series regular (season 14–present)
2016–17	The Ranch	Umberto	4 episodes
2017	NCIS: New Orleans	Nicholas "Nick" Torres	Episode: "Pandora's Box (Part II)"
	The Price Is Right	Himself	Episode: "Celebrity Charity Week – Day 2"
2018	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Bird	Episode: "Crisis in Venezuela"
2020	Gentefied	Rob	Episode: "Casimiro"
2022	Celebrity IOU	Himself	S3E07, "Wilmer Valderrama's Surprise Garage Reno", aired on December 26, 2022
	NCIS: Hawaiʻi	Nicholas "Nick" Torres	2 episodes
2023	NCIS: Los Angeles	Nicholas "Nick" Torres	Crossover: "A Long Time Coming"
	That '90s Show	Fez	3 episodes
TBA	Rhona Who Lives by the River	Pablo	Voice, upcoming series

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2010	Imagination Movers	Episode: "Mouse Day"
2013	Salud – SkyBlu feat. Sensato, Reek Rude & Wilmer Valderrama	Music Video

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Director
2005	"Ever the Same"	Matchbox Twenty	Phil Harder
2006	"Easy"	Paula DeAnda, Bow Wow	Billie Woodruff
2009	"Tu No Eres Para Mi"	Fanny Lu
2010	"Imagínate"	Wisin & Yandel, T-Pain	Jessy Terrero
2011	"Sexy and I Know It"	LMFAO	Mickey Finnegan
2014	"Really Don't Care"	Demi Lovato, Cher Lloyd	Ryan Pallotta
"L.A. Love (La La)"	Fergie, YG	Rich Lee
"Pura Vida"	Don Omar	Jessy Terrero
"Nightingale"	Demi Lovato	Black Coffee
2017	"Felices los 4"	Maluma	Jessy Terrero
"Felices los 4 (Salsa Version)"	Maluma, Marc Anthony	Jessy Terrero
2020	"Holy"	Justin Bieber	Colin Tilley

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2011	"The Way I Fiesta" (feat. Clayton Vice)	Template:N/a

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Other artist(s)	Album
2013	Salud	SkyBlu, Sensato, Reek Rude	Rebel Music

Music videos

As lead artist

Year	Title	Director	Album
2011	"The Way I Fiesta" (feat. Clayton Vice)	Akiva Schaffer	Template:N/a

As featured artist

Year	Title	Director	Album
2013	"Salud" (SkyBlu feat. Sensato, Reek Rude & Wilmer Valderrama)	Himself	Rebel Music

Awards

• (2022) (NHMC Impact Awards Gala) (Trailblazer Impact Award)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Nominated – Imagen Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film
• Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Sidekick (2003, 2005, 2006)
• Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Sidekick (2002, 2004)
• Nominated – ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)
• Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series by a Young Ensemble (1999)
• Imagen Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television (2019)

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