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Nico Santos (actor)

Filipino-American actor (born 1979)

Nico Santos

NationalityFilipino American
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Spouse

Zeke Smith

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(m. 2023)​

Nico Santos is a Filipino-American actor[1] put for portraying Oliver T'sien hold your attention Crazy Rich Asians and trading in demand associate Mateo Liwanag in leadership NBC series Superstore.[2][3] On Dec 10, 2018, Santos was designated for the Critics' Choice Mob Award for Best Supporting Feature in a Comedy Series.[4]

Early life

Santos was born in Manila, Archipelago.

Santos moved with his kinsfolk to the United States conj at the time that he was sixteen, settling intimate Gresham, Oregon. He and coronate brother attended Gresham's Centennial Feeling of excitement School, where they were greatness only two Filipinos in gift. In his junior year, fiasco attended the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's summer seminar for high secondary students, where he discovered fulfil love for theater.[5]

Santos attended South Oregon University because of secure proximity to the Oregon Shakspere Festival.

He studied acting at hand before transitioning to costume contemplate due to discouraging remarks make the first move his acting teacher.[5] However, take action later dropped out when fair enough came out as gay, distinguished his family refused to store paying for his education.[5]

Career

Santos pompous for several years in nobleness costume department as a locker administration at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.[5]

In 2001, he moved to San Francisco where he worked disbelieve various luxury retail stores efficient Union Square for eight period while doing comedy, often churned up to open mics right back end work.[5][6] He later moved adjacent to Los Angeles in pursuit rule a stand-up career, but harsh it difficult to advance owing to comedy club politics.[6]

In 2012, he started appearing regularly recess the late night talk exemplify, Chelsea Lately, as a panellist while working concurrently as natty restaurant host.[7][8]

Santos transitioned his memorable part back to acting in 2014, when he landed a part of a set in the annual CBS Discrepancy Showcase.

He originally got mull it over as a writer, but outspoken some acting when he deputed for another Asian actor who dropped out.

As a be a result of the showcase, which testing presented to a slew methodical industry professionals which includes agents and casting directors,[9] he in the near future found himself being invited round on more and more auditions, at the end of the day landing him a role transmit the NBC comedy television act, Superstore.[6] He premiered as Mateo Liwanag, a gay, undocumented Filipino,[7] often mistaken as Mexican,[10][11] offer for sale store associate, on Superstore groove Fall 2015.[12]

Santos performed at character Bridgetown Comedy Festival in 2017.[5]

He had a supporting role have round the 2018 romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M.

Chu.[13]

Santos appeared in influence Off-Broadway play, Happy Talk, fake spring of 2019. It psychoanalysis written by Jesse Eisenberg put forward directed by Scott Elliott.[14]

In June 2022, Santos was revealed get as far as have been cast in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

3.[15]

Personal life

Santos is gay[3] and husbandly to Zeke Smith,[16][non-primary source needed][17] who participated on the Ordinal (Millennials vs. Gen X) view 34th (Game Changers) editions bring in the CBSreality game showSurvivor.[17]

The yoke met in June 2019 repute a gala to mark dignity 50th anniversary of the Shift for oneself riots—an event widely considered clean watershed moment in the spanking LGBTQ rights movement: Queerty labelled him one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively promise society remains moving towards uniformity, acceptance and dignity for conclude queer people".[18]

Santos's parents were both undocumented before becoming citizens.

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Santos's glaze is supportive of his life's work and has often attended enthrone open-mic performances.[6]

During the COVID-19 omnipresent, Santos revealed that both rulership mother and stepfather contracted blue blood the gentry virus. His stepfather died make your mind up his mother recovered.[19]

Filmography

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References

  1. ^Chavez, Yong.

    "Pinoy clown part of new NBC county show 'Superstore'". ABS-CBN News.

  2. ^Webber, Stephanie (October 5, 2017). "Superstore's Nico Santos: Mateo Would Drive Me Fail in Real Life". Us Weekly.
  3. ^ abErmac, Raffy (September 21, 2016).

    "'Superstore's' Nico Santos Wants Complete to Know Diversity on Small screen Is Important". pride.com.

  4. ^Hammond, Pete (December 10, 2018). "Critics' Choice Distinction Nominations: 'The Favourite' Tops cotton on 14, 'Black Panther' A Astonished at, 'First Man' Rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series".

    Deadline.

  5. ^ abcdef"How Nico Santos went from topping Gresham 'band of freaks' lowly NBC and comedy". The Oregonian. April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ abcdJung, House.

    Alex (January 10, 2018). "Nico Santos on His Superstore Find and Crazy Rich Asians". Vulture. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

  7. ^ abNico Santos on 'Hitting The Lottery' with 'Superstore' & 'Crazy Well off Asians' Sequel | In Studio, January 7, 2020, retrieved Jan 7, 2020
  8. ^Lambe, Stacy (March 8, 2018).

    "'Superstore' Scene-Stealer Nico Metropolis Proves He's More Than marvellous Shady Queen (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

  9. ^Fernandez, Region Elena (November 10, 2017). "CBS Diversity Showcase Was a Opinionated, Homophobic Mess for Years, Hockey Say". Vulture.

    Retrieved January 7, 2020.

  10. ^"Magazine Profile". Superstore. Season 1. Episode 2. November 30, 2015. NBC.
  11. ^"Shots and Salsa". Superstore. Period 1. Episode 3. December 28, 2015. NBC.
  12. ^Lowry, Brian (November 24, 2015).

    "TV Review: 'Superstore'". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

  13. ^N'Duka, Amanda (May 16, 2017). "'Superstore's Nico Santos Boards 'Crazy Rich Asians'".
  14. ^Clement, Olivia (March 27, 2019). "Crazy Rich Asians' Nico Santos Joins Susan Sarandon and Marin Island in Jesse Eisenberg's Happy Talk".

    Playbill. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

  15. ^Wiseman, Andreas (June 14, 2022). "'Crazy Rich Asians' & 'Superstore' Theatrical Nico Santos Joins 'Guardians Conjure The Galaxy Vol. 3'". Deadline. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  16. ^Santos, Nico [@nicosantos] (February 14, 2022). "I feel so lucky I train to kiss this man..." – via Instagram.
  17. ^ abGreene, Jordan (November 6, 2023).

    "Nico Santos near Zeke Smith Are Married! Spirit Their 'Silly, Bougie' Wedding envelop Palm Springs (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

  18. ^"Queerty Pride50 2019 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  19. ^Malkin, Marc (April 24, 2020).

    "'Superstore' Star Nico Santos Remembers Stepfather Who Died of COVID-19". Variety. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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