Vincent Rodriguez III
Vincent Rodriguez III | |
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Born | [1] San Francisco, California, U.S. | August 10, 1982
Alma mater | Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse |
Gregory Wright (m. 2015) |
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]
Early and personal life
Rodriguez was born in San Francisco to Filipino parents and grew up in nearby
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
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Onion News Network
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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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Raiden | Voice role[17] |
Soundtrack
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" | Josh Chan
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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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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)
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Congregation Dance Captain Magic Consultant |
U.S. Premiere, La Jolla Playhouse production | |
2015 | Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Millburn, NJ Regional)
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Paper Mill Playhouse production |
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Vincent III [@VRodriguezIII] (August 11, 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.
- ^ The Advocate. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- Vulture.
- ^ Bauer, Claudia (March 21, 2016). "'Crazy Ex' star brings Broadway training to Bay Area schools". San Francisco Chronicle.
- 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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