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Erik Estrada - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Eric Estrada - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Producer.
Born March 16, 1949, New York - American actor, producer.
During his childhood and youth he lived in the Spanish Quarter, located near New York City. When Eric was two years old, his parents divorced, after which Eric lived with his mother. Father played a minor role in his life.
While in high school, he attended acting classes. After graduation, he studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Gruvemuvestart
In 1970 he starred in The Cross and the Switchblade, which became his first successful film work. After receiving positive reviews from film critics, in 1972 he starred in the film "New Centurions" (The New Centurions), where he played a rookie police officer. In 1974-1976 he appeared in the films "Airport 1975" (Airport 1975), "Trackdown" and "Midway" (Midway) .
Having starred in a number of television films, including "Baretta" (Baretta), "Medical Center" (Medical Center) and others, in September 1977 he got one of the main roles - police officer Frank Poncherello - in the television series "California Highway Patrol" ( CHiPs). This role brought the actor great popularity in the United States.
In 1980, he starred in the drama The Line, about the Vietnam War, and two years later landed the lead role in the critically acclaimed television film Honeyboy, which he produced.
After 1983 he starred in second-rate television and feature films. In 1993 he landed the lead role in the soap opera "Two Women, One Way" (Dos Mujeres, Un Camino), thanks to which he became popular again. They say that for this role he was paid a million dollars. In 1998 he played Frank Poncherello again in CHiPs '99, which was a more recent adaptation of California Highway Police .
Recently, he actively appeared in various reality shows. In 2004, together with rapper Vanilla Ice (and others), he took part in the second season of the show "The Surreal Life in 2004". In 2007 he became a member of the television project "Armed & Famous", dedicated to the activities of police officers. In the same year he starred in the comedy film "Kickin 'It Old Skool" directed by Jamie Kennedy.
In addition to working in films and participating in reality shows, he is engaged in dubbing cartoons. Among them - "Maya and Miguel" (Maya & Miguel), "Circus Yo-Yo" (JoJo's Circus) and "Morlab-2021" (Sealab 2021). In addition, he worked in the California Highway Police in real life.
