Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on July 9th, 1955 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 68, Jimmy Smits biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Jimmy Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor best known for his appearances on the 1980s film L.A.
Detective Bobby Simone of NYPD on the 1990s police drama The West Wing by Joe Clark.
He also appeared in the Star Wars prequel trilogy as Bail Organa, and in Dexter as ADA Miguel Prado.
He appeared in Sons of Anarchy from 2012 to 2014 as Nero Padilla.
Elijah Strait is now portrayed in the NBC drama series Bluff City Law by Smits.
Early life
Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York. Cornelis Leendert Smits, Smits' father (1929-2015), was from Paramaribo, Suriname, and of Dutch descent. Emilina (née Pola; 1930-2015), Smits' mother, was born in Peuelas. Yvonne and Diana, he and his two sisters, grew up in a working-class neighborhood. When he was ten years old, he lived in Puerto Rico for a few years. He did not speak Spanish until then. He described attending a Spanish-only academy as "jarring" and "traumatic."
Smits were born in a strict, devout Roman Catholic family. He identifies himself as Puerto Rico and visits Puerto Rico often.
Education
In his youth, Smits was an athlete. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. He received a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College in 1980 and an MFA from Cornell University in 1982.
Personal life
Barbara Smits, a high school sweetheart, was married to Smits from 1981 to 1987. They have two children, Taina (born in 1975) and Joaquin (born 1983). He has been in a relationship with actress Wanda De Jesus since 1986; the two actors live together in Los Angeles.
After responding to a call for assistance at his house, smits was arrested in 1987 for assaulting an officer. Smits arrived and arrested the police officers who responded to the call when his mother De Jesus wrongly identified herself as Juanita Cruz and started to assault the officers questioning her. The charges were eventually dismissed due to contradictory witness statements. He later pleaded guilty of disturbing the peace and was sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation, 50 hours of community service, and a $150 fine. De Jesus pleaded guilty to misidentifying herself as a police officer and disturbing the peace. She was fined $250 and sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation and 75 hours of community service.
He was named the 2,696th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 4, 2021.
Career
On the first episode of Miami Vice in 1984, one of Smits' early roles was as Sonny Crockett's original partner. In the first five minutes of the show, he is a victim of a car bomb.
Smits first appeared in the first five seasons of NBC television Steven Bochco's Law, winning in 1990.
In addition, Smits appeared in the film My Family (1995), alongside Edward James Olmos and Jennifer Lopez, as a repairman on Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Detective Bobby Simone's appearance on ABC television show NYPD Blue, in which he appeared from 1994 to 1998, was one of Smits' most well-known roles. He received multiple Emmy nominations for his appearance on the series, as well as being reunited with his co-star Dennis Franz at the 2016 Emmy Awards presentation. He has received the ALMA award twice.
Smits was given the HOLA Award for Excellence by the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) in 1999.
On September 11, 2001, Smits was supposed to host the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards broadcast. Due to continuing news coverage and out of respect for the victims of the terrorist attacks earlier this day, it was cancelled. To announce the winners, he held a non-televised press conference.
Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan appeared in Star Wars: Episode II – The Clones (2004) – In which the protagonist becomes Princess Leia's adoptive father, Smits appears in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Attack of the Clones (2004). Bail Organa appeared in the game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008) and the spinoff film Rogue One (2016), where he appeared as Bail Organa. Obi-Wan Kenobi (1922) played him later.
In the last two seasons of the NBC television drama The West Wing, Smits starred alongside fellow L.A. law alumnus John Spencer. He later ran for and gained the presidency of the United States.
Smits appeared in Dexter season 3 as Miguel Prado, an assistant district attorney who befriends the title character. Smits has been nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
In addition, Smits portrayed Alex Vega in the CBS TV series Cane, which aired from September 25, 2007 to December 18, 2007, and was later cancelled by the network due to the 2007 Screen Writer's Guild strike.
In season 5 as Nero Padilla, a high-level pimp who refers to himself as a "companionator," Smits appeared on Sons of Anarchy. He develops a friendship and mentorship with Gemma's son, the central character Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam), and develops a bond and mentorship with him.
Smits appeared in The Get Down, a Netflix musical drama television series that premiered in 2016.
Smits appeared in NBC drama series Bluff City Law as Elijah Strait, and the series was picked up to series on May 6, 2019. For the first time in over a quarter century since being involved in L.A. law, Bluff City brings Smits back to television courtrooms on a regular basis.
Kevin Rosario was the protagonist of In the Heights, a 2021-based actor.
Smits appeared in many performances at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York, Cornell's summer repertory program, beginning in the mid-1980s. Max in Cabaret, Paul in Loose Ends, and Pudd'nhead Wilson led him to his debut in 1982. Smits has appeared in the Public Theater's New York Shakespeare Festival, appearing as Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night in 2002 and Benedick in 'Much Ado About Nothing' in 2004. Smits appeared in the Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz in 2003. He appeared alongside Christine Lahti, Annie Potts, and Ken Stott in the much-lauded Broadway play God of Carnage, replacing Jeff Daniels from November 2009 to February 2010. He appeared in Chicago with the Hat in December 2012 to March 2013.