Adam Rodriguez

Early life

Rodriguez was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Janet, an airline ticket agent, and Ramon Rodriguez, an executive with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Cuban descent, and his mother is of Puerto Rican ancestry.

He attended Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York, graduating in 1993. Rodriguez initially hoped to be a professional baseball player, but after a high school injury, he turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York.

Before full-time acting, he was a stockbroker.

Career

Rodriguez has appeared in commercials, including one for Coca-Cola. His first film appearance was as an extra in The X-Files. He later appeared on Brooklyn South, Law & Order, Felicity, Roswell, and NYPD Blue.

He appeared in a number of music videos, including Jennifer Lopez's 1999 video "If You Had My Love"; Busta Rhymes' "Respect My Conglomerate"; Lionel Richie's "I Call It Love"; Melanie Fiona's "It Kills Me"; 50 Cent's "Many Men"; and Wisin & Yandel's "No Dejemos Que Se Apague". He was a participant in the pro-Barack Obama video "Yes We Can".

He starred in 18 episodes of Roswell (Season 3)

He was part of the original cast of CSI: Miami, which premiered in 2002. He later directed and wrote the episode "Hunting Ground" (season 9, episode 16). He left the main cast five episodes into season 8 and was credited as a recurring cast member for eight episodes. He returned to the main cast in season 9 and remained on the show until it ended with season 10 in 2012.

Rodriguez starred in the 2009 Tyler Perry movie I Can Do Bad All by Myself as Sandino. He co-starred in a smaller film, Love and Debate. He played Bobby, Hilda's love interest, in season 4 of Ugly Betty.

He appeared in Let the Game Begin (2010), Magic Mike (2012), Magic Mike XXL (2015), and Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023).

In 2015, he was cast in the recurring role of Dr. Chavez in the second season of The Night Shift.

Rodriguez was on the cover of H mag in April 2012, photographed by Joey Shaw. .

In 2016, Rodriguez was cast as Luke Alvez, an FBI Fugitive Task Force Agent who joins the Behavioral Analysis Unit in season 12 of Criminal Minds, replacing Shemar Moore.

In 2021, Rodriguez was cast as Bobby Diaz in a recurring role in the NBC drama series Ordinary Joe.

Personal life

Rodriguez married model Grace Gail, the daughter of actor Max Gail, in 2016. They have three children, including son Bridgemont Bernard Rodriguez, who was born on March 16, 2020.

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References

Notes

References

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2. Rodriguez, Francis. (September 16, 2009). "CSI's Adam Rodríguez looks beyond 'Miami'". [[New York Daily News]].
3. "Adam Rodriguez profile".
4. Terrero, Nina. (June 27, 2012). "Adam Rodriguez Strips Down and Tells All". NBC News.
5. (14 August 2016). "Westchester Native Joins CBS' 'Criminal Minds' Cast As Show's Star Is Fired".
6. Marquez, Eui-jo. (July 2009). "LI've & Debate". Home Media Magazine.
7. (17 January 2010). "Let the Game Begin (2010)".
8. (2015-09-30). "'Jane The Virgin' Casts 'Magic Mike' Star Adam Rodriguez for Recurring Arc".
9. Turchiano, Danielle. (2018-03-03). "'Jane The Virgin' Boss Breaks Down Revisiting the Jane-Chavez Relationship Through the 'Me Too' Lens".
10. Prudom, Laura. (June 8, 2016). "Criminal Minds' Casts Adam Rodriguez as Series Regular for Season 12". Variety.
11. Petski, Denise. (July 23, 2021). "Adam Rodriguez Joins NBC Drama Series 'Ordinary Joe' As Recurring". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
12. (24 March 2020). "'Criminal Minds' Star Adam Rodriguez and Wife Grace Welcome Third Child Together".
13. "It's a Boy! Adam Rodriguez and Wife Grace Welcome Son Bridgemont Bernard: 'In Love'".
14. "Details". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
15. De Leon, Kris. (February 4, 2008). "'CSI: Miami' Actor Stars in a War Movie". Advanced Media Research Group, Inc..
16. (February 15, 2011). "A Kiss of Chaos". Fabrication Films.
17. (May 8, 2012). "15 Minutes of Fame". Fabrication Films.
18. "I Can Do Bad All By Myself". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
19. "Let the Game Begin". [[Fandango Media]].
20. "Filman en Chihuahua "Cielito Lindo"". [[Internet Archive]].
21. (July 13, 2010). "Caught in the Crossfire". Fabrication Films.
22. "Magic Mike". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
23. "Lovesick". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
24. "Magic Mike XXL". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
25. "Category 7: The End of the World". [[Turner Classic Movies]].
26. Snierson, Dan. (September 13, 2012). "Adam Rodriguez signs on to 'The Goodwin Games' – EXCLUSIVE".
27. Wagmeister, Elizabeth. (February 18, 2016). "'Breaking Bad' Alum Anna Gunn Cast in ABC Comedy Pilot 'Chunk & Bean'". [[Variety (magazine).
28. "Adam Rodriguez on Getting Catfished by Rita Moreno's Character on 'One Day at a Time' (Exclusive)". [[ET Online]].
29. Brevet, Brad. (March 5, 2013). "2013 MTV Movie Award Nominations Led By 'Django Unchained' and 'Ted'". Rope of Silicon.