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Amaury Nolasco
  • Birth Name:
    Amaury Nolasco Garrido
  • Date of Birth:
    December 24, 1970
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Capricorn
  • Place of Birth:
    Puerto Rico
  • Height:
    5' 10½"
  • Weight:
    172 lb
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Unknown
  • Education:

    American British Dramatic Arts School

    University of Puerto Rico

Family

Amaury Nolasco

    Career

    Amaury Nolasco
    • Profession:
      Actor
    • Claim to Fame:
      Prison Break - Television Series

    Trivia

    Amaury Nolasco
    • Amaury says he welcomes the chance to take off the blue prison jumpsuit he wears in Prison Break every day.
    • Amaury was included in the prestigious list of the 26 guys to watch in 2004 published by USA Today, alongside such talents as Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Harnett and Jake Gyllenhaal, to name a few.
    • Some of Amaury's film credits include: Transformers, The Benchwarmers, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Mr 3000, The Librarians, The Final Breakdown and Brother.
    • Amaury Nolasco's first-owned car was a 1990 'Vauxhall Calibra'.
    • Amaury Nolasco made his first ever credited TV/Movie appearance in Arli$$ (1999).
    • Contrary to popluar belief, his name is actually pronounced like Am-outty. except with r's in the place of the t's. (at least Amaury himself claims that).

    Quotes

    Amaury Nolasco
    • "I have always loved acting since I was a child.. and working here [Prison Break], I hope.. will open up more opportunities for me in the future."
    • "What's funny is that I'm from Puerto Rico, so when they told me, "Careful with that Texas heat," I said, "Pfft, how bad can it get?" It's cooling down now to the weather I'm used to — low '90s, upper '80s, but for the first few months it was 110, 115 [degrees]... I was like, "What the fuck?!"
    • "The minute you walk in you feel this energy and this cloud of all the spirits that are probably going by."
    • "What I love about him is that he has a human touch. He has a human touch... Hopefully your learn to love him. He's a bad guy but hopefully you learn to love him."
    • "We're shooting right now in Joliet Prison. Uh, this is, uh, a prison from the eighteen hundreds. Very old. I believe there’s ghosts here (laughs) because there’s a weird energy and it's phenomenal. Its phenomenal in the way that it helps you get into character quick."
    • "It's one of those shows that keeps you looking forward to next week. OK. Are they gonna get out? What’s gonna happen? Or this or that, and basically that’s how it works for me as well. I get so excited because I wanna know what happens to me next."
    • "We knew we had something great. I mean, I, I yeah, well from the get-go. We knew from the script we had something great. I just didn't know it was gonna take off that well. It has a phenomenal group of writers. Really, as an actor, the light falls - its a dream to work with these people."
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    Biography

    Amaury Nolasco
    Last Updated: Friday, October 02, 2009

    AmauryAmaury Nolasco is an actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break. Nolasco was born in Puerto Rico , where he studied biology as a full-time student at the University of Puerto Rico in an effort to become a doctor. Initially, he did not intend to become an actor. After various acting gigs, Nolasco moved to New York, where he trained at the American British Dramatic Arts School. Nolasco's childhood friend is Jorge Posada, they met in the first grade. He worked at a club in Los Angeles called the Conga Room as a bartender.

    Not long after, Nolasco guest-starred in various television series such as Arli$$, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and ER. His first role on a feature film was as "Orange Julius" in Universal's 2 Fast 2 Furious. He then went on to co-star opposite Bernie Mac in Mr. 3000. Nolasco's additional television and film credits include guest-starring roles on George Lopez, CSI: NY and The Benchwarmers. He also appeared on Mind of Mencia as a guest on Sunday, April 29, 2007. His most high-profile role to date was in the smash-hit Transformers movie, released during the summer of 2007. Nolasco also made a guest appearance in Will.I.Am's music video, "Yes We Can", which shows support for the 2008 presidencial candidate, Barack Obama.

    Filmography

    Amaury Nolasco

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