Elizondo was born in New York, the son of Carmen Medina Reyes and Martín Echevarría Elizondo, a notary public and accountant. [12][13] Proud of his Latino heritage, Elizondo does not accept roles that he feels are stereotypical and/or demeaning in any way. [1][2] His parents were Puerto Ricans of Spanish descent who moved from Puerto Rico to New York City with the hope of finding a better life. Purdue Pharma agrees $12bn settlement in opioids case, plaintiffs' lawyers say This article is more than 1 year old Offer by company and Sackler family valued at up to $12bn 11 Football Players Who Became Hollywood Actors It's tough to make it as an actor or a professional athlete, and tougher still for one person to accomplish both. During 1962–63, he also studied acting under Mario Stiletti at Stella Adler Theatre Studio when it was located in the Dryden East Hotel on East 39th St. He appeared in every movie that Marshall directed, including a brief but funny appearance as a Portuguese fisherman in Overboard, which starred Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. [14], Temecula Valley International Film Festival, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, "Mr. Elizondo and the obsessive-compulsive detective", "A LOCAL KID MAKES IT TO BROADWAY BUT NEVER FORGETS HIS ROOTS", "Actress Edith Diaz dies at 70; Credits include 'Sister Act' films and CBS' 'Popi' sitcom", "Tony Shalhoub and Hector Elizondo talk about season seven of Monk", "Monk TV Series News -Emmy Award-Winner Hector Elizondo To Appear In Monk", "Héctor Elizondo, un apasionado de la lectura", "Hector Elizondo: Getting to the Heart of Matters", The Interviews: An Oral History of Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Héctor_Elizondo&oldid=983283385, Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episode: "The Honeymooners: Mexican Hat Trick", Episodes: "Rain of Terror" & "The Return of Malcho", Episodes: "Zoot Suit Riots" & "Remember the Alamo", Episodes: "No Excuses", "Betrayal" & "Reversal of Fortune", Episodes: "Hunter's Moon" & "Ancient History", 1998: Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role" –, 1999: Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role" –, 2000: Nominated, "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film" –, 2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture" –, 1992: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special" –, 1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" –, 1996: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" –, 1998: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" –, 1991: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" –, 2005: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor in a Film" –, 1996: Nominated, "Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role" –, 1997: Nominated, "Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Drama Series" –, 1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series" –, 1997: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" –, 1998: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" –, This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 10:29. He is known for playing Phillip Watters in the television series Chicago Hope (1994–2000) and Ed Alzate in the television series Last Man Standing (2011–present). In 1974, Elizondo played an ex-mafioso-turned-subway hijacker "Mr. Grey" in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.