Profile
Esai Morales
Actor + Musician
Male
Born
Oct 1, 1962
Age
50
Hometown
Brooklyn
Other Names
Esai Manuel Morales
Esai Manuel Morales is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Bob Morales in the 1987 biopic La Bamba. He also appeared in the PBS drama American Family and in the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd.. However, he is best known for his roles… Read More
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Romance
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Elvimar SilvaDated 2007
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Elizabeth MazzocchiDated 2006 - 2007
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News + Updates
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James Caan, Esai Morales Join Starz's "Magic City" CastYahoo News - Sep 20, 2012
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James Caan Is Creating Some 'Magic'Huffington Post - Sep 19, 2012
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Friday's Tv Highlights: 'Fringe' On FoxLATimes - Apr 13, 2012
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Seattle Lesbian/Gay Film Festival In West Seattle: Admiral LineupWest Seattle Blog - Oct 13, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1962
Birth
Born on October 1, 1962.
TWENTIES
1983
20 Years Old
His first professional performances were in theater and television in New York, and his first film - Bad Boys, about teenagers in prison - was released in 1983.
1987
24 Years Old
He played the ex-convict and biker half-brother of 1950s rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens in the 1987 movie La Bamba.
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1989
26 Years Old
In the latter three films, as well as in a others such as Bloodhounds of Broadway in 1989 and Rapa Nui in 1994, Morales saw increased amounts of screen time, starting with a role in the Pauly Shore film In The Army Now.
THIRTIES
2000
37 Years Old
He was a featured TV actor, seen in a two-part episode of Family Law in 2000.
2001
38 Years Old
His tenure on NYPD Blue as the head of the 15th precinct detective squad began in mid-season 2001 and continued until 2004, when he decided to cancel his contract.
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FORTIES
2005
42 Years Old
In 2005, he (along with Mercedes Ruehl) received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).
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2006
43 Years Old
Morales was cast in the film American Fusion, and on June 19, 2006, he joined the cast of the Fox series Vanished, as FBI agent Michael Tyner alongside actors Gale Harold and Ming-Na.
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In 2007, he completed filming for Kill Kill Faster Faster, a contemporary film noir inspired by the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Joel Rose.
In early 2008, Morales had a role in the CBS drama Jericho as Major Edward Beck.
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2010
47 Years Old
Morales is a vegetarian. He and girlfriend Elvimar Silva welcomed a little girl, Mariana Oiveira, on September 24, 2010.
2011
48 Years Old
In 2011, Morales starred in the drama film Gun Hill Road, as Enrique, and in the web drama Los Americans airing on PIC.tv.
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