Luis Guzman

A native of Manhattan, Guzman graduated from City College and worked for some years as a youth counselor at the Henry Street Settlement House. During his time as a social worker, he began performing in street theatre and independent films. Guzman got his first big break in the early '80s with a role on the popular TV series "Miami Vice". He went on to work sporadically in film and television throughout the rest of the decade, appearing in such films as "Sidney Lumet"'s "Family Business" and "Ridley Scott"'s "Black Rain" (both 1989).

Guzman's work schedule grew increasingly crowded as the 1990s progressed; kicking off the decade with an appearance in another Lumet... Full Biography