Wilmer Valderrama voices the title role of Manny Garcia, the town's cheerful handyman, who's always available to help others along with his eccentric team of trusty tools, in the Disney Channel's new Playhouse Disney animated series, "Handy Manny."
Valderrama is best known for his role as Fez, on Fox's long-running hit series, "That 70's Show." He has produced, directed, written, hosted, and acted in numerous projects over the past decade and continues to have many in development.
Valderrama is currently in production on "Larry Crowne" opposite Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film is written and directed by Hanks.
Next up, Valderrama can be seen in the feature film "The Dry Land" opposite America Ferrera, Jason Ritter, and Melissa Leo. Produced by "Frozen River's" Heather Rae, the film about a U.S. soldier returning home from war will premiere in the dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. He will star in the Lionsgate's dramedy "From Prada to Nada" alongside Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega and Adriana Barraza. A Latin spin on Jane Austen's "Sense & Sensibility," the film is set for a 2011 release. He will also star in the film, "Days of Wrath" opposite Laurence Fishburne from director Celia Fox. He also recently filmed the Wim Wenders produced short film "La Torcedura."
Valderrama recently started a production company, WV Enterprises, and currently has a deal with Relativity Media. The deal has him creating, developing, and executive producing a series for broadcast and cable networks. He currently has several projects in the pipeline.
In 2009, Valderrama made his directorial debut directing the video short "Creepshow Raw: Insomnia" from HDFilms. He also recently directed an episode of Disney Chanel's hit series "Imagination Movers." Additionally, Valderrama created, executive produced, and hosted three seasons of the hit MTV show, "Yo Momma."
Valderrama's past film credits include Fox Searchlight's critically acclaimed "Fast Food Nation" starring opposite Ethan Hawke, Greg Kinnear, Patricia Arquette, and Catalina Sandino Moreno; the 2008 thriller "Columbus Day" with Val Kilmer; and Warner Brothers' "Unaccompanied Minors." Additional film credits include "The Darwin Awards" with Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes, "El Muerto" based on the comic book created by Javier Hernandez, "Party Monster," "Summer Catch" and "Clifford's Really Big Movie."
On stage, Valderrama was a featured player in the Los Angeles Times critic's choice play, "Blackout." He also performed opposite Anjelica Huston and Sir Ben Kingsley in the Actor's Fund of America all-star reading of the Paramount Pictures screenplay "Sunset Boulevard" directed by Peter Hunt.
At thirteen years old, Valderrama moved to Los Angeles from Venezuela with his family and did not speak a word of English. He quickly learned the language and began drama classes in high school to help assimilate to American culture. He performed in numerous plays including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Rumors," "Never Been Kissed," and "The Impossible Years," while making his professional debut in a Spanish Pacific Bell commercial. At his high school drama teacher's suggestion, Valderrama got an agent and was immediately cast in a CBS miniseries "Four Corners" in 1998, Disney Channel's "Omba Makamba," and in the pilot of what would become "That 70's Show" for Fox.
Valderrama is best known for his role as Fez, on Fox's long-running hit series, "That 70's Show." He has produced, directed, written, hosted, and acted in numerous projects over the past decade and continues to have many in development.
Valderrama is currently in production on "Larry Crowne" opposite Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film is written and directed by Hanks.
Next up, Valderrama can be seen in the feature film "The Dry Land" opposite America Ferrera, Jason Ritter, and Melissa Leo. Produced by "Frozen River's" Heather Rae, the film about a U.S. soldier returning home from war will premiere in the dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. He will star in the Lionsgate's dramedy "From Prada to Nada" alongside Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega and Adriana Barraza. A Latin spin on Jane Austen's "Sense & Sensibility," the film is set for a 2011 release. He will also star in the film, "Days of Wrath" opposite Laurence Fishburne from director Celia Fox. He also recently filmed the Wim Wenders produced short film "La Torcedura."
Valderrama recently started a production company, WV Enterprises, and currently has a deal with Relativity Media. The deal has him creating, developing, and executive producing a series for broadcast and cable networks. He currently has several projects in the pipeline.
In 2009, Valderrama made his directorial debut directing the video short "Creepshow Raw: Insomnia" from HDFilms. He also recently directed an episode of Disney Chanel's hit series "Imagination Movers." Additionally, Valderrama created, executive produced, and hosted three seasons of the hit MTV show, "Yo Momma."
Valderrama's past film credits include Fox Searchlight's critically acclaimed "Fast Food Nation" starring opposite Ethan Hawke, Greg Kinnear, Patricia Arquette, and Catalina Sandino Moreno; the 2008 thriller "Columbus Day" with Val Kilmer; and Warner Brothers' "Unaccompanied Minors." Additional film credits include "The Darwin Awards" with Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes, "El Muerto" based on the comic book created by Javier Hernandez, "Party Monster," "Summer Catch" and "Clifford's Really Big Movie."
On stage, Valderrama was a featured player in the Los Angeles Times critic's choice play, "Blackout." He also performed opposite Anjelica Huston and Sir Ben Kingsley in the Actor's Fund of America all-star reading of the Paramount Pictures screenplay "Sunset Boulevard" directed by Peter Hunt.
At thirteen years old, Valderrama moved to Los Angeles from Venezuela with his family and did not speak a word of English. He quickly learned the language and began drama classes in high school to help assimilate to American culture. He performed in numerous plays including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Rumors," "Never Been Kissed," and "The Impossible Years," while making his professional debut in a Spanish Pacific Bell commercial. At his high school drama teacher's suggestion, Valderrama got an agent and was immediately cast in a CBS miniseries "Four Corners" in 1998, Disney Channel's "Omba Makamba," and in the pilot of what would become "That 70's Show" for Fox.
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