Jimmy Smits Biography
Jimmy Smits is a well-known American actor who has been in a variety of television shows including L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, Switch, My Family, The Jane Austen Book Club, In the Heights, Star Wars, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, and Bluff City Law. He has also appeared in Star Wars, Dexter, and from 2012 to 2014, he played Nero Padilla in Sons of Anarchy. In the NBC drama series, Smits also played Elijah Strait.
How old is Jimmy Smits? – Age
He is 68 years old as of 9 July 2023. He was born in 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Jimmy Smits Family – Education
Cornelis Leendert Smits, his father, was born in Suriname and was of Dutch origin. Emilina (née Pola), Smits’ mother, was born in Peuelas, Puerto Rico. He grew up in a working-class neighborhood with his two sisters, Yvonne and Diana. He relocated to Puerto Rico for a few years when he was ten years old. He had never spoken Spanish before. Smits used to be an athlete. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in 1980 from Brooklyn College and an MFA in 1982 from Cornell University.
Jimmy Smits Wife – Children
Previously, Smits was married to Barbara Smits. They have two kids. He has been married to actress Wanda De Jesus since 1986. They share a home in Los Angeles. Smits pled guilty to disturbing the peace in 1987 after an encounter with police at his home during which he was charged with violence and resisting arrest.
Jimmy Smits Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Jimmy Smits Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet, 3 inches (1.91 m).
Jimmy Smits NYPD Blue
He appeared as Det. Bobby Simone in the American police procedural television series NYPD Blue.After Andy Sipowicz’s former partner, John Kelly, was forced to depart owing to an IAB witch hunt, Simone, a highly experienced police officer, was introduced to the NYPD. Before his driving duty, he had attained the level of Detective Second Grade. Simone and Andy were close friends, but Bobby would not let Andy get away with racist remarks. Simone worked his first homicide as a detective in late 1979, and they developed a solid bond.
Simone began dating Diane Russell, another detective from the 15th Precinct. In season 5, they married, but Diane miscarried. Bobby gets an apartment complex from his late wife’s aunt, which causes him to clash with Henry Coffield, Bobby’s deceased wife’s cousin. Simone developed a serious heart infection, necessitating a heart transplant. Bobby died as a result of a Gram-positive bacterial infection, and his immune system was unable to combat the infection. Danny Sorenson took over as Andy’s partner. Simone reappeared as a spirit in the last season of the show, bringing Andy advice and comfort.
Jimmy Smits Outlaw
He appeared as Cyrus Garza in the American legal drama television series Outlaw. Justice Cyrus Garza resigns from the Supreme Court to represent a convicted cop killer in court. The team is concerned about the shift from the Supreme Court to private practice, as well as the addition of a private investigator. They confront hurdles in Arizona, where young newborn dies from heat exposure in a hot car and a car manufacturer is accused of violating Miranda rights.
Garza strives to preserve the life of a foster child, while a pupil is slain in a gang shooting at Cyrus Garza School. Garza initiates a wrongful death case against the school and district, but the action is dismissed. Lucinda is named as the major suspect in the murder of the man who had been stalking her. The White House requests that Garza extradite the heinous killer of a California schoolteacher, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence. In a fit of wrath, the father murders the killer and flees to Los Angeles. Garza must return the father to Mexico to face murder charges.
Jimmy Smits East New York
He appeared as Assistant Chief John Suarez in the American police procedural television series East New York. The series follows the officers and detectives of the New York Police Department’s 74th Precinct in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York. The newly promoted commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood, leads the precinct. Haywood envisions becoming a part of the community as well as serving and protecting it.
Jimmy Smits 24: Legacy
He appeared as John Donovan, a Senator who is running for president, and Rebecca Ingram’s husband in the American television series 24: Legacy. After leading a mission to kill terrorist leader Sheikh Ibrahim bin-Khalid, Eric Carter returns to the United States and discovers that he and his squad mates are being hunted down and killed because one of his team unwittingly stole a flash drive containing a list of US-based terrorist sleeper cells and the codes to activate them for future attacks. With no other options, Carter approaches CTU for assistance in saving his life while simultaneously preventing a series of devastating terrorist sleeper cell assaults on American soil. The series is set in Washington, D.C., three years after the events of 24: Live Another Day.
Jimmy Smits Bluff City Law
In the American legal drama television series Bluff City Law, he played Elijah Strait, a civil rights lawyer considered as one of the most accomplished litigators of his generation.
The series is set in Memphis, Tennessee, and follows a law company managed by attorney Elijah Strait and his daughter, Sydney. The firm specializes in contentious civil rights litigation. This is Smits’ third appearance as a lawyer in an NBC network prime-time series, following L.A. Law and Outlaw.
Jimmy Smits Movies
♦ 2021 – In the Heights
♦ 2020 – The Tax Collector
♦ 2017 – Who We Are Now
♦ 2016 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
♦ 2010 – Mother and Child
♦ 2009 – Backyard
♦ 2007 – The Jane Austen Book Club
♦ 2005 – Star Wars: Episode III
♦ 2002 – Star Wars: Episode II
♦ 2000 – Adventures in Wild California
♦ 2000 – The Million Dollar Hotel
♦ 2000 – Price of Glory
♦ 2000 – Bless the Child
♦ 1997 – Murder in Mind
♦ 1997 – Lesser Prophets
Jimmy Smits
♦ 2022–23 – East New York
♦ 2022 – Obi-Wan Kenobi
♦ 2019 – Bluff City Law
♦ 2018 – America’s Untold Story
♦ 2017–18 – How to Get Away with Murder
♦ 2017 – 24: Legacy
♦ 2016–17 – The Get Down
♦ 2016–17 – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
♦ 2012–14 – Sons of Anarchy
♦ 2010 – Outlaw
♦ 2008 – Dexter
♦ 2007 – Cane
♦ 2005 – Lackawanna Blues
♦ 2004–06 – The West Wing
♦ 1996 – Marshal Law