Wilson Cruz Biography
Wilson Cruz is an American actor best known for his roles as Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life, Angel in the Broadway tour of Rent, Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery, and Junito on Noah’s Arc. He has been an advocate for gay youth, particularly gay youth of color, as a gay man of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry.
Where was Wilson Cruz born? – Age
He is 48 years old as of December 2022. Cruz was born Wilson Echevarría on December 27, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Wilson Cruz Height- Weight
Cruz stands at a height of 5 Feet 9 Inches (1.74 m) and Weighs, 57 kg (126 lbs).
Is Wilson Cruz Married?- Partner
He is openly gay. Cruz came out as gay to his parents when he was 19, first to his mother and then to his father. While his mother was initially hurt and shocked by the news, she eventually accepted it. His father, on the other hand, threw him out of the house, and Cruz spent the next few months living in his car and at friends’ houses. He eventually reconciled with his father.
Wilson Cruz 13 Reasons Why
He appeared in 13 Reasons Why an American teen drama television series as Dennis Vasquez. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) and the aftermath of the suicide of fellow high school student Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford). Before her death, she leaves behind a box of cassette tapes in which she details the reasons why she chose to end her life, as well as the people she believes, are responsible for her death.
Wilson Cruz Career
Cruz went to Hollywood to look for work as an actor, intending to be open about his sexuality from the start. In 1994, he was cast in the short-lived, critically acclaimed cult classic TV series My So-Called Life as Enrique “Rickie” Vasquez, a troubled, gay teen. Cruz became the first openly gay actor to play an openly gay lead character in an American television series. Following the cancellation of My So-Called Life, Cruz went on to play J. Edgar Hoover’s servant Joaquin in Oliver Stone’s Nixon and had a minor role in the television film On Seventh Avenue. In 1996, he co-starred in Johns with David Arquette as Mikey, a film about the daily struggles of male prostitutes.
In the final season of Party of Five in 2000, he played Victor. He also appeared as Rafael de la Cruz in the television series Raising the Bar. Cruz’s other film and television credits include the films Joyride (1996), All Over Me (1997), Supernova (2000), Party Monster (2003), Margaret Cho’s Bam Bam and Celeste (2005), Coffee Date (2007), and He’s Just Not That Into You (2009); and guest appearances on the shows Great Scott!, Sister, Sister, ER, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, Noah’s Arc, and Grey’s Anatomy. Cruz played Adrian in the 2007 film The Ode, which was based on Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla’s novel Ode to Lata.
In 2009, he also appeared/starred in the film The People I’ve Slept With. He plays the openly gay best friend of a promiscuous woman who wants to know who got her pregnant so she can marry. Cruz has been a recurring guest on 25 Words or Less since 2020.
Wilson Cruz Net Worth
Wilson has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.
Wilson Cruz Movies
- 1995 Nixon
- 1996 Beat the Bash
- 1996 johns
- 1996 Joyride
- 1997 All Over Me
- 2000 Supernova
- 2003 Party Monster
- 2005 Bam Bam and Celeste
- 2006 Coffee Date
- 2008 The Ode
- 2009 He’s Just Not That Into You
- 2009 Green Flash
- 2009 The People I’ve Slept With
- 2011 Convincing Clooney
- 2012 The Skinny
- 2017 After Louie