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His ethnicity on the sitcom was intentionally vague, and "Fez" was just an acronym for Foreign Exchange Zstudent. In real life Valderrama is of Colombian extraction, was born in Miami, spent his childhood in Venezuela, and moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was 13.<p> Speaking only a few words of English, he attended a public high school and learned the language quickly, even appearing in several school plays before making his television debut in a Spanish-language commercial for Southwestern Bell. While still in high school he had a tiny role in a short-lived prime time soap opera, <i>Four Corners</i> with <a href="/people/777/000043648/">Ann-Margret</a>, which was cancelled after only three episodes had aired, and Valderrama immediately auditioned for <i>That '70s Show</i>. He had to try out four times to get the role that made him famous.<p> In movies, he played <a href="/people/682/000022616/">Macaulay Culkin</a>'s boyfriend in <i>Party Monster</i>, experienced the Day of the Dead literally in <i>El Muerto</i>, and he has signed to play the <a href="/people/940/000024868/">Erik Estrada</a> role as "Ponch" in an upcoming feature film based on the TV series <i>CHiPs</i>. He also hosts MTV's insult contest <i>Yo Mamma</i> and voices the title character on Disney's cartoon for preschoolers <i>Handy Manny</i>.<p> During the run of <i>That '70s Show</i> Valderrama blossomed into a lothario, dating several of Hollywood's prettiest young starlets. On <a href="/people/430/000022364/">Howard Stern</a>'s show, he bragged of snatching <a href="/people/273/000026195/">Mandy Moore</a>'s virginity and complained that <a href="/people/886/000052730/">Ashlee Simpson</a> was loud in bed.<p><p><b>Father:</b> Balvino Valderrama (owns equipment rental firm)<br><b>Mother:</b> Sobeida Valderrama<br><b>Sister:</b> Marilyn Valderrama (actress, b. 1980)<br><b>Sister:</b> Stephanie Valderrama (b. 1988)<br><b>Brother:</b> Christian Valderrama (b. 2000)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/273/000026195/">Mandy Moore</a> (singer-actress, together 2000-02)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/776/000025701/">Jessica Alba</a> (actress, together 2003)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/505/000023436/">Jennifer Love Hewitt</a> (actress, together 2003)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/909/000044777/">Lindsay Lohan</a> (actress, together 2004-06)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/886/000052730/">Ashlee Simpson</a> (singer, together 2005-06)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/861/000207240/">Demi Lovato</a> (actress, together since 2011)<br><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; High School: <a href="/edu/693/000079456/">William Howard Taft High School, Woodland Hills, CA (1999)</a><br><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/lists/706/000050556/">Venezuelan Ancestry</a> <br> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/tv/251/000401045/">Minority Report</a> Will Blake (2015)<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/tv/254/000347210/">Awake</a> Det. Efrem Vega (2012)<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/tv/321/000206700/">Royal Pains</a> Eric Kasabian (2011-12)<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/tv/289/000347245/">Handy Manny</a> Manny (2006-)<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/tv/862/000044730/">That '70s Show</a> Fez (1998-2006)<br><p> &nbsp; &nbsp; <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/461/000383309/">School Dance (2-Jul-2014)</a> <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/945/000275120/">Larry Crowne (30-Jun-2011)</a> &middot; Dell Gordo<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/476/000266675/">From Prada to Nada (28-Jan-2011)</a> &middot; Bruno<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/504/000216853/">The Dry Land (24-Jan-2010)</a> &middot; Raymond<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/369/000204754/">Columbus Day (2008)</a> <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/009/000204394/">The Dead One (26-Feb-2007)</a> <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/513/000129126/">Unaccompanied Minors (30-Nov-2006)</a> <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/391/000123022/">Fast Food Nation (19-May-2006)</a> &middot; Raul<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/478/000244743/">The Darwin Awards (25-Jan-2006)</a> &middot; Filmmaker<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/965/000074743/">Clifford's Really Big Movie (20-Feb-2004)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/563/000063374/">Party Monster (18-Jan-2003)</a> <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/films/793/000039676/">Summer Catch (22-Aug-2001)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=49044"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=49044">Wilmer Valderrama</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=49044" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright &copy;2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>

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