Wilmer Valderrama
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Miami, Florida, USA
In his role as eager-to-fit-in exchange student Fez on the enduring and popular Fox sitcom That '70s Show, actor Wilmer Valderrama mangled the popular lingo of the eponymous decade with gleeful abandon. Though removed from his small-screen persona, the handsome actor can give the impression of a young Benicio Del Toro. His dorky and personable charm as Fez endeared him to television audiences, making him one of That '70s Show's defining personalities. Born January 30th, 1980, Valderrama is a Miami native whose family relocated to Venezuela when he was three years old; the aspiring actor would eventually return stateside to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Valderrama joined the cast of That '70s Show shortly before finishing his high-school education at William Howard Taft High School in 1998, and three short years later, the television mainstay made his feature debut by taking to the diamond with a supporting role in the romantic teen comedy Summer Catch. Guest appearances on Grounded for Life and That '70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher's hidden-camera prankster series, Punk'd, were quick to follow, and in 2003, Valderrama essayed the role of DJ Keoke in the flashy true-crime drama Party Monster. Based on the exploits of murderous club-kid Michael Alig, the film offered Valderrama an opportunity to truly separate himself from his popular small-screen persona. With That '70s Show still going strong in 2004, the popular television star's voice could also be heard in the animated children's film Clifford's Really Big Movie. 2006 found the actor playing a small supporting role for the scathing message movie Fast Food Nation, and took on the role of Detective Efrem Vega for the NBC television series Awake.Valderrama continued to concentrate on TV, booking guest arcs on shows like Suburgatory and Raising Hope before settling into more stable work with regular gigs on From Dusk till Dawn: The Series and the short-lived Minority Report series. In 2016, he joined the cast of NCIS for the 14th season of the show.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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88% | LA Originals |
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56% | Blast Beat |
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24% | Charming |
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— | 2018 |
No Score Yet | Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated |
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— | 2017 |
23% | The Adderall Diaries |
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$11.8k | 2016 |
57% | The Girl Is In Trouble |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | School Dance |
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— | 2014 |
33% | The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best |
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$7.4k | 2012 |
No Score Yet | SHReD: The Story of Asher Bradshaw |
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— | 2012 |
37% | Larry Crowne |
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$35.6M | 2011 |
20% | From Prada to Nada |
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$3.1M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Awake |
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— | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Una Hora Por Favora |
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64% | The Dry Land |
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$7.9k | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Days of Wrath |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Columbus Day |
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No Score Yet | The Dead One |
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— | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Stan Lee Presents: The Condor |
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29% | Unaccompanied Minors |
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$16.7M | 2006 |
49% | Fast Food Nation |
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$1M | 2006 |
25% | The Darwin Awards |
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— | 2006 |
38% | Beauty Shop |
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$36.4M | 2005 |
53% | Clifford's Really Big Movie |
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$2.8M | 2004 |
29% | Party Monster |
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$0.3M | 2003 |
8% | Summer Catch |
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$19.1M | 2001 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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NCIS
2003
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The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
2015
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No Score Yet |
48 Hours: NCIS
2017-2019
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98% |
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
2014-2020
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No Score Yet |
The Hollywood Puppet Show
2017-2018
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No Score Yet |
Celebrity Family Feud
2015-2020
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No Score Yet |
Give
2016
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No Score Yet |
The Talk
2010
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84% |
Grey's Anatomy
2005
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No Score Yet |
Lip Sync Battle
2015-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With James Corden
2015-2019
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No Score Yet |
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014-2016
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No Score Yet |
From Dusk Till Dawn
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28% |
Minority Report
2015
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No Score Yet |
Hollywood Game Night
2013
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No Score Yet |
Retro Cribs
2013
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96% |
Raising Hope
2010-2014
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91% |
Suburgatory
2011-2014
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No Score Yet |
Handy Manny
2006-2013
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18% |
Are You There, Chelsea?
2012
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81% |
Awake
2012
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8% |
Men at Work
2012-2013
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No Score Yet |
Special Agent Oso
2009-2012
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94% |
Royal Pains
2009-2016
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No Score Yet |
Chelsea Lately
2007-2014
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No Score Yet |
The Cleveland Show
2009-2013
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No Score Yet |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2004-2012
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No Score Yet |
Jimmy Kimmel Live
2003
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No Score Yet |
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007-2012
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No Score Yet |
Criss Angel: Mindfreak
2005-2010
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No Score Yet |
Yo Momma
2006-2007
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No Score Yet |
Robot Chicken
2005
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No Score Yet |
That '70s Show
1998-2006
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No Score Yet |
Punk'd (2003)
2003-2012
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No Score Yet |
Grounded for Life
2001-2005
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No Score Yet |
MADtv
1995-2009
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No Score Yet |
Four Corners
1998
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No Score Yet |
Murder Police
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No Score Yet |
Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2003-2013
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Quotes from Wilmer Valderrama's Characters
Bruno: | You know sometimes you play a game, even when you know you're gonna lose. |
Nora Dominguez: | Or sometimes you leave a game, even when you know you can win. |