Adam Rodriguez is an American-born actor well known for his long starring role as Eric Delko in the internationally acclaimed crime drama series. CSI: Miami. Along with his acting career, Rodriguez has also landed a few behind-the-scenes roles as a director and screenwriter. In 2016, the talented actor joined the main cast of another long-running crime drama Criminal Minds replacing Shemar Moore as Officer Luke Alvez.
Adam Rodriguez biography
Adam Michael Rodriguez was born on April 2, 1975, in New York. His mother, Janet, worked for an airline, while his father, Ramon Rodríguez, was a high-profile corporate executive. Adam Rodriguez is Hispanic; her father is half-Cuban and half-Feuto Rican while her mother is of Puerto Rican descent.
Young Rodriguez completed his high school education in 1993 at Clarkstown High School North in Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. He had dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but his dreams had been truncated due to a spinal injury he suffered as a teenager.
Having lost the chance to pursue a sports career, Rodriguez eventually changed his interest to acting. He began by performing in children’s plays while taking acting lessons in New York, his hometown. During this time, he also worked as a stockbroker to pay his bills. At the age of 19, he made the life-changing decision to switch to acting full-time, a decision that paid off.
Adam Rodriguez gave his first shot at professional cinema in the hit 90s series The X-Files. In the late 90s, he appeared in a few episodes of television series such as Brooklyn South, Law & Order, Felicity, and NYPD Blue. In the early 2000s, he had recurring roles on All Souls (2001), Resurrection Blvd. (2001-02) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002).
In 2002, Adam Rodriguez achieved his breakthrough as a main cast member of the hit CBS series CSI: Miami, which first aired in 2002. The talented actor played the role of Eric Delko throughout the show’s 10 seasons. He also took on writer and director duties on a few episodes of the series. In 2011, he received the ALMA Award for his brilliant portrayal of Eric Delko on CSI: Miami.
Rodriguez has also recorded recurring roles on several other series such as Ugly Betty (2009-10), Empire (2015), The Night Shift (2015) and Jane the Virgin (2015). In 2016, Rodriguez landed another major television role as Agent Luke Alvez on the crime crime drama series Criminal Minds (2016–present).
Adam Rodriguez has indeed had an impressive acting career on the small screen. He also recorded several notable performances on the big screen. He has appeared in films such as Amour & Débat (2006), Unknown (2006) and the action thriller Take (2007). The talented actor starred alongside Taraji P. Henson in Tyler Perry’s romantic musical comedy film I Can Do Bad Alone (2009).
In 2010, Adam Rodriguez landed his first starring role in the romantic comedy film Let the Game Begin which also featured Diora Baird. He scored a lead yet again in the crime drama Caught in the Crossfire (2010) alongside 50 Cent and Richard T. Jones.
In 2012, Rodriguez starred in the comedy-drama film Magic Mike alongside Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey. In 2014, he appeared in the romantic comedy film About Last Night alongside Kevin Hart, Regina Hall and Michael Ealy. He also reprized his Magic Mike role in the 2015 film sequel Magic Mike XXL.
Thanks to his charming looks, Adam Rodriguez has also appeared in the videos of several hit songs such as Jennifer Lopez ‘s If You Had My Love (1999), Lionel Richie’s I Call It Love (2006) as well as 50 Cent’s Many Men (2009).
His wife, his daughter
Adam Rodriguez is currently married to a gorgeous model named Grace Gail. After a long period of dating, the couple tied the knot on May 2, 2016 in a romantic ceremony in Tuscany, Italy. The couple have 2 children together. Two years before their marriage, the couple had their first child, a daughter named Frankie Elle Rodriguez (born in 2014). The couple welcomed their second child, another daughter, in January 2017.
girlfriends
Prior to his installation, Adam Rodriguez had been associated with several other gorgeous women. However, the kid of Latin American origin had always been careful to keep all his relationships secret.
Rodriguez was in a three-year relationship with CanadianR&B singer Melanie Fiona. Their story began in 2009 after Rodriguez appeared in the Grammy-nominated hit “It Kills Me.” However, the couple have never been spotted together or even photographed in public. Adam Rodriguez is rumored to have struck up a relationship with famed visual artist and creative director Ciarra Pardo, as well as the late American actress/model Alexandra Cheron.
Body dimensions and height
The movie star stands at 183 cm (6 feet) tall, with a chest measuring 45 inches or 144 cm, his biceps are 16 inches or 41 cm, while his waist is 33 inches or 84 cm. All these are contained in a body weight of 86 kg or 190 pounds.