Jimmy Smits Bio, Wiki Age, Height, Wife, Star Wars, Movies, TV shows, Dexter, and Net Worth.

Jimmy Smits Biography

Jimmy Smits is an American actor. He is well known for playing NYPD Detective Bobby Simone in the 1990s-2000s police drama NYPD Blue, My Family (1995), Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing, and for appearing in Switch (1991), attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama L.A. Law, The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), and In the Heights (2021).

10 Quick Facts About Jimmy Smits

1. Name: Jimmy L. Smits
2. Age: 67 Years (2022)
3. Birthday: 9 July
4. Zodiac Sign: Cancer
5. Height: 6 feet 2 inches (1.91 m)
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Actor
8. Marital Status: Dating
9. Salary: $150, 000
10. Net worth: $12 million

Jimmy Smits Age

Smits is 67 years old as of 2022, he was born on born on 9 July 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 9 July every year, and his birth sign is Cancer.

Jimmy Smits Height

Smits stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.91 m) tall and he has a weight of 96 kg (211 lbs).

Jimmy Smits Education

Smits studied and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College in the year 1980 and an MFA from Cornell University in 1982.

Jimmy Smits Parents

Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York as Jimmy L. Smits. Smits’s father, Cornelis Leendert Smits (1929–2015), was from Paramaribo, Suriname, and was of Dutch descent. Smits’s mother, Emilina Smits (1930–2015), was Puerto Rican, born in Peñuelas. He was raised in a strict, devout Roman Catholic family. Smits identifies as Puerto Rican and frequently visits Puerto Rico.

Jimmy Smits Siblings

Smits was brought up alongside his two sisters, Yvonne and Diana, and grew up in a working-class neighborhood. He spent time in Puerto Rico during his childhood.

Jimmy Smits Wife

Smits was married to high school sweetheart, Barbara Smits, from the year 1981 until 1987. They have two children, Taina (born in 1975) and Joaquin (born in 1983). Since 1986, Smits has been in a relationship with actress Wanda De Jesus; they live together in Los Angeles. Smits’ daughter Taina Smits-Beasley lives in Virginia and she is a theatre arts teacher at Ellen Glasgow Middle School in Fairfax County, VA.

Smits was apprehended in the year 1987 for attacking an officer after police responded a call for assistance at his home. Smits’s girlfriend De Jesus falsely identified herself as Juanita Cruz and started to attack the officers questioning her, Jimmy joined in and both were arrested for battery on the police officers who responded to the call. The charges were later dropped because of conflicting witness statements.

Jimmy Smits Children

Smits have two children with his ex-wife Barbara Smits, a daughter Taina (born in 1975), and a son Joaquin (born in 1983). Smits’ daughter Taina Smits-Beasley lives in Virginia and she is a theatre arts teacher at Ellen Glasgow Middle School in Fairfax County, VA.

Jimmy Smits Salary

Smits earns a salary of $150,000 per episode.

Jimmy Smits Net Worth

Smits has a net worth of $12 million dollars as of 2022. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an Actor. Through his various sources of income, Smits has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Jimmy Smits Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Jimmy Smits.

Jimmy Smits Wiki

• Full Names: Jimmy L. Smits
• Popular As: American actor
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Acto
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: Not Available
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Jimmy Smits Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 67 Years (2022)
• Zodiac Sign: Cancer
• Date of Birth: July 9, 1955
• Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Birthday: July 9, every year

Jimmy Smits Body Measurements

• Height / How Tall?: 6 feet 3½ inches (1.92 m) tall.
• Weight: 96 kgs (211.2 lbs).
• Eye Color: Dark brown
• Hair Color: Black
• Shoe Size: Not Available

Jimmy Smits Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Cornelius Smits
• Mother: Emilina Smits
• Siblings (Sisters): Yvonne and Diana
• Marital Status: Dating
• Wife/Spouse: Barbara Smits (m. 1981–1987)
• Dating / Girlfriend: Engaged to Wanda De Jesus
• Children: Sons (Joaquin Smits) Daughter(s) (Taina Smits)

Jimmy Smits Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $12 million
• Salary: $150000
• Source of Income: Actor

Jimmy Smits Star Wars

He also appeared as Bail Organa in the Star Wars franchise. Star Wars was an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which started with the eponymous 1977 film and fast became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.

The franchise has been expanded into different films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, including an all-encompassing fictional universe. Star Wars was one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Jimmy Smits Movies

• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III) 2005
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
• My Family 1995
• Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Episode II) 2002
• Price of Glory 2000

• Old Gringo 1989
• The Jane Austen Book Club 2007
• Switch 1991
• Bless the Child 2000
• Mother and Child 2009

• Running Scared 1986
• The Believers 1987
• The Million Dollar Hotel 2000
• Fires Within 1991
• In the Heights 2021

• Vital Signs 1990
• The Tax Collector 2020
• Lackawanna Blues 2005
• Solomon & Sheba 1995
• Gross Misconduct 1993

• The Cisco Kid 1994
• Murder in Mind 1997
• The Broken Cord 1992
• Backyard 2009
• Who We Are Now 2017

• Lesser Prophets 1997
• Marshal Law 1996
• Glitz 1988
• Rockabye 1986
• The Last Word 1995

• Adventures in Wild California 2000
• Mickey’s 60th Birthday 1988
• I’m Boricua, Just So You Know! 2006
• Dangerous Affection Celebrity Habla 2 2010
• Hispanic Hollywood 2000

• The Highwayman
• Solomon and Sheba 1959
• Hotshot 1987
• Animal Charm: Golden Digest 1996
• Infierno en las calles

• L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration
• Bluff City Law ‘NYPD Blue’: A Final Tribute
• Cattiva condotta Stephen King’s Tommyknockers
• Urgences
• La bendición Quem Somos Agora
• The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
• Tarikat

Jimmy Smits TV shows

• NYPD Blue 1993 – 2005
• Bluff City Law 2019
• L.A. Law 1986 – 1994
• The West Wing 1999 – 2006

• Sons of Anarchy 2008 – 2014
• Dexter 2006 – 2013
• 24: Legacy 2017
• Cane 2007

• Outlaw 2010
• The Get Down 2016 – 2017
• The Tommyknockers 1993
• Pee-wee’s Playhouse 1986 – 1990
• Happily Ever After Fairy Tales For Every Child 1995 – 2000

• Mickey’s 60th Birthday 1988
• Latin Music USA
• America’s Untold Story
• The West 1996
• Celebrity Habla 2

Jimmy Smits Dexter

Smits also appeared as ADA Miguel Prado in Dexter. Dexter was an American crime drama television series that was broadcasted on Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013, Set in Miami, the series revolves around Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall)…

A forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have not been sufficiently penalized by the magistrate system due to lawlessness or legal technicalities.

Jimmy Smits Ethnicity

Smits was born and mostly raised in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and a Surinamese father of Dutch descent.

Jimmy Smits Illness

During his lifetime Jimmy has been mostly affected by cancer. “My dad passed away a couple of years ago from blood cancer,” he tells PEOPLE. “Because of his age, he wasn’t able to have a bone marrow transplant at that time. He fought a valiant fight, but he’s a statistic now.

I’ve always been very dedicated to raising awareness and knowledge about the disease because I still have hope that we can someday beat it. Cancer affects us all, and it has affected my family.”

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