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Freddy Rodriguez was born on the 17th January 1975, in Chicago, Illinois USA, of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is an actor, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Federico ‘Rico’ Diaz in the TV series “Six Feet Under” (2001-2005), playing Giovanni ‘Gio’ Rossi in the TV series “Ugly Betty” (2007-2010), and as Benny Colón in the TV series “Bull” (2016-2017). He is also known as a producer. His acting career has been active since 1994.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Freddy Rodriguez is, as of mid-2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Freddy’s net worth is over $3 million, accumulated not only through his successful career as an actor, but also through his career as a producer.

Freddy Rodriguez Net Worth $3 Million

Freddy Rodriguez spent his childhood in his hometown in the Bucktown neighborhood, where he was raised in a Roman Catholic family by his mother, who was a housewife, and his father, who worked as a janitor. At the age of 13, he won a scholarship for the Pulaski International School of Chicago through a theater program for inner-city youth. Later, he attended Lincoln Park High School, where he became a graduate of the drama program.

Thus, Freddy’s professional acting career began right after his matriculation, when he made his debut appearance in the role of Young Terry Griff in the film “The Fence” (1994), which was followed by playing Pedro Aragon, Jr. in the film “A Walk In The Clouds”, starring alongside Keanu Reeves and Giancarlo Giannini, and the role of Jose in a film entitled “Dead Presidents”, both in 1995. His next major role came two years later, when he was cast as Joey Casale in Anthony Caldarella’s film “My Brother Jack”, after which he starred in the 1998 film “Joseph’s Gift”, portraying Joseph Keller. By the end of the decade, Freddy had also appeared as Albert in several episodes of the TV series “Party Of Five” (1999) and playing Leonel Sandoval in the 2000 film “For Love Or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story”, starring alongside Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan. All of these appearances added a considerable amount to his net worth.

The new millennium didn’t change too much for Freddy, as he continued to line up successes which considerably increased his net worth and his popularity. In 2001, he starred in the role of Topo in the film entitled “Beyond The City Limits”, and was chosen to portray Federico ‘Rico’ Diaz in the TV series “Six Feet Under”, which lasted until 2005. When the series ended, Freddy appeared as Mike Alonzo in the film “Harsh Times” (2005), alongside Eva Longoria, after which he did a voice over in the animated TV series “Teen Titans” (2005-2006). He also starred in other film titles, including the role of Marco Valentin in “Poseidon” (2006), playing Reggie in “Lady In The Water” (2006), and as Jesse Rodriguez in “Nothing Like The Holidays” (2008). Moreover, Freddy won the role of Giovanni ‘Gio’ Rossi in the hit TV series “Ugly Betty”, which was aired from 2007 to 2010.

In 2011, Freddy was cast as Rick Martinez in the TV series “Chaos” for a season. To speak further about his career, he also did a voice-overs in such TV series as “Generator Rex” (2011-2013) and “Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters” (2012-2013), among others. Most recently, he appeared in the role of Michael Ragosa in the TV series “The Night Shift” (2014-2015), and as Benny Colón in the TV series “Bull” (2016-2017). So, his net worth is certainly rising.

Additional to his acting career, Freddy has become also known as a producer – he was an associate producer on the 2003 film “Red Zone”, and in 2008 the executive producer of “Nothing Like The Holidays”. Most recently, he produced two short films – “Mediation” (2014) and “Nelson Bixby Takes On The Whole Wide World” (2016). All of these projects contributed to his wealth.

If to talk about his personal life, Freddy Rodriguez has been married to Elsie Rodriguez since 1995. The couple has two sons together; one of them is Giancarlo Rodriguez, who began acting with his father in “Six Feet Under”.



Full Name Freddy Rodriguez
Net Worth $3 Million
Date Of Birth January 17, 1975
Place Of Birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 1.68 m
Profession Actor
Education Lincoln Park High School
Nationality American
Spouse Elsie Rodriguez
Children Giancarlo Rodriguez, Elijah Rodriguez
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/freddyrodriguez
Twitter https://twitter.com/freddyrdriguez
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/freddyrodriguezofficial/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135585/
Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, ALMA Award for Outstanding Latino Cast in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series
Nominations Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor, ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor – Supporting Role,…
Movies Planet Terror, Grindhouse, Harsh Times, Nothing like the Holidays, Bottle Shock, Lady in the Water, Dead Presidents, Havoc, Poseidon, Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, Dreamer, A Walk in the Clouds, CBGB, Soldiers of Fortune, Bobby, Chasing Papi, The Pest, Can’t Hardly Wait, Fort Bliss, Fo…
TV Shows CHAOS, Six Feet Under, Oh, Grow Up, The Night Shift, Bull
Fact
1 Freddy and Fergie were both part of the cast in Poseidon (2006) and Planet Terror (2007). Freddy also appeared in Fergie’s music video “Glamorous” in 2007.
2 He and his wife Elsie were high school sweethearts.
3 Father of Elijah and Giancarlo Rodriguez, who played his son on Six Feet Under (2001).
4 Is of Puerto Rican descent.
5 Began his acting career at Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, where he appeared in more than a dozen plays, including “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “Twelve Angry Men”, “The Crucible”, “A Midsummers Night’s Dream” and “The Lottery.”

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Bull 2016 TV Series Benny Colón
The Night Shift 2014-2015 TV Series Michael Ragosa
Ultimate Spider-Man 2015 TV Series Spider-Man 2099
Fort Bliss 2014 Garver
Teen Titans Go! 2014 TV Series Más / Menos
Family Guy 2014 TV Series Handy Manny
Mediation 2014 Short Roman Lindo
Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters 2012-2013 TV Series Master Hector Chavez / Roaming Bloodmane / Bloodmane / …
LocoCycle 2013 Video Game Pablo (voice)
CBGB 2013 Idaho
Young Justice 2013 TV Series Eduardo ‘Ed’ Dorado Jr.
Generator Rex 2011-2013 TV Series Caesar Providence Agent #3 Contraption Voice …
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden 2012 TV Movie Trench (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Perception 2012 TV Series Wesley Sumter
Soldiers of Fortune 2012 Capt. Mike Reed
Handy Manny 2012 TV Series Ruben
Chaos 2011 TV Series Rick Martinez
The Burying Beetle 2010 Video short Charlie
Ugly Betty 2007-2010 TV Series Gio Rossi
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York 2008 TV Movie Leo’s Father
Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 Jesse Rodriguez
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) 2008 Flaco / Crutches Guy (English version, voice)
Bottle Shock 2008 Gustavo Brambila (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Planet Terror 2007 Wray (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Grindhouse 2007 Wray (segment “Planet Terror”)
ER 2007 TV Series Simon
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! 2006 Video Rupert Garcia (voice)
Bobby 2006 Jose
Saints Row 2006 Video Game Angelo Lopez (voice, as Freddy Rodriguez)
Lady in the Water 2006 Reggie
Poseidon 2006 Marco Valentin
Teen Titans 2005-2006 TV Series Mas Menos Mas Y Menos …
American Dad! 2005 TV Series Hector
Harsh Times 2005 Mike Alonzo
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 2005 Manolin
Six Feet Under 2001-2005 TV Series Federico ‘Rico’ Diaz
Havoc 2005 Hector
Danny Phantom 2005 TV Series Mayor Montez
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico 2005 Video El Silver Mask Jr. / El Portero (voice, as Freddie Rodriguez)
Al Roach: Private Insectigator 2004 Short The Fly On The Wall
All Grown Up! 2004 TV Series Audience Member / Young Man
Scrubs 2003-2004 TV Series Mark Espinosa
Static Shock 2004 TV Series Fade / Tech
Dallas 362 2003 Rubin
Victor and Eddie 2003 Short Eddie
Chasing Papi 2003 Victor
Red Zone 2003 Sean ‘Mac’ Macintyre
The Proud Family 2002 TV Series Stomp
Beyond the City Limits 2001 Topo
Good Advice 2001 uncredited
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story 2000 TV Movie Leonel Sandoval
Oh, Grow Up 1999 TV Series Deke
Payback 1999/I Punk Messenger
Party of Five 1999 TV Series Albert
Joseph’s Gift 1998 Joseph Keller
Shock Television 1998 Eddie
My Brother Jack 1998 Joey Casale (as Freddy Capra)
Can’t Hardly Wait 1998 Jock #3 (as Freddy Rodriguez)
John Leguizamo: The Pest 1997 Ninja (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story 1996 TV Mini-Series Michael Maldonado
Dead Presidents 1995 Jose
A Walk in the Clouds 1995 Pedro Aragon, Jr. (as Freddy Rodriguez)
The Fence 1994 Young Terry Griff

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Nelson Bixby Takes on the Whole Wide World 2016 Short executive producer
Mediation 2014 Short executive producer
Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 executive producer
Red Zone 2003 associate producer

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
MADtv 2005 TV Series special thanks – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Steve Harvey 2015 TV Series Himself
Home & Family 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Imagination Unleashed: An Artisan’s Journey 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest 2011 Documentary Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2008 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Bonnie Hunt Show 2008 TV Series Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007-2008 TV Series Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael 2008 TV Series Himself
5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2008 TV Movie Himself
Speechless 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself
Sidewalks Entertainment 2007 TV Series Himself
Entertainment Tonight 2007 TV Series Himself
Punk’d 2007 TV Series Himself
13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2007 TV Special Himself
Bobby: The Making of an American Epic 2007 Video documentary short Himself
Reflections of Lady in the Water 2006 Video documentary short
Last Call with Carson Daly 2006 TV Series Himself
Scream Awards 2006 2006 TV Special Himself
Life and Loss: The Impact of ‘Six Feet Under’ 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself
MADtv 2005 TV Series Himself
2005 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest 2004 TV Series Himself
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004 TV Special Himself
The Michael Essany Show 2003 TV Series Himself
I Love the ’80s 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
Showboy 2002 Himself – Actor, ‘Six Feet Under’
2002 ALMA Awards 2002 TV Special Himself
De la mort à la vie: Six Feet Under 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself
Energy Express 1993 TV Series Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2011 Imagen Award Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actor – Television Chaos (2011)
2007 ShoWest Award ShoWest Convention, USA Supporting Actor of the Year
2006 Hollywood Film Award Hollywood Film Awards Ensemble of the Year Bobby (2006)
2005 Imagen Award Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actor – Television Six Feet Under (2001)
2004 Imagen Award Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Six Feet Under (2001)
2004 Golden Eagle Award Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Television Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2004 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2003 Imagen Award Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actor – Television Six Feet Under (2001)
2003 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2001 ALMA Award ALMA Awards Outstanding Latino Cast in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Best of 2014 Award NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Best Performance in a Comedy Mediation (2014)
2009 ALMA Award ALMA Awards Actor in Film Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
2007 Critics Choice Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Acting Ensemble Bobby (2006)
2007 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bobby (2006)
2006 ALMA Award ALMA Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2006 Imagen Award Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actor Six Feet Under (2001)
2006 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2005 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2002 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2002 ALMA Award ALMA Awards Outstanding Actor in a Television Series Six Feet Under (2001)
2002 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under (2001)

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