Rico Rodriguez
Quick Facts
Biography
Rico Rodriguez II or Rico Rodriguez (born July 31, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Manny Delgado in the sitcom from ABC, Modern Family. Rodriguez has also starred in Epic Movie (2007) and The Muppets (2011). In 2012, he wrote a book titled Reel Life Lessons... So Far.
Early and personal life
Rodriguez was born in Bryan, Texas, the son of Diane and Roy Rodriguez, who owned a tire shop called Rodriguez Tire Service. His siblings are brothers Ray and Roy Jr., and sister Raini Rodriguez, who is an actress. He is of Mexican descent. On March 12, 2017, Rodriguez's father, Roy, died at age 52.
Career
Rodriguez had not considered becoming an actor until around 2006, when his sister began acting, stating in December 2010 that he thought he would be "a NASCAR chef going to the moon".
In September 2009, he began playing Manny Delgado in Modern Family. He is a co winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series on two occasions (2011 and 2012), alongside the rest of the show's cast, and was nominated for the same award in 2010.
He wrote a book that was published in November 2012, titled Reel Life Lessons... So Far.
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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2009 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Modern Family | Won |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |
2010 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series | Won | |
2010 | Teen Choice Award | Choice TV: Male Breakout Star | Won | |
2010 | Imagen Award | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Nominated | |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |
2011 | ALMA Award | Favorite TV Actor-Supporting Role in a Comedy | Won | |
2011 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series | Nominated | |
2011 | Teen Choice Award | Choice TV: Male Breakout Star | Nominated | |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |
2012 | ALMA Award | Favorite TV Actor-Supporting Role in a Comedy | Won | |
2013 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |
2013 | Teen Choice Award | Choice TV: Male Breakout Star | Nominated | |
2014 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |
2015 | Image Award | Best Young Actor – Television | Won |