Paul Rodriguez is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Javier Mendez.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Not much is known about Rodriguez's early life. He was born on January 19, 1955 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, to Mexican agriculture ranchers. His family later migrated to Compton, California, where Rodriguez enlisted in the United States Air Force and was subsequently stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota.
Career[]
Rodriguez first appeared in a.k.a. Pablo, a sitcom produced by Embassy Television for ABC, but the show was canceled after six episodes. In 1988, he replaced Bob Eubanks as host of The Newlywed Game for one season. El Show de Paul Rodriguez was on Univision from March 2, 1990, to January 1, 1993.
From 2010 to 2011, Rodriguez hosted two seasons of the MTV Tr3́s comedy home video series Mis Videos Locos. The reality show features video footage of Latino people from various countries who are filmed by devices such as surveillance cameras and mobile phones.
Rodriguez has appeared in several feature films, such as The Whoopee Boys with Michael O'Keefe, Denholm Elliott and Marsha Warfield; Blood Work with Clint Eastwood; D.C. Cab, Born in East L.A., Tortilla Soup, Rat Race, and Ali. He has also performed voiceover roles for King of the Hill, Dora the Explorer, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Rodriguez directed and starred in the film A Million to Juan, and he produced and appeared in the 2002 comedy film The Original Latin Kings of Comedy. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Rodriguez at No. 74 on its list of the "100 Greatest Standups of all Time".
In 2009, the Paul Rodriguez: Comedy Rehab movie featured a night of Latino comedy hosted by him, and Paul Rodriguez: Just for the Record, which documents a live performance, was released in 2011.
In 2021, Rodriguez was cast as Javier Mendez on A Million Little Things.
Rodriguez is known for his charity work, and many of his comedy specials cover serious issues that are of concern to the Latino community. He has performed for several Comic Relief charity specials and, in 1995, he performed a television special live from San Quentin State Prison. He is the chairman of the California Latino Water Coalition, a group that campaigns to draw attention to California's dire water situation, and was influential in enacting the California Water Bond Measure.
Personal life[]
Rodriguez's son Paul Rodriguez Jr. is a professional skateboarder (also known as "P-Rod").
Trivia[]
- Per the episode's press release, Rodriguez was supposed to voice Javier Mendez in the Season 3 episode "Redefine".[1] However, his scene ended up being cut for unknown reasons.
Appearances[]
A Million Little Things: Season 3 | ||||||||
"Hit & Run": | "Writings On the Wall": | "Letting Go": | "The Talk": | "Non-essential": | "Miles Apart": | "Timing": | "The Price of Admission": | "The Lost Sheep": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
"Trust Me": | "Redefine": | "Junior": | "Listen": | "United Front": | "Not Alone": | "No One Is to Blame": | "Justice: Part 1": | "Justice: Part 2": |
Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Credit Only | Appears |
A Million Little Things: Season 5 | |||||||||
"The Last Dance": | "Think Twice": | "In the Room": | "A Bird in the Hand": | "No Place Like Home": | "Mic Drop": | "Spilled Milk": | |||
Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |||
"Dear Diary": | "Father's Day": | "The Salesman": | "Ironic": | "Tough Stuff": | "One Big Thing": | ||||
Absent | Archive | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
References[]
- ↑ A Million Little Things: redefine (4/21), by ABC, Dgepress.com (April 5, 2021)