Rico Rodriguez (actor)

Rico Rodriguez
Rodriguez at the 2015 PaleyFest
Born	July 31, 1998 Bryan, Texas, US
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Relatives	Raini Rodriguez (sister)

Rico Rodriguez (born July 31, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Manny Delgado in the ABC sitcom Modern Family. He also wrote a book that was published in 2012.

Early life

Rodriguez was born in Bryan, Texas, the son of Diane and Roy Rodriguez, who own a tire shop called Rodriguez Tire.^[1] His siblings are brothers Ray and Roy Jr., and sister Raini Rodriguez, who is an actress.^[2] He is of Mexican American descent.^[3]

Career

Rodriguez in June 2010.

Rodriguez had not considered becoming an actor until around 2006, when his sister began acting, stating in 2010 that he thought he would be "a NASCAR chef going to the moon".^[4] In September 2009, he began playing Manny Delgado in Modern Family.^[5] 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 a nomination for the same award was garnered in 2010.^[6] He wrote a book that was published in 2012 titled Reel Life Lessons... So Far.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Epic Movie	Chanchito
2007	Parker	Kid on Playground #2
2008	Babysitters Beware	Marco
2009	Opposite Day	Kid Janitor
2011	The Muppets	Rico Rodríguez	Cameo
2016	El Americano: The Movie	Cuco

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006–2007	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Ice cream kid prankster	10 episodes
2007	Cory in the House	Rico	2 episodes
2007	ER	James	1 episode
2007	Nip/Tuck	Kid #1	1 episode
2007	iCarly	Boy riding toy horse	Episode: "iRue the Day"
2008	My Name Is Earl	Kid	1 episode
2009	NCIS	Travis Buckley	Season 6, Ep201 19: "Hide and Seek"
2009–present	Modern Family	Manny Delgado
2011	Sesame Street	Presenter
2011	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil		1 Episode
2011	Good Luck Charlie	Leo	1 Episode
2012	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Chi	Episode: "The Weeping Woman"
2012	Norman	Costumed Boy / Linus van Pelt	1 Episode
2014	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	Snow-Foot	Episode: "The Legendary Snow-Foot!"
2015	Cyberchase	Ollie	Episode: "The Cyberchase Movie part 1" & "The Cyberchase Movie part 2"
2015	Austin & Ally	Benny	Episode: "Burdens & Boynado"

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
2009	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family	Nominated
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		Nominated
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

References

1. "Young Bryan siblings are finding success in Hollywood – The Eagle: Brazos Life". The Eagle. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
2. "Rico Rodriguez Congratulates His Sister Raini Rodriguez For Her Role in Disney's "PROM" Movie Disney Dreaming". DisneyDreaming.com. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
3. "Rico Rodriguez". The Hollywood Reporter. September 20, 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
4. Macatee, Rebecca (December 8, 2010). "Rico Rodriguez: I'm Nothing Like Manny on 'Modern Family'". PopEater. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
5. "Manny (Rico Rodriguez)". ABC. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
6. "Television – Modern Family". The New York Times. December 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
7. "'Modern Family' Star Rico Rodriguez Spills TV Secrets, Life Lessons in New Book". ABC News. November 20, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2013.

External links

• Rico Rodriguez at the Internet Movie Database