Steven Bauer

This article is about the American actor. For the Canadian bicycle racer, see Steve Bauer.
Steven Bauer

Bauer on August 7, 2008
Born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson
(1956-12-02) December 2, 1956
Havana, Cuba
Occupation Actor
Years active 1977–present
Spouse(s) Melanie Griffith (1981–1989; 1 child)
Ingrid Anderson (1989–1991; divorced; 1 child)
Christiana Boney (1992–2002; divorced)
Paulette Mitlimore (2003–2012; divorced)

Steven Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson;[1] December 2, 1956) is a Cuban-American actor. He is known for his role as Manny Ribera in the 1983 film Scarface, his role as Don Eladio in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad, his role as Avi in Ray Donovan, and his role on the bilingual PBS show ¿Qué Pasa, USA?.[2]

Early life

Born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson[1] in Havana, Cuba, the son of Lillian Samson Agostini, a schoolteacher, and Esteban Echevarria, a pilot who worked for Cubana Airlines.[2][3] Bauer's maternal grandfather was a Jewish refugee from Germany, and Bauer's maternal grandmother was a Cuban of partial Italian ancestry.[4][5][6] His stage surname comes from his maternal great-grandmother.[2] Bauer's parents fled from Cuba to Miami, Florida, on July 4, 1960, following Fidel Castro's Revolution.[2] He graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 1974.[7] Originally intending to become a musician, Bauer turned to acting while attending Miami-Dade Community College, but then transferred to the University of Miami, where he studied in its Department of Theater Arts and performed at its Jerry Herman Ring Theatre where he became friends with actor Ray Liotta.[2]

Acting career

Bauer's first substantial role was in the PBS bilingual sitcom ¿Qué Pasa, USA?, playing the teenage son of a Cuban exile family in Miami, from 1977 to 1979.[2] He also appeared in the 1980 TV miniseries From Here to Eternity. He was credited in these and a few other early projects as Rocky Echevarría. In 1981, Bauer starred in the television movie She's in the Army Now, where he met his first wife, actress Melanie Griffith. They both moved to New York City and stayed at Ray Liotta's apartment, while Liotta moved to Los Angeles and stayed at theirs. Both Bauer and Griffith studied under famed acting teacher Stella Adler, and he appeared in several off-Broadway productions. During this time he briefly adopted the stage name Rocky Echevarria, before settling on "Steven Bauer".

Bauer was given the role of Manny Ribera, the part played by George Raft in the original 1932 version, in the 1983 movie Scarface,[2] even though (like Raft) he was a relatively unknown actor at the time. The producers of Scarface were convinced that he was right for the role based on his strong audition, as well as his authentic Cuban background. His performance drew a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 1986 he had two other important roles. The first was as Det. Frank Sigliano in the Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines cop comedy Running Scared. The second was as an Israeli soldier named Avner in the Canadian CTV television movie Sword of Gideon, which tells the story of Mossad agents hunting down terrorists in the aftermath of the 1972 Munich massacre. The Sword of Gideon script was the basis for Steven Spielberg's later film Munich, which follows the same storyline and borrows heavily from the Sword of Gideon story and script. In 1990 Bauer played the role of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in the television miniseries Drug Wars: The Camarena Story alongside Benicio Del Toro and Craig T. Nelson. That same year, Bauer took over the series lead of the television show Wiseguy from Ken Wahl for the fourth and final season, playing US Attorney Michael Santana after Wahl's character disappears.

Since then, Bauer has made his career primarily, though not exclusively, in action films and crime dramas on both the big and small screens, including such motion pictures as Primal Fear and Traffic. He also made an appearance in the video game spin-off Scarface: The World Is Yours, playing drug dealer The Sandman. In 2007 he appeared on an episode of Burn Notice. In 2011, Bauer appeared on the show Breaking Bad playing Mexican drug lord Don Eladio. He stars with Julianne Michelle in the feature film Awakened, a supernatural thriller touching on Life After Death, a Supernova Media motion picture. He currently appears as ex-Mossad agent turned private investigator "Avi" in the Showtime series Ray Donovan.

Personal life

Bauer married Melanie Griffith on September 8, 1981.[8] The couple had a son, Alexander Bauer, on August 22, 1985,[2] before divorcing in 1989.[9] That same year he married Ingrid Anderson, with whom he had another son, Dylan, born in 1990. His second marriage ended in divorce in 1991. A year later, he married his third wife, Christiana Boney, but the couple eventually divorced. On December 18, 2012, Bauer was arrested in the Miami, Florida, area, accused of driving with a suspended license.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1983 Valley Girl Guy in Pink Shirt Uncredited
1983 Scarface Manny Ribera
1984 Thief of Hearts Scott Muller
1984 Body Double Assistant Director Uncredited
1986 Sword of Gideon Avner
1986 Running Scared Det. Frank Sigliano
1988 Wildfire Frank
1988 The Beast of War Taj
1989 Gleaming the Cube Al Lucero
1991 A Climate for Killing Paul McGraw
1991 Raising Cain Jack Dante
1992 Drive Like Lightning Charlie Robinson
1993 Woman of Desire Jonathan Ashby/Ted Ashby
1993 Snapdragon David
1994 Terminal Voyage Reese
1994 Improper Conduct Sam
1994 Stranger by Night Bobby Corcoran
1995 Codename: Silencer Vinnie Rizzo
1995 Wild Side Tony
1996 Primal Fear Joey Pinero
1996 Navajo Blues Nick Epps/John Cole
1997 Miami
1997 Kickboxing Academy Carl
1997 The Blackout Mickey's Studio Actor
1997 Plato's Run Sam
1998 Star Portal Dr. Ray Brady
1998 The Versace Murder FBI Agent John Jacoby
1998 Naked Lies Kevin Dowd
2000 El Grito Ibarra
2000 Glory Glory Jack
2000 Forever Lulu Lou
2000 Rave Antonio
2000 Traffic Carlos Ayala
2001 Speed Limit Jeff
2001 The Learning Curve Mark York
2002 Malevolent Capt. Greg Pruitt
2003 Masked and Anonymous Edgar
2003 Nola Leo
2004 Doing Hard Time Det. Anthony Wade
2005 The Nowhere Man
2005 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer Victor Reyes
2005 Keeper of the Past The Mayor
2005 Hitters Anonymous Theodore Swan
2005 Pit Fighter Manolo
2005 La fiesta del Chivo Viñas
2005 The Lost City Castel
2006 Dead Lenny Lenny Long
2006 Ladrones & Mentirosos Oscar
2007 Natural Born Komics
2007 The Last Sentinel Drone Scientist
2008 Dark World Rick
2008 Mutants Santiago
2008 Didn't Know How I Was Mr. Hernandez
2009 Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia General Manuel Valez
2009 The Intruders Michael Foster
2009 Venus & Vegas Francis
2009 Charlie Valentine Ferucci
2009 Raven William
2009 Boyle Heights Tino
2009 From Mexico with Love Tito
2009 Fast Lane Lt. Baynes
2009 A Numbers Game Neal Black
2009 Disarmed Caine
2009 Camouflage Bobb
2010 Bulletface Ned Walker
2010 Toxic Conrad
2010 Zenitram Frank Ramírez
2010 Crumble Reda
2010 One in the Gun Arthur
2010 Suicide Dolls Hank
2010 Promises Detective Stevens
2010 Session Jake Tellman
2010 Enemies Among Us Senator Edmonds
2011 Shadows in Paradise Agent Stubbs
2011 The Last Gamble Steven

2011 "Mommy and Me"

2011 Pimp Bullies Mr. Watson
2012 A Dark Truth Tony Green
2012 Werewolf: The Beast Among Us Hyde
2013 Real Gangsters "Big" Nick Salens
2013 Once Upon a Time in Queens P.O. Ramirez
2013 Seasick Sailor Waldorf Short film
2014 The Lookalike
2016 JL Ranch Filming

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Music Video

Song Year Artist Role Notes
"Noche de Copas" 1984 Maria Conchita Alonso Main Lover Interest
"Would I Lie to You?" 1985 Eurythmics Biker Boyfriend
"Conga" 1985 Miami Sound Machine Crowd Dancer
"Secret Admirer" 2007 Pitbull
"Hold On, We're Going Home" 2013 Drake Kidnapper

Television

Year Show Role Notes
1977–1979 ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? Jose "Joe" Peña 28 episodes (as Rocky Echevarría)
1978 The Rockford Files Jesus Hernandez 1 episode (as Rocky Echevarría)
1980 From Here to Eternity Private Ignacio Carmona 1 episode (as Rocky Echevarría)
1981 Hill Street Blues Officer Fuentes 2 episodes (as Rocky Echevarría)
1981 She's in the Army Now Nick Donato Television film (as Rocky Bauer)
1982 An Innocent Love Duncan Widders Television film (as Rocky Bauer)
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Gambler 1 episode
1986 Sword of Gideon Avner Television film
1987 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's Tony Montoya Television film
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Miniseries
1990 Wiseguy Michael Santana 9 episodes
1991 Sweet Poison Bobby Television film
1991 False Arrest Detective Dan Ryan Television film
1992 Drive Like Lightning Charlie Television film
1992 Red Shoe Diaries Michael 1 episode
1997 Sisters and Other Stranger Anthony Quintana Television film
1998 The Outer Limits Sergeant Waylon Dumar 1 episode
1998 Welcome to Paradox Detective Angel Cardenas 1 episode
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger Lorenzo Cabral 1 episode
2000 For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Angel Television film
2000–2001 Relic Hunter Tony 2 episodes
2001 Nash Bridges Lima 1 episode
2001 V.I.P. Blake Thompson 1 episode
2001 Boss of Bosses Vito Genovese Television film
2001 UC: Undercover Carlos Cortez 3 episodes
2002 King of Texas Menchaca Television film
2004 Raptor Island Azir Television film
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Stefano 1 episode
2006 South Beach Lieutenant Rivera 3 episodes
2007 Kings of South Beach Allie Boy Television film
2007 Planet Raptor Captain Mace Carter Television film
2007 Burn Notice Reyes 1 episode
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Raphael Gardner 1 episode
2009 Cold Case Osmany "Oz" Leon 1 episode
2009 American Dad! Fernando Jaramillo 1 episode
2009 Mental Diego Suarez 1 episode
2010 Hacienda Heights Mayor Eduardo Garcia 11 episodes
2011 Breaking Bad Don Eladio Vuente 2 episodes
2012 Common Law Miguel Avila 1 episode
2013 The Mentalist Don Clyde 1 episode
2013–present Ray Donovan Avi 36 episodes
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bobby Esposito 1 episode
2014 The Night Shift Milo Osborne 2 episodes
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Jimmy Sykes 1 episode
2015 Battle Creek Roderigo 1 episode
2015 Blue Bloods Gerry Guerrero 1 episode

Video game

Game Year Role Notes
Scarface: The World is Yours 2006 The Sandman
Hitman: Absolution 2012 Birdie

Awards and Nominations

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Perez Rivera, Francisco (1984-11-16). "What's in a name? For Steven Bauer, it's more important what isn't". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Coto, Juan Carlos (1990-11-10). "STEVEN BAUER WISES UP NEW-LOOK WISEGUY MIGHT BE ACTOR'S TICKET OUT OF THE DOLDRUMS". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  3. ↑ Steven Bauer Biography (1956–)
  4. ↑ Zekas, Rita (1986-11-26). "Steve Bauer's got the looks and the talent". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2011-02-10. My grandfather was a German Jew He married a Cuban girl of Italian descent
  5. ↑ Kleiner, Dick (1984-03-14). "Steven Bauer is tough new face". The Frederick Post. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  6. ↑ http://www.parade.com/54073/joelkeller/steven-bauer-on-being-ray-donovans-enforcer-teaching-gus-fring-spanish-and-hanging-with-pacino/
  7. ↑ Steven Bauer's official MySpace profile
  8. ↑ http://www.familytreenow.com/record/8kvSvd__CC5VEhevEBllAg
  9. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmentertainment/melanie-griffith-reveals-she-was-still-married-to-steven-bauer-while-pregnant-with-dakota-Johnson
  10. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/steven-bauer-arrested-in-sweetwater_n_2322986.html Steven Bauer, 'Scarface' Actor, Arrested In Miami
  11. ↑ Foy, Scott (2011-09-16). "Universal's New Werewolf Casts a Steven and a Stephen | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

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