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Jimmy Smits as Alex Vega on "Cane" Jimmy Smits as Alex Vega on "Cane" Scene from "Cane" Jimmy Smits Pictures Jimmy Smits stars as Alex Vega on CBS's "Cane." Jimmy Smits is an accomplished film, theater and television actor. Jimmy Smits is an 11-time Emmy Award nominee and won the award in 1990 for his role as Victor Sifuentes in "L.A. Law." Jimmy Smits is a four-time Golden Globe nominee and won the award in 1996 for his role on "NYPD Blue." Jimmy Smits is an eight-time nominee of the Screen Actors Guild Awards and has been nominated and won a variety of other prestigious awards, including wins in 2005 at the Imagen Foundation Awards, in 1996 at the NCLR Bravo Awards and a 1999 Humanitas Award for his work on "NYPD Blue." Jimmy Smits is also a five-time ALMA Award nominee and three-time winner (in 1998 and 1999 for "NYPD Blue" and in 2006 for the "The West Wing"). Jimmy Smits' television credits include "L.A. Law," "The West Wing," "NYPD Blue" and the award-winning TV movies "The Broken Cord" and "Lackawanna Blues." Jimmy Smits' film credits include "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," "Running Scared," "The Believers," "Old Gringo," "Switch," "Price of Glory," "Bless The Child" and "My Family/Mi Familia," for which he received an IFP Spirit Award nomination. Jimmy Smits will next be seen in "The Jane Austen Book Club." Jimmy Smits' theater credits include the Broadway production of Nilo Cruz's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics," The New York Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park" presentations of "Much Ado About Nothing" in 2004 and "Twelfth Night" in 2002 and has appeared in numerous off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Taking his dedication to the arts to the next level, Jimmy Smits is also an active member of the New York Public Theater's Board of Directors. Jimmy Smits is also a successful producer. El Sendero Productions, his production company, has set up two separate projects with ABC Studios, one a miniseries at ABC and the other a drama on FX. Over the years, Jimmy Smits has involved himself in various charitable organizations and has consistently been a strong advocate for education. In 1997, Jimmy Smits co-founded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), along with actors Esai Morales and Sonia Braga and Washington, D.C. attorney Felix Sanchez, to promote Hispanic talent in the performing arts. The organization, which just celebrated its 10th Anniversary, offers graduate scholarships and cash grants at prominent colleges and universities in order to expand career opportunities and increase access for Hispanic artists and professionals while fostering the emergence of new Hispanic talent. A second generation American, Jimmy Smits is a native of Brooklyn, New York and traces his roots to Puerto Rico and Surinam. During his childhood, Jimmy Smits' family moved several times and Smits spent a great deal of time in Puerto Rico where he learned to speak Spanish. Jimmy Smits currently lives in Los Angeles.
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LOST - Jimmy Smits 3 hours ago@iliveforthis27 my mom thought it was a photo of actor Jimmy Smits 3 hours ago@essl you need to let shows go. Only Jimmy Smits can Smallville now. 5 hours agoI just spent 5 minutes trying to explain to my mom that it was Sammy Sosa and not Jimmy Smits in that photo... 6 hours agoRT @RosakaM In the middle of season 3 of Dexter. I really like Jimmy Smits character as the ADA. It will be interesting to see what happen.. 1 day agoIn the middle of season 3 of Dexter. I really like Jimmy Smits character as the ADA. It will be interesting to see what happens with him. 1 day ago@editorzon *looks around te room* Nope. No one here looks like Jimmy Smits. Sad but true. 1 day agoCongratulations @DenatureX! It's James P. Kennedy, not Jimmy Smits... 1 day ago@MensHealthMag Jimmy Smits? 1 day ago@ali828 When Jimmy Smits was on was when it was at it's best I think. He brought alot to the show. He and Dennis Franz were great together 1 day agoRT @dgchichester Dexter season 3 via iPod: grisly, entertaining, Jimmy Smits charm + chilling. End a bit too neat. But I suppose serial ki.. 2 days agoDexter season 3 via iPod: grisly, entertaining, Jimmy Smits charm + chilling. End a bit too neat. But I suppose serial killers have to be. 2 days agoI just talked to Jimmy Smits!!!!! Ah! 2 days ago@Missets Hav'nt seen Dexter since he went to England to find that bioatch. Not true, He killed Tebo for Jimmy Smits. Need to catch up. 2 days agoWhat was Jimmy Smits' signature role? 2 days ago |
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