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Wilmer Valderrama Seeks to Bring Census Awareness to Hispanic Community - CBS News (blog)


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Wilmer Valderrama Seeks to Bring Census Awareness to Hispanic Community
CBS News (blog)
On Tuesday's "Washington Unplugged," actor Wilmer Valderrama joined Nancy Cordes to discuss his work with the non-profit organization Voto Latino, ...
Capitol Hill Presser With Wilmer Valderramamediabistro.com (blog)

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Posted on February 2, 2010, 2:47 pm

'Fez' gets chummy with pols - Politico


'Fez' gets chummy with pols
Politico
By ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS & PATRICK GAVIN | 2/4/10 5:54 PM EST Actor Wilmer Valderrama swung through Capitol Hill this week on behalf of the non-profit ...
He's back again?: 'Fez' says it's time to be countedWashington Examiner (blog)

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Posted on February 4, 2010, 4:14 pm

Birthday parties w/Wilmer Valderrama, Nicole Eggert, Kirsten Dunst - Las Vegas Sun


Las Vegas Sun

Birthday parties w/Wilmer Valderrama, Nicole Eggert, Kirsten Dunst
Las Vegas Sun
First up was Wilmer Valderrama of That '70s Show fame, who is starring in the film adaptation of CHiPs, celebrating his 30th at longtime friend Eva Longoria ...

Posted on February 2, 2010, 10:25 am

Happy Birthday, Wilmer Valderrama - NewsOK.com (blog)


Happy Birthday, Wilmer Valderrama
NewsOK.com (blog)
Pictured at right: Actor Wilmer Valderrama poses at the Triggerstreet.com party in Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday, June 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles).

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Posted on January 30, 2010, 3:09 am

Holly Madison's Holly Bowl Super Bowl party @Lavo; Tao in Miami - Las Vegas Sun


Las Vegas Sun

Holly Madison's Holly Bowl Super Bowl party @Lavo; Tao in Miami
Las Vegas Sun
... Chace Crawford, Kevin Connolly, Amanda Bynes, Dhani Jones, Gabrielle Union, Wilmer Valderrama, Lance Bass, the Wayans Brothers and Rony Seikaly.

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Posted on February 7, 2010, 3:27 pm

Super Bowl Party Madness - Wonderwall (satire)


Super Bowl Party Madness
Wonderwall (satire)
Wilmer Valderrama poses for pictures with fans and signs autographs as he makes his way through South Beach from one Super Bowl event to the next. ...

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Posted on February 7, 2010, 12:34 pm

Mila Kunis Forced to Work at Drug Store Even When She Was Famous - FOXNews


Mila Kunis Forced to Work at Drug Store Even When She Was Famous
FOXNews
... her to work a part-time retail gig ? even when she was starring alongside Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace and Wilmer Valderrama in ?That '70's Show. ...

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Posted on January 27, 2010, 9:50 am

"The Dry Land" a wrenching Iraq war story - Reuters


Variety

"The Dry Land" a wrenching Iraq war story
Reuters
Raymond (Wilmer Valderrama) can't -- or won't -- shed any light on it, and together they set out for Walter Reed Hospital to visit Henry (Diego Klattenhoff) ...
THE DRY LAND - Sundance Movie ReviewDaemon's Movies
The Dry LandVariety

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Posted on January 25, 2010, 7:35 pm

A tale of losing and giving - The Spokesman Review


A tale of losing and giving
The Spokesman Review
Comedian Brett Butler (?Grace Under Fire?) is 52. Actor Christian Bale is 36. Singer Josh Kelley is 30. Actor Wilmer Valderrama is 30. ...

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Posted on January 30, 2010, 1:06 am

Win it: Sundance Sky Suite Gift Bag - Us Magazine


Us Magazine

Win it: Sundance Sky Suite Gift Bag
Us Magazine
Enter Us' Sundance Sky Suite Gift Bag sweepstakes for a chance to win the same products celebs like Khloe Kardashian, Stephanie Pratt and Wilmer Valderrama ...

Posted on February 2, 2010, 7:01 am

Wilmer Valderrama Biography

Wilmer Valderrama
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Wilmer Valderrama

Valderrama in 2007
Born Wilmer Eduardocitation needed Valderrama
January 30, 1980 (1980-01-30) (age 30)
Miami, Florida, United States

Wilmer Eduardocitation needed Valderrama (born January 30, 1980) is an American actor and television personality, best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show, the host of the MTV series Yo Momma, and the voice of Manny in the children's show Handy Manny.

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Early life

Valderrama was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Sobeida and Balvino Valderrama, who owned a farm equipment rental company.1 His mother is from Colombia and his father is from Venezuela.citation needed The family moved to Venezuela when he was three years old, then to Los Angeles when he was thirteen. He has two sisters, Marylin and Stephanie, and a brother named Christian.

Career

Valderrama got his start performing in numerous plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rumors. He made his professional debut in a Spanish-language Pacific Bell commercial. At his drama teacher's suggestion, he got an agent and was immediately cast in the CBS miniseries Four Corners and in Omba Makamba on the Disney Channel. He made his big screen debut starring opposite Freddie Prinze Jr., Brittany Murphy, Matthew Lillard and Jessica Biel in the Warner Brothers film Summer Catch.

Valderrama played Fez on That '70s Show from 1998–2006; he was a junior in high school when the pilot episode was filmed. He also played DJ Keoki in the 2003 film Party Monster alongside Macaulay Culkin, Chloë Sevigny, Wilson Cruz and Seth Green. He has produced and hosted the MTV series Yo Momma since 2006, and appeared (involuntarily) as many as three times on another MTV mainstay, Punk'd, hosted by fellow That '70s alum Ashton Kutcher.

Valderrama appeared in the Los Angeles Times critic's choice play Blackout,when? an adaptation of the feature film Drunks, and starred opposite Anjelica Huston and Ben Kingsley in the Actors' Fund of America one-performance only reading of Sunset Boulevard.when? He filmed the short film La Torcedura in which he played the lead, and appeared in The Darwin Awards, an independent film directed by Finn Taylor, starring Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes.

In animation work, Valderrama voiced Rodrigo in Clifford's Really Big Movie, playing alongside John Ritter, Wayne Brady and Jenna Elfman. He also voices the main character, Manny, in Disney Channel’s Handy Manny series for preschoolers (He even starred in a minisode featuring his acting counterpart).2 He had a starring role in El Muerto, an indie film directed by Brian Cox and based on the successful comic book created by Javier Hernandez. In January 2007, Valderrama launched his own men's fashion label called "Calavena".3

Valderrama made an appearance in Paula DeAnda's music video for "Easy", with Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel's video Imagínate featuring the rapper T-Pain, as well as Colombian singer Fanny Lu's video "Tu No Eres Para Mi", where he portrays her boyfriend.

Currently, he is working on a new sitcom he has created for Nickelodeon, entitled Earth to Pablo. It is about a family that receives a teenage space alien instead of the foreign exchange student they were expecting. [1]

Personal life

Valderrama maintainscitation needed close friendships with former That '70s co-stars Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson.

He dated Mandy Moore for 18 months between 2000-2002 4 and Lindsay Lohan in 2003-04. He also dated Hilary Duff.5 Much buzz was generated from a March 2006 radio interview with Howard Stern, where Valderrama complained about the size of his penis, claimed to have stolen Moore's virginity, and rated the supposed sexual prowess of singer-actresses Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ashlee Simpson67.Many of the claims Valderrama made during this interview have since been disputed by the other parties involved.citation needed. In 2006, Valderrama appeared on The Howard Stern Show and detailed that he and Moore were each other's "first loves" 8 although he did not claim that their relationship was sexual, as was alleged by several media sources who misquoted his remarks.910 Moore later referred to Valderrama as a "good guy" and a "gentleman" 11, although she has stated that his comments about their relationship were "utterly tacky".12

He has also been rumored to have dated Alexandra Cheron.citation needed

According to the TV gossip show, Access Hollywood, Valderrama purchased the 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser driven by Eric Forman on That '70s Show for $500 USD after the conclusion of the series.

During a July 2008 interview on The Jace Hall Show, Valderrama stated that his home was previously occupied by Chuck Norris.13

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Television work

Charity

In 2008 he used his celebrity status to endorse a charity against drunk driving.

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