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Guillermo Díaz
Díaz in 2013
Born	(1975-03-22) March 22, 1975 (age 49) New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Guillermo Díaz (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for films Half Baked (1998), 200 Cigarettes (1999) and Stonewall (1995). He is best known for his role as Diego "Huck" Muñoz in the drama series Scandal. Díaz has made guest appearances on Chappelle's Show, Law & Order, Weeds, ER, Broad City, and Girls.

Early life and career

Díaz was born in New Jersey to Cuban parents, and grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan. In 1994, he landed his first speaking role as Spike in Boaz Yakin's Fresh. From there he began working on Party Girl as Leo, Parker Posey's roommate. His next role was a drag queen (La Miranda) in Nigel Finch's Stonewall. In 1996, Díaz worked in Jim McKay's Girls Town as Dylan, after which he appeared in I'm Not Rappaport.

Díaz played Paco de la Vega al Camino Cordoba Jose Cuervo Sanchez Rodriguez Jr., a high school gang member in High School High. He later appeared in Freeway as Flaco, another gang member. While in Los Angeles, he did guest spots on ER and Party of Five.

After finishing work on the West Coast, Díaz traveled back east to play a stoner named Eric in Brian Sloan's film I Think I Do. A similar role followed as Scarface in the film Half Baked. One of his co-stars was Dave Chappelle, who later cast him in several episodes of Chappelle's Show. In 1999, he landed a non-verbal role in 200 Cigarettes, and went on to act in both Ethan Hawke's directorial debut Chelsea Walls and the movie Just One Time, where as secondary characters one critic thought that he and Jennifer Esposito provided what little "comic spark" existed in the film.

Díaz played Guillermo García Gómez, a drug dealer/trafficker, in seasons 2-6 of the series Weeds. In 2009, he starred on the series Mercy, where his portrayal of the gay nurse Angel received negative criticism in online forums for being too flamboyant. In 2010, he appeared in the thriller film Exquisite Corpse.

After having portrayed several Mexican gangsters (cholos), Díaz was cast in 2010 as a Latino gangster named Poh Boy in Cop Out. When asked about being typecast, he said: "I , but not really anymore. Now I'm just grateful that I'm working. I try to make everything different."

In 2010, Díaz did a photoshoot for Pinups Magazine. The photoshoot featured full frontal nudity from Díaz.

In 2011, Díaz appeared alongside Britney Spears in a music video for the single "I Wanna Go", and took part in a scene referencing his character Scarface from Half Baked.

Scandal

In 2012, Díaz began his main role as Huck in the drama series Scandal.

Díaz was one of the many celebrities that acted in Beyoncé and Jay Z's video for "Run" in 2014.

Personal life

Díaz is gay. In 2011, he told Out magazine that his rough upbringing in New York City, during which he hid his sexuality so as not to become a target, ultimately made him a better actor. He said: "I went to school in the Bronx. I learned to constantly try to cover up the fact that I was gay. That façade of being somebody I'm really not just to protect myself definitely helped with acting." He was named one of Out Magazine's 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people for 2013.

Díaz has said on multiple occasions that he is a fan of Madonna. He has been to all of her tours apart from The Virgin Tour and The Who's That Girl Tour. He also has her face tattooed on his right arm.

In November 2017, Díaz was nominated to Out magazine's "OUT100" for 2017 in recognition of his work and his visibility.

In popular culture

In 2006, he joined the cast of a series of improv-based commercials for Sierra Mist titled Mist Takes. A Spanish version of the advertisements began airing, and the bilingual Díaz also starred in those with other Latino comedians.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other media

References

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2. Staff (2017). "Guillermo Diaz". OUT. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
3. "Catching Up With Guillermo Díaz". Paste Magazine. 25 February 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
4. "Before 'Scandal,' Guillermo Diaz was a real drag in 'Stonewall'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
5. Stephen Holden (December 26, 1996). "Movie Review: I m Not Rappaport (1996) - Expecting Godot? Not in Central Park". New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
6. Lee Hernandez. ""Weeds" Star Guillermo Diaz: "I'm A Very Big Advocate of Marijuana!"". latina.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
7. "Scandal Cast - Guillermo Diaz – "Huck"". CityTV.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
8. "Guillermo Díaz Turns 40: Rare Photos and Interesting Facts on 'Scandal' Actor". International Business Times. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
9. "Chappelle's Show: "Pilot"". IGN. 21 January 2003. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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11. ""Weeds" Star Guillermo Diaz's High Life - The Urban Daily". The Urban Daily. 20 June 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
12. ^ "Guillermo Diaz: Angel of Mercy". Out Magazine. 27 March 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
13. "A Trailer and Artwork For an Exquisite Corpse". Dread Central. 27 July 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
14. "Guillermo Diaz". The A.V. Club. 25 February 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
15. Ryan, Kyle (February 28, 2010). "Random Roles: Guillermo Diaz". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 23, 2015. AVC: Do you worry that you're getting too many of these roles, like, "Oh hey, another Mexican thug!" GD: At first when I read the script, I was like, "Oh God, another one? What the fuck am I gonna do to make this shit different?"
16. "Pinups Magazine: Issue 12". Pinups Magazine. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
17. "A Cute Cop, Terminators, And Scarface: Britney's Brilliant New Video "I Wanna Go"". VH1. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
18. Britney Spears - I Wanna Go. YouTube. June 22, 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
19. Lesley Goldberg (3 May 2012). "'Scandal's' Guillermo Diaz Dishes on Huck's Mysterious Past". The Hollywood Reporter.
20. Mitchell Peters (18 May 2014). "'Jay Z and Beyonce Release Mini-Movie 'Run ... - Billboard". Billboard.
21. Lambert, Evan (April 23, 2012). "'Weeds' Actor Talks Getting Naked, Acting Like a Thug". Out.
22. Nededog, Jethro (10 July 2014). "'Scandal's' Guillermo Diaz, 'RJ Berger's' Paul Iacono and 'Fosters' Producers Make OUT 100 List". TheWrap. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
23. "Interview on Ellen".
24. "OUT100: Guillermo Díaz, Actor". Out. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
25. Phyllis Furman (April 10, 2006). "Mist-Takes made again. New ads for Sierra Mist". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

External links

• Guillermo Díaz at IMDb

• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American entertainers of Cuban descent
• American gay actors
• Hispanic and Latino American male actors
• LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino American people
• Living people
• People from Washington Heights, Manhattan
• 1975 births
• Male actors from New Jersey
• Male actors from Manhattan
• LGBTQ people from New York (state)
• LGBTQ people from New Jersey