The man who shares the same name with the most famous and prestigious award in entertainment, the Oscar Award, Oscar Nunez, is a Cuban-American actor and comedian. He is the creator and executive producer of the Comedy Central series. Halfway Home in which he shared the character of Eulogio Pla in 2007. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Oscar Martinez, the paper supply accountant on the NBC show, The office
Oscar Nunez Biography
Born November 18, 1958 in Colon, Cuba, to parents of classmates of Fidel Castro at the University of Havana. Her mother was a dentist while her father was a lawyer.
Shortly after he was born, his parents migrated and moved to Venezuela and later to the United States. They moved to Boston when they were two years old, and when they were four, they took their son with them to Union City, New Jersey, where he was raised. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.
New York City is home to several colleges he attended. They include the Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design for writing, and the Magna Institute of Dental Technology where he was certified as a dental technician. Oscar was also a member of The Groundlings (a school of improv and sketching troupe based in Los Angeles, California) and performed in their Sunday Company.
Career
His comedy show started in New York with TheChoc of The Funny Theater Troupe where he performed in over 300 shows. He then appeared in theater in New York and Washington D.C. before moving to Los Angeles in the mid-90s. It was there that he joined The Groundlings where he wrote and starred in a production called Smooth Towards down there
Oscar Nunez attended the Warner Brothers Comedy Writer’s Workshop and graduated in 1997. Continuing his comedy writing, he entered competitions such as the ABC Latino Writers Project in 1999, where he was a finalist.
He appeared on the Match Match show in 1998 but was not a winner. Oscar was a stand-in on The Men’s Show for co-host, Adam Carolla.
Besides his role in The Office for which he became more famous, his other television credits include The District, 24, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Malcolm in the Center, Reno 911! , Mad TV, Grounded for Life, Still Standing, The Bad Girl’s Guide.
Oscar Nunez has also appeared in films and his works include The Italian Job, Reno 911! Miami, When Do We Eat?, The Proposal, Anthony Lawsuit, Fred: The Movie, Glory Road, The 33, No Men.
He appeared regularly on the People of Earth comedy series in 2016, and in 2018 portrayed State Farm Insurance agent Cole Perez in a series of commercials.
He was one of eight judges for the 2010 Miss USA pageant and is also known to be a talent scout for Last Comic Standing. The Office actor co-starred on the short-lived USA Network comedy series Benched. During his work he starred alongside Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Mos Def, Seth Green and Edward Norton.
Is Oscar Nunez gay or straight?
Whether in the comedy or detective genre, as a pet store owner, lawyer, security guard, caterer, stripper, soda jerk, clergy, Oscar Nunez puts his finger on it. However, his portrayal of conservative gay accountant Oscar Martinez, whom he played throughout the show’s nine seasons from 2005 to 2013, is his most famous character. His character is openly gay after being reluctantly revealed in season three, Michael Scott’s Gay Witch Hunt.
He is considered one of the best gay characters on television. However, regarding his sexual orientation, he is straight and is just one statistic in the list of straight actors who have played a gay character.
His wife
Oscar, the gayest straight man on TV or you can call him the gayest straight man is a married man. He tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, actress, comedian and director, Ursula Whittaker on May 21, 2011, months after their December 17, 2010 engagement. They baptized August Luce Nunez on October 4, 2012. He was previously married to Carla.
Ursula grew up in Los Angeles, where she was born. She studied dance, theater and writing. She received a BA in American Literature and a minor in Film and Television from the University of Southern California. Like her husband, she was also a member of a theater and accumulated most of her acting experience there. The theater group she belonged to was Theater Neo in Los Angeles.
She wrote and performed comedy theater for a few years and had her monologue work published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine. His work credits include Veronica Mars, Veep, Prime Suspect, Malcolm in the Middle, The Numbers Game , ER medical dramas , and Grey’s Anatomy. His theatrical performances include Your Mother, Big Mistake, Upcoming Attractions, Jobs, and Jesus in Marriage.
Oscar Nunez net worth
The tall actor is 1.75m tall and has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
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