Quick facts
Birth date 12 Jun, 1973
Age 46 yrs
Occupations Actor
Television actor
Film actor
Citizenship United States of America
Birth place Miami
Education State University of New York at Purchase
Gender Male
Description American actor


Mel Rodriguez, an actor, a director and a comedian by profession, came to life on June 12th 1973. He is a Native American and was born in Miami, Florida, U.S. He was born to his parents in Florida and was raised in Havana where he shifted while he was very young. Mel has tried to pursue his career in many areas and fields. Initially during his childhood he wanted to become a boxer and made an effort in this regard as well.

He participated in various boxing competitions and made some development in the sports, however later on because of influence of his teacher in his high school, he shifted his interest towards acting and started doing various dramas and stage shows while at High School. He participated and acted in many dramas and was much appreciated there. He has also been a manager of a cigar shop where he spent some years of his life earning his living from there. He has also been rumored to be working in HSBC in past, however the details of his work with HSBC could never be verified. Mel has seldom remained in news for his relationships and doesn’t like discussing his personal life in media. He has got a handsome personality with tall height and fair complexion but whether he has a girlfriend or has got married in the past or not is not known.

According to his biography, Mel started his professional career while he was at high school post the inspiration from his school teacher. He worked in a campaign which was based on AIDS awareness wherein he acted in a play. He later on worked in many plays and theatre shows and left his studies to pursue acting in theatre. He debuted on TV with the popular show ‘Law & Order’ wherein he did a small role in one of the episodes of the show. He debuted in movies with a role in the movie ‘Wirey Spindell’ which was released in 1999.

He later on worked in many movies and TV shows both in big and small roles. He rose to fame with a TV show named ‘George Lopez’ which was telecasted in 2002 till 2007. His role was much appreciated in the series and he got many other roles because of his appearance in the show. He worked in over 30 TV shows including the popular ones like ‘CSI: NY’, ‘Gilmore Girls’, ‘Tyler Perry's House of Payne’, ‘FlashForward’, ‘Community’ amongst others and gained much popularity. Mel has also appeared in a musical video in the past with the name ‘Greens and Blues’ which was released in 2014.

Mel is very active on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and has got many followers there. He keeps on posting his recent images and latest updates on these sites. Mel has an estimated net worth of around $ 1 million and this worth is projected to increase in the future as well considering his current and future projects in movies and TV shows.

Last Modified: Feb 13, 2020




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