Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos (born 1947), the American actor

Legal name, Full name

"Edward Olmos"

Born

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1947; February 1947; February 24th 1947; the United States; California;  …

Los Angeles; North America; the world; the Americas; Los Angeles County, CA; Southern California; the Northern Hemisphere; Greater Los Angeles Area; Southwestern United States; East Los Angeles, California; the west coast of the us; the area using the NANP; the US dollar zone; the Pacific Standard Time region; the continental United States; the contiguous United States; the G8; North America

Starred in

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Battlestar Galactica; Blade Runner; The Green Hornet; South of the Border; Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind;  …

Selena; Stand and Deliver; American Me; The Road to El Dorado; The Taking of Pelham One Two Three; My Family; 12 Angry Men; Gossip; Wolfen; Virus; In the Time of the Butterflies; Zoot Suit; The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit; Triumph of the Spirit; Caught; A Million to Juan; Roosters; Saving Grace; Talent for the Game; The Princess and the Barrio Boy; Aloha, Bobby and Rose; Youngest Godfather; Splinter; The Green Hornet; Faerie Tale Theatre; The Wall; Hollywood Confidential; The Fortunate Pilgrim

Directed

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American Me; Islanded in a Stream of Stars; Walkout; Escape Velocity; Taking a Break from All Your Worries;  …

Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down

Producer of

Selena, Selena Remembered

Height

5 feet and 8.75 inches

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_James_Olmos

Spouse

Lorraine Bracco

Active

1978 onwards

Gender

male

Nationality

american

Educated

California State University, Los Angeles; Montebello High School

Last Name

"Olmos"

First Name

"Edward"

Main Occupation

actor, film director

Class

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person; actor; film director; television director; author;  …

Pisces person; TV personality; award winner; person that was nominated for an award, honour or prize; director

Featured in

Maria's Story, Maria's Story, Chicano Rock!, Hispanic Hollywood

Worked with

Bodie Olmos

Nominations

Best Actor (1988)

Born During

1940s

Attributes

male, Mexican American, 5 feet and 8.75 inches tall

Related Websites

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http://watch.spacecast.com/battlestar-galactica/cast-phone-chats/battlestar-galactica-phoners-with-edward-james-olmos/#clip150919, http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/battlestar-galacticas-edward-james-olmos-the-new-father-of-science-fiction/483187, http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1996_jan-dec/04/04-11-96tdc/04-11-96d01-004.htm, http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/edward-james-olmos-galactica.tv-interview.html, http://www.pbs.org/americanfamily/behind6.html,  …

http://www.tv-now.com/stars/olmos.html, http://www.freespeech.org/videodb/index.php?action=view&video_id=10227&media_id=6012&browse=0

Freebase ID

"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000001376e0"

OpenCyc ID

"Mx4rv2AlT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"

DBPedia URI

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Edward_James_Olmos

Rare Terms

"ejo", "olmos", "eddie olmos"

Middle-name

"James"

Birthday

the 24th of February

Quotes

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"You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints."; "You get more churches burned down in the United States in the last two years than in the last hundred, because of the lack of understanding of culture and diversity and the beauty of it."; "Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa."; "I want to show how strong I am from my roots."; "I think in Vice and American Me I played very silent, rigid characters and people remember them.";  …

"I support the indigenous people anywhere in the planet."; "I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process."; "Education is the vaccine for violence."; "Education is a vacine for violence."; "Chiapas is probably the main concern I have right now for the planet."; "Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere."; "Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through."

Freebase Primary MID

"/m/016yr0"

Wife

Lymari Nadal