Wilmer Valderrama

What impresses me most about Wilmer Valderrama is the sheer durability of his career. Plenty of actors land one iconic sitcom role and spend decades chasing its shadow; he turned Fez into a launching pad instead of a cage. Reinventing himself as Nick Torres on NCIS, a grounded and physical dramatic role, was a genuinely bold pivot, and voicing Agustin in Encanto revealed a warmth his sitcom work only hinted at. He strikes me as a performer who understands that longevity is built on range, not nostalgia. Nearly three decades in, he keeps finding new audiences, and I respect that enormously.

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Name (English)

Wilmer Valderrama

Name (Japanese)

ウィルマー・バルデラマ

Reading

うぃるまー・ばるでらま

Born

January 30, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Miami, Florida, United States

Occupation

actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

High school

William Howard Taft Charter High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmer%20Valderrama
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q347436

Tags

• Florida
• actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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