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My Take
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.
Overview
Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama ( VAHL-də-RAH-mə; born January 30, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006), his current role as Special Agent Nick Torres in NCIS (2016–present), and Agustín Madrigal in Encanto.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- William Howard Taft Charter High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.