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Yancey Arias |
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Birth Date: |
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June
27, 1972
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Place of Birth: |
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New
York,
NY
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Profession(s): |
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Actor
(Film), Actor (Theater), Actor (TV), Producer (Film)
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Big Break: |
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After
joining the Broadway cast of "Miss Saigon" in 1992, all
kinds of doors started opening up. However, Arias' breakout role is his portrayal of Miguel Cadena on the NBC series
Kingpin.
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Inspiration for Career in Arts & Entertainment: |
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Who
do you admire? Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Denzel Washington,
Russell Crowe, Leonardo Di Caprio, Ben Stiller, Dennis Franz, James
Gandolofini and the list goes on...
When did you decide
on your chosen path? I decided to be an actor at the age of
14.
How do you decide on the roles that you take? If the
project is written really well and the character has something worth
fighting for.
What statement do you want to
make with your artistry? To tell the truth and take on every
issue any character I play has to take on full force.
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Education: |
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*Carnegie
Mellon University (Drama Major)
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Pfolio
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First job
in arts & entertainment? A McDonalds' commercial at the age
of 14 for the Spanish market.
Favorite color? Red
Favorite
meal(s)? My mother's Rice and Chicken; my girlfriend's Lasagna; her
mom's hot codfish salad; my manager's chocolate chip cookies; my aunt's corn beef-sweet banana
dish and Rainbow cookies; and a restaurant I
love in NY called Plataforma.
Misc.:
Played Intercollegiate Baseball at Carnegie Mellon University
Auditioned for
Menudo as a teenager
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