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EDWARD JAMES OLMOS: Actor and Activist
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OFFICIAL SITE
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"Laugh if you want, but this story of enemies within is dead serious, and seriously good." Time Magazine, James Poniewozik – December 16, 2005
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JumpCon Canceled:
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12th Annual LA Latino Film Festival
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Sept. 12 - 19
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"Some of the bravest television of the century..." (SFX)
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Directed by EJO, Walkout is "A stirring account of student activism in the late ’60s at a high school in East Los Angeles and a refresher course on the California Chicano movement..." The Chicago Tribune
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Congratulations to EJO for winning the 2008 ALMA Award for Best Actor in his role as Adama on "Battlestar Galactica."
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Accepting the Latino Spirit Award
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Come meet EJO in person at DragonCon in Atlanta, GA August 29 - September 1.
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Congratulations to EJO who was nominated by the Directors Guild of America as Best Director of a TV movie for his direction of Walkout.
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Congratulations to EJO for his double-win at the 2007 Alma Awards. He won for Best Director (Walkout) and Best Actor ("Battlestar Galactica")
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This man lives in a state of perpetual motion. Acting, producing, and too many community activist projects to mention keep Mr. Olmos one of the busiest men on the planet. He likes it that way. Considered by many to be the voice of Latin America in Hollywood and around the country, he uses his own voice to express the concerns and needs of those no one else hears. It's hard to remember a time when he was not front and center in American culture.
1984 was a banner year for him. Although he had already made many movies including Blade Runner with Harrison Ford and Wolfen with Albert Finney, as well as appearing on television shows such as "Kojak," "Hawaii Five-O," "Starsky and Hutch," and "Hill Street Blues," it wasn't until he accepted the role of Lieutenant Martin Castillo on the ultra cool "Miami Vice" that he was catapulted into America's consciousness. Once he was thrust center stage, Edward James Olmos decided to use his voice for many causes beyond his own career.
Born of an immigrant father and a Mexican-American mother, he grew up in East L.A. Baseball was his first love, but by the time he was fifteen, he had his own rock and roll band, The Pacific Ocean. In 1975 Eddie decided to try his hand at acting and won a role in the movie aloha, bobbie and rose. Credited as Eddie Olmos with a character name of Chicano One, it was the first step in what was to become a remarkable career.
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Please help the schools in Chiapas, Mexico
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A few years before "Miami Vice" came along, Edward appeared as El Pachuco in Luis Valdez's play Zoot Suit for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. He portrayed El Pachuco a second time for the movie version.
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The Tony Award nomination was one of the first honors to come his way. He won several awards including an Emmy for his work on "Miami Vice." He was nominated for an Academy Award< |