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Profile of Eddie Marrero
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Eddie Marrero |
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25th July 1962 |
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New York, New York, USA |
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Eddie Marrero born Edgardo Raphael Marrero 1962 in Spanish Harlem's "El Barrio" New York Cty is of Puerto Rican heritage. He began his acting career as a young child when his mother then worked for the legendary Jack Warner, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros.. Being exposed to such influences growing up, Eddie Marrero instinctively pursued acting and the musical arts, initially as a hobby before entering the professional arena.
Having acted in numerous staged plays and musicals, his first professional acting role did not come until after college when he was cast opposite two of Hollywoods biggest screen names, Danny Glover and Matt Dillon in the film, "The Saint of Ft. Washington." Although Eddie had absolutely no speaking lines in the film, Director, Tim Hunter saw something in him that he decided to feature him prominently with the stars. This as they say, was just the beginning. From there he went on to work with the late legendary Gregory Hines in his directorial debut "White Man's Burden" and "Kate and Leopold" opposite Liev Schreiber. Struggling to showcase his talents beyond the featured roles, his luck began to change when he met noted talent agent, Shirley Faison who helped guide his career. He was soon cast to star as the infamous Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar in the made for television docu-drama "Navy Seals: Untold Stories." This provided Eddie with the legitamacy as an actor that he longed for and would lead to his future success.
As a result, Eddie Marrero has gone on to work with legendary director Sidney Lumet guest starring in the court room drama "100 Centre Street", and in the upcoming feature film "Find Me Guilty" opposite Vin Deisel and Annabella Scioria. He has appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and co-starred in the historic first ever mini-series for teens "Miracle's Boys" from director Spike Lee for Nickelodeon's The N. On stage Eddie Marrero starred in the world premiere Off-Broadway play "La Lupe: My Life My Destiny" along with Puerto Rican soap star, Sully Diaz.
Following undergradute and graduate studies, Eddie attended New York University's film school and subsequently the world renowned Juilliard School of Music. In 1997 he founded the Umoja Youth Project, the award winning teen gospel choir serving as Artistic Director. A few months later he went on to perform, produce and conduct the closing ceremonies for the 1998 Goodwill Games. Eddie Marrero recently appears in an episode of the NBC drama "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" as Detective Ozily.
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