Yul Vazquez

Born:March 18, 1965

Place of Birth:La Havana, Cuba

Known For:Acting

Biography

Yul Vázquez was born in Cuba. He is an actor and he is married to Linda Larkin. He has appeared as “Bob” in the Seinfeld episodes “The Soup Nazi”, “The Sponge” and “The Puerto Rican Day”.

YUL VÁZQUEZ has appeared in over thirty films including “The A-Team” (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles' Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic “Che” (2008), “The Take” (2008), “American Gangster” (2007- SAG Award nomination, Outstanding Cast), “Music Within” (2007), "War of the Worlds" (2005), “Bad Boys 2” (2003), "Traffic" (2000- Winner, SAG Award, Outstanding Cast), and "Runaway Bride" (1999). An original member of LAByrinth Theater Company, Vazquez has appeared in countless LAB productions, including Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Other theater includes Terrence McNally’s “The Stendhal Syndrome” at Primary Stages With Isabella Rossellini, and Eduardo Machado’s “The Floating Island Plays” at Mark Taper Forum. Upcoming feature films include “Fugly!” with John Leguizamo, “Salvation Boulevard” with Pierce Brosnan and "The Missing Person", which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Vazquez will be returning to the stage in the Broadway premiere of "Motherf**ker With The Hat" which also boasts the talents of Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra and comic Chris Rock (previews March 22, 2011).

Yul Vázquez currently serves as co-Artistic Director of LAByrinth Theater Company with Stephen Adly Guirgis & Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. In 2010 Yul Vazquez founded mechanizedmules. A film production company with Ed Vassallo, Rick Rodgers and Robert Leaver. Their first short film F--K premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in spring of 2010. They are currently in production for their first feature film which is shot in Sugar Hill section of New York City - surrounding the last active graveyard in Manhattan. Trinity Cemetery between 152nd and 155th street on the west side of Manhattan.

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Filmography

Acting

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War of the Worlds

Julio

2005

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Bad Boys II

Detective Mateo Reyes

2003

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The A-Team

General Javier Tuco

2010

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Captain Phillips

Captain Frank Castellano

2013

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Traffic

Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin

2000

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Runaway Bride

Dead Head Gill Chavez

1999

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Little Fockers

Junior

2010

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The Cobbler

Marsha

2014

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The Infiltrator

Javier Ospina

2016

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Gringo

Angel Valverde

2018

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Books of Blood

Bennett

2020

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Che: Part Two

Alejandro Ramírez

2008

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Che: Part One

Alejandro Ramirez

2008

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Last Flag Flying

Lieutenant Colonel Wilits

2017