Alex Paez (born July 25, 1963) is an American actor, musician and restaurateur.

Career

Paez began his career in 1971 appearing in various TV commercials. In 1979, he received a Best Actor

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

for his performances in ''

Unicorn Tales ''Unicorn Tales'' is a series of eight musical short films for young audiences created and directed by Nick De Noia in association with NBC that aired sporadically as television specials as well as 16 mm educational films. Each 23-minute epi ...

'', a series of mini-musicals for NBC. The following year brought a second nomination in the same category for the NBC ''

Special Treat ''Special Treat'' (also known as ''NBC Special Treat'') is an American anthology series of television specials on NBC that were geared toward teenagers, similar to ''ABC Afterschool Special''. It debuted in 1975 and ran through the 1985–86 sea ...

'' presentation: “NYC Too Far From Tampa Blues.” In 1980 he was cast as Prince Choi Amid Sin Du in the

Garry Marshall Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career in the 1960s writing for ''The Lucy Show'' and ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' before he developed Neil Simon's 1965 play ''The Odd Co ...

pilot “Kat Mandu” starring Vicki Lawrence, Alice Ghostly and Victor Buono, and he played a young mugger in CBSʼ “Stone Pillow” opposite Lucille Ball. In 1987 he made his Broadway debut as Momo (''Mohammed'') at the Royale Theater in

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ʼs musical ''Roza''. The show played to mixed reviews in both Baltimore and Los Angeles, but closed shortly after opening in New York. In 1991 he took over the role of

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in the national tour of ''

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story ''Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'' is a musical in two acts written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly. It opened at London's Victoria Palace Theatre on 12 October 1989. An early example of the jukebox musical, ''Buddy'' ran in ...

''. He later relocated to London to play the role in the West End. While there he met and married his wife, Helen. After relocating to Los Angeles, the roles offered changed, and Paez played such parts as: the good guy, the Detective, the Politician, and the occasional Military Man in such shows as: '' NYPD Blue'', ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. ...

'', '' Charmed'', ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...

'', ''

Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

'', ''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

'', '' Commander In Chief'', ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004 ...

'' and various movies of the week and mini-series, including ''

A Gunfighter's Pledge ''A Gunfighter's Pledge'' (the working title was ''The Pledge'') is a 2008 American Western television film starring Luke Perry. The film premiered on Hallmark Channel in July 2008. It was filmed at Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley, California ...

'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

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Official website (archived copy)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paez, Alex 1963 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American male actors American restaurateurs