Joseph Haro (born May 29, 1987), also known as Joey Haro, is an American actor best known for playing Clark Stevenson on the

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teen comedy ''

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'' and for voicing Mateo on ''

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''. He was also a member of

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on ''

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''.

Early life and career

Haro was born in

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parents. He went to

New World School of the Arts The New World School of the Arts (NWSA) is a public magnet high school and college in Downtown Miami, Florida. Its dual-enrollment programs in the visual and performing arts are organized into four strands: visual arts, dance, theatre (comprising ...

for high school, and then attended

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, but left after his sophomore year to move to

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to pursue an acting career. In 2009 he appeared on

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as Chino in ''

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'', and was part of the ensemble cast of ''

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'' and ''

Altar Boyz ''Altar Boyz'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and a book by Kevin Del Aguila (based on an idea by Marc J. Kessler and Ken Davenport). Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, ...

.'' He played Hanschen in Deaf West Theatre's production of '' Spring Awakening'' in Los Angeles in 2014. From 2011 to 2013, he played Clark Stevenson on the TV series ''

''. In 2013 he starred in the short-lived sitcom '' Welcome to the Family'' as Junior Hernandez. and appeared in one episode of ''

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''. He also appeared as Roger in a 2015 episode of ''

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''. In 2016 he played Dallas in seven episodes of '' Still the King'' and played Paul in the film '' Summertime''. In the 2019 he appeared in the film ''As You Like It'', an adaptation of

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's play of the same name, He had guest starring roles on ''

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'' and ''

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''. His most prominent role in recent years is his voicing of Mateo in 44 episodes of ''

'', an animated series which ran from 2016 to 2020, and in the television film, '' Elena and the Secret of Avalor''.

Personal life

On October 11, 2020, on

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, Haro

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in an Instagram post. Additionally, on June 29, 2020, at the end of

LGBT Pride Month Pride Month, sometimes specified as LGBTQ Pride Month, is a month-long observance dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ pride, commemorating the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) culture and community. Pri ...

, Haro said in an Instagram post that "someday we'll find it the rainbow connection the lovers, the dreamers, and me" and wished people "Happy Pride."

Filmography

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haro, Joey American male film actors Male actors from Miami 1987 births 21st-century American male actors Living people American male television actors Florida State University alumni Hispanic and Latino American actors American entertainers of Cuban descent American gay actors