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Alec Mapa is a Actor American born on 10 july 1965 at San Francisco (USA)
Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (/ˈmɑːpə/; born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly. He later gained notoriety for the roles of Adam Benet in Half & Half and Suzuki St. Pierre in Ugly Betty which are his best known roles. He is also known for his recurring role as Vern in Desperate Housewives.
He co-hosted with Calpernia Addams the Logo network reality dating game show Transamerican Love Story. He is currently recurring in the role of Renzo in Switched at Birth.
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Alec Mapa
Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (/ˈmɑːpə/; born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly. He later gained notoriety for the roles of Adam Benet in Half & Half and Suzuki St. Pierre in Ugly Betty which are his best known roles. He is also known for his recurring role as Vern in Desperate Housewives.
He co-hosted with Calpernia Addams the Logo network reality dating game show Transamerican Love Story. He is currently recurring in the role of Renzo in Switched at Birth.
Biography
Mapa is openly gay and lends his support to various projects supporting the gay, lesbian, and Asian American communities. In 2008, Mapa legally married Jamison 'Jamie' Hebert, after dating since 2002. On the TV series The Gossip Queens, Mapa stated in the opening episode that he and his husband had recently adopted a 5-year-old boy. Mapa is Filipino American.Usually with
Filmography of Alec Mapa (13 films)
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The Year of Spectacular Men (2018)
, 1h42Directed by Lea Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Zoey Deutch, Lea Thompson, Avan Jogia, Cameron Monaghan, Nicholas Braun, Brandon T. Jackson
Roles Overzealous Casting Director
Rating56%
Fraîchement diplômée, Izzy tente de s'adapter à la vie d'adulte. Elle ruine ses relations amoureuses et enchaîne les obstacles, ce qui la pousse à chercher du soutien auprès de sa petite sœur et de sa mère.
Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
, 1h33Directed by Ron Oliver
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Jonathan Silverman, Kristy Swanson, Jeffrey Combs, Alec Mapa, Jayne Eastwood, David DeLuise
Roles Simon
Rating46%
Vous hurlerez de rire avec cette toute nouvelle comédie pour toute la famille mettant en vedette le saint-bernard préféré de tous, le seul et unique Beethoven ! Retournant chez eux après une expérience désastreuse sur un plateau de tournage, le toutou au grand cœur et son entraîneur, Eddie, se retrouvent coincés dans un petit village côtier. Beethoven en profite pour se lier d'amitié avec un garçon du coin et l'aide à déchiffrer une carte de pirate vers un trésor caché, une aventure qui unira tous les villageois.
Going Down in LA-LA Land (2011)
, 1h44Directed by Casper Andreas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about pornography, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Casper Andreas, Bruce Vilanch, Judy Tenuta, Alec Mapa, Perez Hilton, Taaffe O'Connell
Roles Himself
Rating61%
When he is unable to find paying work as an actor in New York, Adam (Matthew Ludwinski) decides to try Los Angeles. He moves in with his eccentric but lovable friend Candy (Allison Lane), whose fiancee Frank supports her. Adam gets a reception job at a talent agency, but gets fired for coming in late one day. He then meets Nick (Casper Andreas), a guy from the gym who works as a director and photographer. Nick helps Adam land a job with Jet Set Productions, a company that produces gay pornography.
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011)
, 1h29Directed by Michael Lembeck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Téléfilm musical, Children's films, Teen movie
Actors Ashley Tisdale, Austin Butler, Bradley Steven Perry, Lauren Collins, Cameron Goodman, Jack Plotnick
Roles Gill Samms
Rating48%
Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) performs a dance number at the Lava Springs Country Club ("Gonna Shine"). There she meets a famous producer Jerry Taylor (Pat Mastroianni) who offers her a chance to star in his newest show on Broadway. Sharpay thinks the audition is for her, but it's actually for Boi, her dog. Sharpay later convinces her father Vance (Robert Curtis Brown) to let her move to New York City on her own. He hesitantly accepts, but he has a condition: if the plan backfires, Sharpay is forced to move back with her parents and work at Lava Springs. While in New York, Sharpay is kicked out of her penthouse because they don't allow dogs. While in despair, she meets Peyton Leverett (Austin Butler), an aspiring film director, who offers her a studio apartment. Sharpay accepts but is disgusted to find out what it is. Sharpay, Peyton, and Boi go shopping to give her studio a make over.
Marley & Me (2008)
, 1h55Directed by David Frankel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Haley Hudson
Roles Jorge
Rating70%
Soon after their wedding, John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) escape the brutal Michigan winters and relocate to a cottage in South Florida, where they are hired as reporters for competing newspapers. At The Palm Beach Post, Jenny immediately receives prominent front-page assignments, while at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, John finds himself writing obituaries and two-paragraph articles about mundane news like a fire at the local garbage dump.
, 1h53Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Spy films, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, Rob Schneider
Roles Claude
Rating56%
Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) is a kind-hearted superhuman Israeli counter-terrorist and the finest and most respected soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. However, Zohan has become both disgusted and disenchanted by the constant fighting, secretly dreaming of moving to the USA and becoming a hairdresser. This reaches a breaking point when a barbecue he hosts is interrupted by the IDF sending Zohan on a mission to stop a Palestinian terrorist group being led by his personal arch-enemy, Fatoush "the Phantom" Hakbarah (John Turturro), another superhuman. Despite being upset over his ruined party, Zohan sees it as his long awaited chance to desert the IDF and move to America. During the pursuit he fakes his own death and smuggles himself onto a flight to New York City, cutting his own hair and taking the alias "Scrappy Coco" (the names of two dogs he shared the flight with) while claiming that he is "Half Australian, Half Mount Everest." Meanwhile, the Phantom becomes rich and famous for supposedly killing Zohan and starts his own fast-food business, "Muchentuchen".
Tru Loved (2008)
, 1h42Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jake Abel, Najarra Townsend, Alexandra Paul, Bruce Vilanch, Tye Olson, Marcia Wallace
Roles Mr. Bushnell
Rating54%
Sixteen-year-old Tru has been raised in San Francisco by two lesbian mothers and two gay fathers. When one of her mothers gets a well-paid job in a multi-cultural but more conservative suburb in Southern California, Tru and her mothers relocate.
Dirty Laundry (2006)
, 1h40Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Rockmond Dunbar, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine, Terri J. Vaughn, Sommore, Gregory Alan Williams
Roles Daniel
Rating61%
After ten years, Sheldon returns from New York City to Paris, Georgia. His mother is Evelyn, a laundress who is stubborn, ornery, opinionated, mean-spirited, insulting, and inflexible. Evelyn sends a ten-year-old boy claiming to be Sheldon's son to see Sheldon. Sheldon comes home to resolve the matter. Old arguments reignite between himself, his mother, his sister, and his brother.
Connie and Carla (2004)
, 1h38Directed by Michael Lembeck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Crime
Themes Feminist films, Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Gangster films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Toni Collette, Nia Vardalos, David Duchovny, Stephen Pinella, Alec Mapa, Ian Gomez
Roles Lee / N'Cream
Rating62%
Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) are two performers whose lifelong friendship and co-obsession with musical theater have brought nothing but career dead ends. Despite this they continue their optimism, hosting a variety act at an airport lounge. After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in Chicago, they go on the run, landing in Los Angeles. Initially working at a beauty salon, they wind up posing as drag queens and auditioning to host a drag revue at a gay club.
Who's Your Daddy? (2004)
, 1h45Directed by Andy Fickman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Kadeem Hardison, Christine Lakin, Marnette Patterson, Robert Ri'chard, Lin Shaye, Charlie Talbert
Roles Nat-San Wang
Rating47%
Chris Hughes (Davis), an adopted and geeky Ohio high school senior, discovers that his recently deceased birth parents are the proprietors of a vast pornography empire and he is the inherited heir. Dropped into a bitter power struggle, his new flock of beautiful co-workers come to his aid.
Playing by Heart (1999)
, 2h1Directed by Willard Carroll
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, April Grace, Sean Connery, Patricia Clarkson, Anthony Edwards
Roles Lana
Rating68%
Among the characters are a mature couple about to renew their vows (Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands); a woman (Gillian Anderson) who accepts a date offer from a stranger (Jon Stewart); a gay man dying of AIDS (Jay Mohr) and his mother (Ellen Burstyn) who has struggled to accept him; two clubbers who meet in a nightclub (Ryan Phillippe and Angelina Jolie); a couple having an affair (Anthony Edwards and Madeleine Stowe) and a man (Dennis Quaid) who tells his tragic life story to a woman he meets in a bar (Patricia Clarkson), but seems to have a strange connection to another mysterious woman. As the film continues and the stories evolve, the connections between the characters become evident. Kellie Waymire, Nastassja Kinski, Alec Mapa, Amanda Peet and Michael Emerson also have roles in the film.
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
, 1h47Directed by James Bridges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Frances Sternhagen, Swoosie Kurtz, Tracy Pollan
Roles Yasu Wade
Rating57%
Originally from Pennsylvania, Jamie Conway (Michael J. Fox) works as a fact-checker for a major New York magazine, but because he spends his nights partying with his glib best friend (Kiefer Sutherland) and his frequent cocaine abuse, he's on the verge of getting fired by his boss, Clara Tillinghast (Frances Sternhagen). His wife Amanda, a fast-rising model (Phoebe Cates), just left him; he's still reeling from the death of his mother (Dianne Wiest) a year earlier; and he's obsessed with a tabloid story about a pregnant woman in a coma. The movie captures some of the glossy chaos and decadence of the New York nightlife during the 1980s and also its look at a man desperately trying to escape the pain in his life.
A New Life (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Alan Alda
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ann-Margret, Alan Alda, Hal Linden, Veronica Hamel, John Shea, Mary Kay Place
Roles Sybil
Rating57%
Steve Giardino, an abrasive, workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after twenty-six years of marriage and find themselves thrust back into the dating world in middle age and in search of a new life.