Rick Gomez

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Richard Harper "Rick" Gomez (born June 1, c. 1972 [1], Bayonne, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States) is an American actor best known for portraying Sgt. George Luz, in the HBO television miniseries Band of Brothers, and as "Endless Mike" Hellstrom in the cult hit Nickelodeon TV series The Adventures of Pete and Pete. Height: 5'8" (1.73 m).

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 Trivia
4 References

[edit] Biography

Rick Gomez was the first son in his family, born on father Rick Sr.'s birthday. In 1987, he moved with his family to South Plainfield, New Jersey, where Gomez attended school. Upon graduation from South Plainfield High School, Gomez moved to New York City to pursue acting.

Following a small role in feature film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, he landed the recurring role of "Endless Mike", a quietly crazed, melodramatic high school student in the surreal children's series The Adventures of Pete and Pete, filmed in New Jersey. His highly original performance was singled out for praise by series creators Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi on the series' DVD audio commentary.

Gomez went on to appear in small roles in many TV series, telefilms and feature films. (See Filmography, below). Additionally, he co-wrote, with director Damon Santostefano, and starred in the documentary-like feature — or possibly dramatized documentary — Last Man Running (unreleased; made 2003), which also starred wife Jenifer Wymore-Gomez, actor brother Josh Gomez, and other New York City film professionals as themselves; it was screened at the Phoenix Film Festival and possibly elsewhere. Gomez was previously executive producer of A Waiter Tomorrow (1998), directed and co-written by Korean-American filmmaker Michael Kang (who appears as himself in Last Man Running).

Gomez is also an established voice actor whose credits include the video game Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, the character Gippal in the English dub of Final Fantasy X-2, and a minor role as the voice of a pilot in The Animatrix.

He and and his wife have two sons.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Movies

Sin City (2005) - Klump
Ray (2004 Taylor Hackford film of that name) - Tom Dowd
Fronterz (2004) - Spin-Doctor Fred
Delusion (2003) - Mr. Vidal
Last Man Running (2003; also co-writer) - Richie
11:14 (2003) - Kevin (Paramedic #2)

Blue Shark Hash (2000) - David
Three to Tango (1999) - Rick
Shark in a Bottle (1998) - Punk #2
Enough Already (1998) - Kevin
Mercy (1996 Richard Shepard film of that name) - Peter

[edit] TV-Movies and miniseries

Helter Skelter (2004) - Milio
Band of Brothers (2001) - Sgt. George Luz
Mary and Rhoda (2000) - Video Editor

[edit] TV-series cast roles

My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2006; animated, voice) Slips Python, Windsor Gorilla
What About Brian (2006) - Dave
Gary the Rat (2003; animated, voice) Bud and other voices
Boomtown (2003) - Detective Daniel Ramos (recurring)
Hitz (1997) - Robert Moore
Kablam! (1996; animated, voice) - Sniz (Sniz and Fondue segments)
Clerks. (1995 unaired ABC pilot, based on the 1994 movie Clerks.) - Todd
Bob and Sully (1995; Canadian TV production or planned proudction; sources uncertain) - Sully
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993-96) - "Endless Mike" Hellstrom (recurring)

[edit] TV-series guest appearances

In-Laws: "Love Thy Neighbor" episode (2002) - Ricky
Law & Order: "Atonement episode (1996)- Ticket Taker
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - Thug (voice; uncredited)

[edit] Video games

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (2005) - Miscellaneous voices
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) - Lead Merc (voice)
Final Fantasy X-2 (2003; English version) - Gippal (voice)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007; English version) - Zack (voice)

[edit] Misc.

The Animatrix: "Final Flight of the Osiris" (2003; animated short in direct-to-video compilation)- Pilot (voice)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005; IMAX documentary short, 40 minutes; voice)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2006; English version) - Zack (voice)

[edit] Trivia

Gomez has appeared in Volkswagen TV commercials.

Younger brother Josh Gomez has appeared in TV beer commercials, and in a series of IBM commercials. Josh also gives his voice to a main character of Final Fanasy X-2, Baralai, a close friend of Rick's character Gippal.

Appeared with Band of Brothers co-stars Michael Cudlitz, Frank John Hughes, James Madio, Ross McCall, Rene L. Moreno, Richard Speight, and his younger brother, Josh Gomez in voice cast of video game Call of Duty 2: Big Red One.

[edit] References

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