01/13/1976
Chicago, Illinois, USA:
Michael Anthony Peña (* 13. Januar 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) ist ein US-amerikanischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler. Peña wurde in Chicago, Illinois als Sohn von Nicolasa, einer Sozialarbeiterin, und Eleuterio Peña, einem Fabrikarbeiter, geboren. Seine Eltern waren ursprünglich Farmer, die aus Mexiko emigrierten. Sein Vater stammt aus Villa Purificación, Jalisco und seine Mutter aus Charcas, San Luis Potosí. Nach dem Besuch der Hubbard High School in Chicago nahm Peña am Casting zu einem Theaterstück von Peter Bogdanovich mit dem Titel To Sir With Love 2 teil und wurde unter zahlreichen jungen Mitbewerbern engagiert. 1994 debütierte Peña auch als Filmschauspieler und hat seitdem in vielen bekannten Fernsehserien und Spielfilmen mitgewirkt. Seinen Durchbruch erzielte er 2006 in Oliver Stones Filmdrama World Trade Center, in dem Peña einen New Yorker Polizisten verkörperte, der am 11. September 2001 unter den Trümmern des WTC verschüttet wird. Seit 2006 ist Peña mit Brie Shaffer verheiratet. Das Paar lebt in Los Angeles und hat einen Sohn. Er ist neben seiner Karriere als Schauspieler auch Mitglied einer Band und ist Mitglied von Scientology. Aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie
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