HECTOR ELIZONDO was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an American Comedy Award for his performance in Garry Marshall's mega-hit "Pretty Woman." He has worked with Marshall in all of the director's films, beginning with "Young Doctors in Love" and going on to include "The Flamingo Kid," "Nothing in Common," "Runaway Bride," "The Princess Diaries" and "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" and the hit "Valentine's Day."
Elizondo's additional film credits include "Love in the Time of Cholera," "Music Within," "Tortilla Soup," "Necessary Roughness," "American Gigolo" and the original "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
He won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Dr. Phillip Watters on CBS's "Chicago Hope." During his six seasons on the show, Elizondo received three additional Emmy nominations and a Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. He also received an Emmy nomination, for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special, for his role in the telefilm "Mrs. Cage." He can be seen in the ABC comedy hit "Last Man Standing," also starring Tim Allen.
Elizondo first gained recognition on the New York stage for his Obie Award-winning portrayal of God in "Steambath." He went on to garner praise for his work on Broadway in Neil Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," "The Great White Hope," and "Sly Fox," for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination, and the revival of Arthur Miller's "The Price.
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