1. Jose Antonio Plana was born on April 19,1952 and is a Cuban-American actor and director.
11 Facts About Tony Plana
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Tony Plana is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show Ugly Betty and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video game Grim Fandango.
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Tony Plana is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and was trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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Tony Plana has been active in the Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York City theater communities, including leading appearances on Broadway and at New York City's Public Theater.
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Tony Plana originated the role of Rudy in the Los Angeles production of Luis Valdez's play Zoot Suit, going on to play Rudy in the film version.
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Tony Plana is known to PC gamers as the voice of Manny Calavera in the LucasArts 1998 adventure game Grim Fandango.
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In 2011, Tony Plana guest starred in Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis's abusive stepfather, Alejandro Perez.
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Tony Plana directed Witch's Lament, a Desperate Housewives episode in the show's eighth season.
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Tony Plana participated in the web series Los Americans, about a middle-class family in Los Angeles.
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Tony Plana teaches acting at California State University, Dominguez Hills and Rio Hondo College.
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Tony Plana was the keynote speaker for the 2012 LULAC conference in Coronado Springs Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.