Wilson Cruz was born on Wilson Echevarria; December 27,1973 and is an American actor known for playing Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life, Dr Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery, and the recurring character Junito on Noah's Arc.
12 Facts About Wilson Cruz
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At age 19, Wilson Cruz came out to his parents as gay, first to his mother and then his father.
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Wilson Cruz's father threw him out of the house, and Cruz spent the next few months living in his car and at the homes of friends.
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Wilson Cruz had a recurring role as Rafael de la Cruz on the series, Raising the Bar.
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Wilson Cruz starred as Adrian in the film The Ode, based on the novel Ode to Lata by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla.
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Wilson Cruz plays the openly gay best friend of a promiscuous woman who tries to find out who got her pregnant so that she can get married.
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Since 2017, Wilson Cruz has portrayed Dr Hugh Culber on the science fiction series Star Trek: Discovery.
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Since 2020, Wilson Cruz has been a recurring guest on 25 Words or Less.
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Wilson Cruz has volunteered his time as host for the Youth Zone, an online community at Gay.
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Wilson Cruz was the Grand Marshal of the 1998 West Hollywood Gay Pride parade, the 2005 Chicago Pride Parade and the 2019 Fierte Montreal Pride Parade in Quebec.
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Wilson Cruz joined the board of directors of GLAAD in 1997 in order to assist the organization through a leadership transition, and joined the staff of GLAAD in 2012 as a National Spokesperson and Strategic Giving Officer.
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In 2020, Wilson Cruz was honored on one of the covers of Out magazine's annual Out100 issue, saying Wilson Cruz "beautifully weaves his activism inside every aspect of his work".