Jay Hernandez

  • Name: Jay Hernandez
  • Date of Birth: February 20, 1978
  • Place of Birth: Montebello, California, USA
Mini-bio: A rising talent with the requisite good looks and plenty of on screen charisma, Jay Hernandez had one of those serendipitous experiences that led to his career. While riding an elevator in a high rise...( read more) in his native Los Angeles, the young man was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner who suggested Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood. In 1998, he made his TV series debut as Antonio Lopez, one of the high school basketball players, in the NBC Saturday morning teen sitcom _Hang Time(1995)_ and stayed with the show for two seasons. Departing NBC, Hernandez moved to MTV with the short-term role of pizza delivery guy Eddie on the popular late-night serial _Undressed(1999)_ before segueing to the big screen. In 2001, Hernandez co-starred with Kirsten Dunst in the teen romance _Crazy/Beautiful(2001)_ portraying stalwart, straight-A high school student Carlos Nunez, whose plans to attend the US Naval Academy are threatened by his growing attraction to a self-destructive rich girl, (Kirsten Dunst). He next appeared in Disney's suprise hit film _The Rookie(2002)_ as high school baseball team captain Joaquin "Wack" Campos. He also had a supporting role in the videogame-ish actioner _Torque(2004)_ . Also in 2004, he was in the action-packed drama, _Ladder 49(2004)_ as Keith Perez and in the other action-packed drama, _Friday Night Lights(2004)_ . In 2006, he next starred in Eli Roth's _Hostel(2006)_ , a brutal horror flick about two American college buddies (Hernandez and Derek Richardson) lured to an out-of-the-way hostel in a Slovakian town rumored to house desperate, but beautiful Eastern European women. Following their wrong heads, both Americans get trapped in a truly sinister situation that plunges them into the dark recesses of human nature.
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Replace this image with an actor photoJay Hernandez mini-bio: A rising talent with the requisite good looks and plenty of on screen charisma, Jay Hernandez had one of those serendipitous experiences that led to his career. While riding an elevator in a high rise in his native Los Angeles, the young man was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner who suggested Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood. In 1998, he made his TV series debut as Antonio Lopez, one of the high school basketball players, in the NBC Saturday morning teen sitcom _Hang Time(1995)_ and stayed with the show for two seasons. Departing NBC, Hernandez moved to MTV with the short-term role of pizza delivery guy Eddie on the popular late-night serial _Undressed(1999)_ before segueing to the big screen. In 2001, Hernandez co-starred with Kirsten Dunst in the teen romance _Crazy/Beautiful(2001)_ portraying stalwart, straight-A high school student Carlos Nunez, whose plans to attend the US Naval Academy are threatened by his growing attraction to a self-destructive rich girl, (Kirsten Dunst). He next appeared in Disney's suprise hit film _The Rookie(2002)_ as high school baseball team captain Joaquin "Wack" Campos. He also had a supporting role in the videogame-ish actioner _Torque(2004)_ . Also in 2004, he was in the action-packed drama, _Ladder 49(2004)_ as Keith Perez and in the other action-packed drama, _Friday Night Lights(2004)_ . In 2006, he next starred in Eli Roth's _Hostel(2006)_ , a brutal horror flick about two American college buddies (Hernandez and Derek Richardson) lured to an out-of-the-way hostel in a Slovakian town rumored to house desperate, but beautiful Eastern European women. Following their wrong heads, both Americans get trapped in a truly sinister situation that plunges them into the dark recesses of human nature.

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  • faithchristmas2007
    faithchristmas2007
    ...ok, where did he come from? LOL! Hes cute!
    posted 248 days ago
  • bjizil81
    bjizil81
    nearly as hott as me....lol....jokez....Bjay
    posted 343 days ago
  • jmorin18
    jmorin18
    damn your hot!
    posted 372 days ago
  • roxyreayan11
    roxyreayan11
    jay i love u rock!!
    posted 377 days ago
  • aszand58
    aszand58
    ya, uh, he is pretty hot LOL
    posted 479 days ago
  • libbiizere
    libbiizere
    Jay Hernandez is da fittest man i've eva seen in ma lyf!!!
    (no lie)
    posted 528 days ago
  • mcrhalleygee
    mcrhalleygee
    HELLO Jay AND YOU I LOVE YOU IS MY BABY
    posted 532 days ago
  • mandyyoung84
    mandyyoung84
    Jay is so hott! By far the hottest thing to come out of California!
    posted 548 days ago
  • kikichillinalways
    kikichillinalways
    Hey Jay, I think your hot
    posted 560 days ago
  • pashyn8
    pashyn8
    jay is soo yummmy I love him come to New Zealand to promote a movie yeah!!!!!
    posted 570 days ago
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