Efren Ramirez
Efren Ramirez
Napoleon Dynamite (Pedro), Crank, Employee of the Month
Since his breakthrough performance as Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite, Efren Ramirez has established himself within the Film and Television industry, working nonstop in numerous projects being released over the coming months.
Ramirez has been acting for over sixteen years, playing diverse roles in many television shows including ER, Judging Amy, The District, Boston Public, MAD TV, Scrubs, American Dad!, and Eastbound & Down. However, it was his iconic portrayal of Pedro that has made him an international superstar. Pictures of Ramirez in character can be found on T-shirts being worn by people of all ages everywhere around the world. Simply by appearing at events on college campuses ensures that thousands of students will converge for a glimpse of their hero.
Moving on from Pedro has been effortless for this gifted young actor. He soon followed Napoleon Dynamite by appearing in the HBO film, Walkout with Edward James, Michael Pena, and Alexa Vega. In this gripping drama, Ramirez plays Bobby Verdugo, a Chicano student from East LA who struggles for better education in public schools throughout the Chicano movement in 1968.
After completing the High School Volleyball Team rivalry film, All You've Got with Faizone Love and Ciara Harris, Efren starred in the back-to-back Lions Gate films, Employee of the Month with Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson and Crank starring opposite Jason Statham and Amy Smart. In this film, Ramirez plays a transvestite.
Efren then starred in Ratko as a foreign dictator’s son who travels to the U.S. to attend college and American Summer as a poolboy who turns an empty mansion into a brothel.
Other film credits include the 2 person drama, Crossing the Heart, with Kris Kristoferson, Crank: High Voltage with Jason Statham, a cameo appearance in Gamer with Gerrard Butler, and an uncredited role in When in Rome with Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite).
In October 2011, FOX ordered six episodes of Napoleon Dynamite, the animated series. The original cast, including Efren as Pedro, will voice the series which follows the misadventures of an awkward high school teenager and his quirky friends as they struggle to navigate life in rural Idaho.
Efren currently resides in Los Angeles. When he isn't filming, he spends his time practicing his love of spinning records, appearing as a guest DJ in clubs all across the country. He also speaks at high schools and universities across the nation and is involved with several charitable organizations, such as UNICEF, The Red Cross, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and AIDS research.
He co-founded Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment, LLC with Chris Barrett, and they co-authored the book Direct Your Own Life: How To Be A Star In Any Field You Choose, published on June 10, 2008 through Kaplan Publishing.
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