Jose Rene Martinez (born June 14, 1983) is an American actor,
motivational speaker, and former U.S. Army soldier. Starting in 2008,
he played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama All My
Children. He is the winner of Season 13 of ABC's Dancing with the
Stars. Martinez served as the Grand Marshal of the 2012 Rose Parade.
He is currently costarring on the syndicated action series SAF3.In
2003, Martinez sustained severe burns to over 34 percent of his body
while serving as an Army infantryman in Iraq. Since his recovery, he
has traveled around the country speaking about his experiences to
corporations, veterans groups, schools, and other
organizations.Martinez was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Maria
Zavala. He has two sisters who were raised with his mother's family in
El Salvador. His sister Anabel died before Martinez ever had the
chance to meet her. Martinez has never met his father. At a young age,
he moved with his mother to Hope, Arkansas. At 17, just prior to his
senior year of high school, they moved to Dalton, Georgia.
motivational speaker, and former U.S. Army soldier. Starting in 2008,
he played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama All My
Children. He is the winner of Season 13 of ABC's Dancing with the
Stars. Martinez served as the Grand Marshal of the 2012 Rose Parade.
He is currently costarring on the syndicated action series SAF3.In
2003, Martinez sustained severe burns to over 34 percent of his body
while serving as an Army infantryman in Iraq. Since his recovery, he
has traveled around the country speaking about his experiences to
corporations, veterans groups, schools, and other
organizations.Martinez was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Maria
Zavala. He has two sisters who were raised with his mother's family in
El Salvador. His sister Anabel died before Martinez ever had the
chance to meet her. Martinez has never met his father. At a young age,
he moved with his mother to Hope, Arkansas. At 17, just prior to his
senior year of high school, they moved to Dalton, Georgia.
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