Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. (born February 20, 1978) is an American
actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's
Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the
romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in
numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005),
Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad
(2016). He portrays Thomas Magnum in the CBS reboot of Magnum
P.I.Javier Manuel Hernandez was born on February 20, 1978, in
Montebello, California, the son of Isis (née Maldonado), a secretary
and accountant, and Javier Hernandez Sr., a mechanic, both of whom are
third-generation Mexican Americans. He has a younger sister, Amelia,
and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. He met his wife, actress
Daniella Deutscher, when he was fourteen years old and Daniella was
seventeen. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead,
California, but transferred to Schurr High School in Montebello his
senior year. While riding an elevator in a high-rise in Los Angeles,
Hernandez was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner who suggested
Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood.
He enrolled Hernandez into acting school and sent his pictures to
casting agents.From 1998 to 2000 he played Antonio Lopez on the NBC
series Hang Time. Hernandez subsequently hit success with his role
opposite Kirsten Dunst in Crazy/Beautiful. He has since appeared in
several major Hollywood films, including playing the lead roles in
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, the 2005 horror film Hostel and World
Trade Center. Hernandez appeared in the action/crime film Takers,
which was released in August 2010.Hernandez appeared in the 2005 crime
prequel Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, playing Carlito Brigante, the
role originated by Al Pacino in the original 1993 film Carlito's Way.
actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's
Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the
romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in
numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005),
Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad
(2016). He portrays Thomas Magnum in the CBS reboot of Magnum
P.I.Javier Manuel Hernandez was born on February 20, 1978, in
Montebello, California, the son of Isis (née Maldonado), a secretary
and accountant, and Javier Hernandez Sr., a mechanic, both of whom are
third-generation Mexican Americans. He has a younger sister, Amelia,
and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. He met his wife, actress
Daniella Deutscher, when he was fourteen years old and Daniella was
seventeen. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead,
California, but transferred to Schurr High School in Montebello his
senior year. While riding an elevator in a high-rise in Los Angeles,
Hernandez was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner who suggested
Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood.
He enrolled Hernandez into acting school and sent his pictures to
casting agents.From 1998 to 2000 he played Antonio Lopez on the NBC
series Hang Time. Hernandez subsequently hit success with his role
opposite Kirsten Dunst in Crazy/Beautiful. He has since appeared in
several major Hollywood films, including playing the lead roles in
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, the 2005 horror film Hostel and World
Trade Center. Hernandez appeared in the action/crime film Takers,
which was released in August 2010.Hernandez appeared in the 2005 crime
prequel Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, playing Carlito Brigante, the
role originated by Al Pacino in the original 1993 film Carlito's Way.
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