Melvin Dimas RodrÃguez (born June 12, 1973) is an American actor,
best known for starring as Nurse Patsy de la Serda on the HBO comedy
Getting On, as Todd Rodriguez on the Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth,
and as Ernie Gomes on the Showtime drama On Becoming a God in Central
Florida. Other notable works include recurring as Marco Pasternak on
AMC's Better Call Saul and co-starring on the short-lived Fox sitcoms
Running Wilde and Enlisted.RodrÃguez was born in Miami, Florida, and
grew up in its Little Havana neighborhood. He first pursued a career
in boxing, until he was led onto the path of acting by his high school
teacher at age 17, first starring in an AIDS awareness play entitled
The Inner Circle with Pedro Zamora. He dropped out of high school and
managed to receive a scholarship, which he used to graduate from SUNY
Purchase. After his graduation, RodrÃguez stayed in Purchase and
managed a cigar shop, from time to time visiting New York City to act
on stage. He did his first role on screen in 1999 in an episode of the
legal drama television series Law & Order, which was filming in the
state. RodrÃguez then moved to Los Angeles, focusing more on his
career in the film industry and less on his acting on stage. His first
role in a full-length feature film was in the 1999 comedy Wirey
Spindell. He achieved his breakthrough by scoring the recurring role
of Frank on the ABC comedy series George Lopez in 2002.RodrÃguez is
most known for his recurring roles as Sgt. Núñez on Community and
SPC Chubowski on the Fox sitcom Enlisted. He portrayed Marco
Pasternak, the best friend and partner-in-crime of Jimmy McGill in the
first and third seasons of Better Call Saul. He had a brief role as
Officer Morales in the 2002 film Panic Room, and was a regular on The
Last Man on Earth (2015). He also appeared as Officer Martinez in
Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
best known for starring as Nurse Patsy de la Serda on the HBO comedy
Getting On, as Todd Rodriguez on the Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth,
and as Ernie Gomes on the Showtime drama On Becoming a God in Central
Florida. Other notable works include recurring as Marco Pasternak on
AMC's Better Call Saul and co-starring on the short-lived Fox sitcoms
Running Wilde and Enlisted.RodrÃguez was born in Miami, Florida, and
grew up in its Little Havana neighborhood. He first pursued a career
in boxing, until he was led onto the path of acting by his high school
teacher at age 17, first starring in an AIDS awareness play entitled
The Inner Circle with Pedro Zamora. He dropped out of high school and
managed to receive a scholarship, which he used to graduate from SUNY
Purchase. After his graduation, RodrÃguez stayed in Purchase and
managed a cigar shop, from time to time visiting New York City to act
on stage. He did his first role on screen in 1999 in an episode of the
legal drama television series Law & Order, which was filming in the
state. RodrÃguez then moved to Los Angeles, focusing more on his
career in the film industry and less on his acting on stage. His first
role in a full-length feature film was in the 1999 comedy Wirey
Spindell. He achieved his breakthrough by scoring the recurring role
of Frank on the ABC comedy series George Lopez in 2002.RodrÃguez is
most known for his recurring roles as Sgt. Núñez on Community and
SPC Chubowski on the Fox sitcom Enlisted. He portrayed Marco
Pasternak, the best friend and partner-in-crime of Jimmy McGill in the
first and third seasons of Better Call Saul. He had a brief role as
Officer Morales in the 2002 film Panic Room, and was a regular on The
Last Man on Earth (2015). He also appeared as Officer Martinez in
Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
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