GOMEZ, Ian 1964–

PERSONAL

Born December 27, 1964, in New York, NY; father, an artist; mother, a dancer; married Nia Vardalos (an actress, writer, and producer), 1993.

Addresses: Agent— Stone Manners Agency, 8436 West Third St., Los Angeles, CA, 90048; Gabrielle Krengel, Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4526 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010. Manager— Marathon Entertainment, 8060 Melrose Ave., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Career: Actor and comedian. Member of Second City comedy troupe and ImprovOlympia, both Chicago, IL; worked in the Second City box office before joining the group. Appeared in commercials, including one for Bud Lite beer. Also worked in restaurant management.

Awards, Honors: Special Achievement Award, acting on three prime–time television shows simultaneously, ALMA Awards, American Latin Media Arts, 2000, for The Drew Carey Show, Felicity, and The Norm Show.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Lucas, Excessive Force, New Line Cinema, 1992.

Odd bellman, Rookie of the Year, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1993.

Scott, 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997.

Hank, Courting Courtney, 1997.

McIlvaine, Edtv (also known as Ed TV ), MCA/Universal, 1999.

Cameo appearance, The Big Tease, 2000.

Delivery man, The Center of the World, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Mike, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, IFC Films, 2002.

Beau, Street of Pain, Sworn Enemy Pictures, 2002.

Manny, Almost Salinas, Curb Entertainment, 2003.

Dr. Chu, Chasing Papi, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Paramount, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Morgue technician, a recurring role, Missing Persons, ABC, 1993–1994.

Larry Almada, a recurring role, The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1995–1999.

Danny Sanchez, The Norm Show (also known as Norm ), ABC, 1998–1999.

Javier Clemente Quintata, Felicity, The WB, 1998–1999.

Mike, My Big Fat Greek Life, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Gino, Meet Prince Charming, Cinemax, 2000.

Mr. Orlando Walker, Get a Clue, The Disney Channel, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Larry Almada, The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1995.

Martinez, Danny, CBS, 2001.

Gary, Exit 9, The WB, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voice of Basilio, The Robinita Hood: An Animated Special from the "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child " Series (animated), HBO, 2000.

Presenter, The 5th Annual ALMA Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, The 2001 ALMA Awards, ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

First car wash employee, "Get the Dodge Outta Hell," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1995.

Secretary 77, "Bad Company," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1995.

Mimicking secretary, "Defending Your Life," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1996.

"Divorce Dominican Style," Melrose Place, Fox, 1998.

"Long Way to Tip–a–Rory," Melrose Place, Fox, 1998.

Art Brown (some sources cite Art Bruno), "Achy Breaky Heart," Smart Guy, The WB, 1998.

Himself, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, ABC, 1999.

Javier Clemente Quintata, "Things Change," Felicity, The WB, 2000.

(Uncredited) Dr. Dagger, "The Jupiter and Mary Chain," Nikki, The WB, 2001.

Bald chef, "The Corpse–Sniffing Dog," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2002.

Bald chef, "The Grand Opening," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2002.

Joel Robinson, "One in the Nuts," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2002.

Pete, "Lie, Cheat, and Deal," Lucky, FX Channel, 2003.

Larry Almada, "Turkeyspotting," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

What Is Art?, Los Angeles, 1997.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in the music videos "Hands Clean" and "Precious Illusions," both by Alanis Morissette, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, November 12, 1999, p. 60.