   benjamin bratt (born december 16, 1963) is an american actor. he is best known for his role as detective rey curtis on the legal/crime drama series law & order and his appearances in the movies miss congeniality, demolition man, blood in blood out, cloudy with a chance of meatballs, traffic, la mission, despicable me 2, piÃ±ero and the lesser blessed. he also recently became known for his role of dr. jake riley on the medical drama series private practice as well as for his role as steve navarro on the series 24. == early life == bratt was born in san francisco, california, the son of eldy (nÃ©e banda), a nurse, and peter bratt, sr., a sheet metal worker. bratt's mother is a peruvian indigenous activist of the quechua ethnic group; born in perÃº, she moved to the u.s. at age nine. his father was an american, of german, english, and austrian descent.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000973/bio they married december 30, 1960, in san francisco,{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1144&enc=1|title=ca
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