Rico Rodriguez (actor)

Rico Rodriguez (born July 31, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Manny Delgado in the ABC sitcom Modern Family. He also wrote a book that was published in 2012.
==Early life==
Rodriguez was born in Bryan, Texas, the son of Diane and Roy Rodriguez, who own a tire shop called Rodriguez Tire. His siblings are brothers Ray and Roy Jr., and sister Raini Rodriguez, who is an actress. He is of Mexican American descent.
==Career==
Rodriguez had not considered becoming an actor until around 2006, when his sister began acting, stating in 2010 that he thought he would be "a NASCAR chef going to the moon". In September 2009, he began playing Manny Delgado in Modern Family. He is a co-winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series on two occasions (2011 and 2012), alongside the rest of the show's cast, and a nomination for the same award was garnered in 2010. He wrote a book that was published in 2012 titled Reel Life Lessons... So Far.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2007	Epic Movie 	Chanchito 	
2007	Parker 	Kid on Playground #2	Short film
2008	Babysitters Beware 	Marco 	
2009	Opposite Day 	Kid Janitor 	
2011	The Muppets 	Rico Rodríguez 	Cameo
2015	Endgame 	Jose 	
2016	El Americano: The Movie	Cuco (voice) 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2006–2007 	Jimmy Kimmel Live! 	Ice cream kid prankster 	10 episodes
2007 	Cory in the House 	Rico 	2 episodes
2007 	ER 	James 	1 episode
2007 	Nip/Tuck 	Kid #1 	1 episode
2007 	iCarly 	Boy riding toy horse 	Episode: "iRue the Day"
2008 	My Name Is Earl 	Kid 	1 episode
2009 	NCIS 	Travis Buckley 	Season 6, Ep201 19: "Hide and Seek"
2009–present	Modern Family 	Manny Delgado 	Main Cast
2011 	Sesame Street 	Presenter 	
2011 	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Luigi Vendetta (voice) 	1 Episode
2011 	Good Luck Charlie 	Leo 	1 Episode
2012 	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour 	Chi 	Episode: "The Weeping Woman"
2012 	Norman 	Costumed Boy / Linus van Pelt (voice)	1 Episode
2015 	Jake and the Never Land Pirates 	Snow-Foot (voice) 	Episode: "The Legendary Snow-Foot!"
2015 	Cyberchase 	Ollie (voice) 	2 episodes
2015 	Austin & Ally 	Benny 	Episode: "Burdens & Boynado"
2016 	Chopped Junior 	Guest Judge 	Season 2, Episode 3 "Quail Quest"
===Awards and nominations===
Year	Association 	Category 	Work 	Result
2009	Screen Actors Guild 	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family	
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family	
2010	Young Artist Award 	Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series 	Modern Family	
2010	Teen Choice Award 	Choice TV: Male Breakout Star 	Modern Family	
2010	Imagen Award 	Best Supporting Actor – Television 	Modern Family	
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family	
2011	ALMA Award 	Favorite TV Actor-Supporting Role in a Comedy 	Modern Family	
2011	Young Artist Awards 	Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series 	Modern Family	
2011	Teen Choice Award 	Choice TV: Male Breakout Star 	Modern Family	
2012	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family	
2012	ALMA Award 	Favorite TV Actor-Supporting Role in a Comedy 	Modern Family	
2013	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family	
2013	Teen Choice Award 	Choice TV: Male Breakout Star 	Modern Family	
2014	Screen Actors Guild 	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family	
2015	Image Award 	Best Young Actor – Television 	Modern Family	
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