Oscar Nunez

Oscar Nunez (born November 18, 1958), sometimes credited as Oscar Núñez, is a Cuban-American actor and comedian. Nunez is best known for his role as Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martinez on NBC's The Office.
He was a member of The Groundlings and later became a regular cast member on The Office. He also created and co-starred in the Comedy Central series Halfway Home in 2007. In 2010, he portrayed a pet shop owner in Fred: The Movie. In 2014, he co-starred in the short-lived USA Network comedy series Benched.
==Life and career==
Nunez's mother, a dentist, and father, a lawyer, were classmates of Fidel Castro at the University of Havana. Nunez was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, but his parents soon moved first to Venezuela, and then to the United States. His family moved to Boston when he was two years old and then to Union City, New Jersey, when he was four."'Office' worker Nunez has a second 'Home'", New York Daily News, May 9, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2008.Girl on Guy Podcast 91, 20130418, Girlonguy.net He is bilingual in English and Spanish. Nunez attended various colleges in New York, including Fashion Institute of Technology and the Parsons School of Design for writing, and became a certified dental technician after studying at the Magna Institute of Dental Technology."The Offist Biographies" , May 17, 2010. Accessed May 16, 2010.
Nunez started his comedy career in New York, performing over 300 shows with The Shock of the Funny theater company. The troupe was active in the East Village for several years. In addition to his work with Shock, Nunez appeared in theater in New York and Washington, D.C. before moving to Los Angeles in the mid 1990s. In LA, he joined The Groundlings and performed in their Sunday Company. While with the Groundlings, he wrote and starred in a production called "Smooth Down There."
In 1997, Nunez graduated from the Warner Brothers Comedy Writer's Workshop. In 1999, he was a finalist in the ABC Latino Writers Project.
In 1998, he appeared on the game show Match Game, wearing a Dio shirt, but was not a winner.
Nunez was Adam Carolla's stand-in on The Man Show.
Nunez's television credits include Malcolm in the Middle, 24, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Reno 911!, The District and Mad TV, in addition to his role on The Office. He was also the creator and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Halfway Home, in which he co-starred as the character Eulogio Pla.
His film credits include The Italian Job (as a security guard), Reno 911!: Miami, and When Do We Eat?. In 2009, Nunez played the role of Ramon, the caterer, stripper, soda jerk, and finally clergy performing the wedding ceremony in The Proposal. In 2012, Nunez played the role of Jose Baez, an attorney in the Lifetime movie Prosecuting Casey Anthony.
Nunez appeared as one of eight judges in the 2010 Miss USA Contest, posing a question about the Arizona illegal immigrant law to Miss Oklahoma USA, Morgan Elizabeth Woolard. Nunez was booed by the audience before finishing the question; however he asked the audience to wait until he finished the question before they reacted. Although Woolard replied that she supports the law as a state rights issue, she added that she is against racial profiling."Michigan woman crowned 2010 Miss USA in Las Vegas", Forbes.com, May 16, 2010. Accessed May 16, 2010.
In 2014, Nunez co-starred alongside Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington in the short-lived USA Network comedy series Benched.
In 2016, Nunez appeared as a regular in the TBS comedy series, People of Earth, on TBS.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4695530/news
In 2018, Nunez portrayed State Farm Insurance Agent Cole Perez in a series of commercials.
Currently, Nunez is portraying Mr. Hernandez on Netflix original Mr. Iglesias.
==Personal life==
Nunez is married to actress Ursula Whittaker, who gave birth to their first child, daughter August Luce Nunez, on October 4, 2012.
==Filmography==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2000 	Curb Your Enthusiasm 	Male Parking Attendant 	Season 1 Episode 5: "Interior Decorator"
2001 	Grounded for Life 	Security Guard 	Episode: “I Wanna Be Suspended”
2002–2003	Malcolm in the Middle 	Ranch Hand 	2 episodes
2003 	The Italian Job 	Security Guard 	
2003 	Still Standing 	Tim 	Episode: "Still Hairdressing"
2003 	Reno 911! 	Captain Dwayne Hernandez 	2 episodes
2003 	24 	Pilot 	Season 3 Episode 6: "Day 3: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m."
2005–2013	The Office 	Oscar Martinez 	Main Cast; 189 episodes
2006 	Reno 911! 	"Spanish Mike" Alvarez 	Season 4 Episode 5: "Spanish Mike Returns"
2007 	Halfway Home 	Eulogio Pla 	10 episodes
2007 	Reno 911!: Miami 	Jose Jose Jose 	
2009 	The Proposal 	Ramone 	
2010 	Fred: The Movie 	Lorenzo 	
2011 	Without Men 	Priest Rafael 	
2011 	Language of a Broken Heart 	Adam Lebowitz 	
2011–2012	Bob's Burgers 	Cha-Cha / Pepe (voice) 	2 episodes
2013 	Prosecuting Casey Anthony 	Jose Baez 	
2013 	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 	Sudz Manager 	Season 9 Episode 3: "The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award"
2014 	Benched 	Carlos 	12 episodes
2014 	New Girl 	Doug 	Season 3 Episode 23: "Cruise"
2015 	Comedy Bang! Bang! 	FBI Agent José González 	Season 4 Episode 2: "Maya Rudolph Wears a Black Skirt & Strappy Sandals"
2015 	The 33 	Yonni Barrios 	
2015 	Adam Ruins Everything 	Benny 	Season 1 Episode 8: "Adam Ruins Work"
2015 	Life in Pieces 	Dr. James Changa 	Season 1 Episode 10: "Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong"
2015 	Romantically Speaking 	Carl 	Hallmark movie
2016 	Brooklyn Nine-Nine 	Dr. Porp 	Season 3 Episode 12: "9 Days"
2016 	iZombie 	Stan Mendoza 	Season 2 Episode 14: "Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind"
2016 	Shameless 	Rick Encarnacion 	2 episodes
2016 	Liv and Maddie 	Mr. Beelick 	Season 4 Episode 1: "Sorta-Sisters-A-Rooney"
2016 	Miss Stevens 	Principal Albert Alvarez 	
2016 	Mascots 	Cesar Hidalgo 	
2016–2017	People of Earth 	Father Doug 	10 episodes
2017 	Baywatch 	Councilman Rodriguez 	
2018 	Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition	Himself 	Season 13: Celebrity Edition 4
2018–2019	3Below: Tales of Arcadia 	Sergeant Costas 	9 episodes
2019 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Lionel Fernandez 	Season 10 Episode 22: "No More Secrets"
2019 	Mr. Iglesias 	Carlos 	Netflix Original series
2019 	Where's Waldo? 	Wizard Featherbeard (voice)	Episode: "Costa Rica... In Color!"
==References==
==External links==
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* Oscar Nuñez at NBC.com's The Office
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