Jimmy Smits
| Jimmy Smits | |
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Smits in 2016
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| Born |
July 9, 1955 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Thomas Jefferson High School |
| Alma mater |
Brooklyn College (BA) Cornell University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Known for |
LA Law NYPD Blue The West Wing Sons of Anarchy Star Wars Charles in Charge Dexter 24: Legacy |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Smits (1981–1987) |
| Partner(s) | Wanda De Jesus (1986–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Jimmy Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He played attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and Matt Santos on the 1999-2006 serial political drama The West Wing. He also appeared as Bail Organa in the Star Wars Prequel trilogy and Rogue One, and as ADA Miguel Prado in Dexter. In 2012, he joined the main cast of Sons of Anarchy as Nero Padilla.
Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York. "Jimmy" is the name on his birth certificate, rather than "Jim" or "James".
Smits' father, Cornelis Leendert Smits, was from Paramaribo, Suriname, and was of Dutch descent. Smits' mother, Emilina (née Pola), was Puerto Rican, born in Peñuelas. He has two sisters, Yvonne and Diana, grew up in a working-class neighborhood, and spent time in Puerto Rico during his childhood.
Smits identifies himself as Puerto Rican and was raised in a strict, devout Roman Catholic family. He frequently visits Puerto Rico. In 2001, he was arrested for his participation in protests against U.S. Navy bombing practices on the Puerto Rican offshore island of Vieques.
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