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Rico Rodriguez (actor)

Rico Rodriguez
Rico Rodriguez at 2015 PaleyFest.jpg
Rodriguez at the 2015 PaleyFest
Born (1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 (age 18)
Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present
Known for Manny Delgado in Modern Family
Relatives Raini Rodriguez (sister)

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.

Rodriguez was born in Bryan, Texas, the son of Gloria 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 descent.

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.


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