William Levy (actor)
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Levy in 2009
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William Levy Gutiérrez August 29, 1980 Cojimar, Havana, Cuba |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Partner(s) | Elizabeth Gutiérrez (2003–2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | william-levy |
William Levy (born William Levy Gutiérrez; August 29, 1980) is a Cuban American actor and former model.
Levy was born in Cojimar, Cuba. His maternal grandfather was Jewish (the origin of his surname, Levy), but he grew up in a nonreligious household. He was raised by his single mother, Barbara. Levy immigrated to Miami, Florida, when he was fourteen. He attended high school, after which he studied business administration on a baseball scholarship at St. Thomas University. He later went to Los Angeles to study acting and continued his acting studies in Miami and Mexico City.
Levy worked as a model for the Next Models agency, and was featured in two reality shows broadcast by Telemundo: Isla de la Tentación and Protagonistas de Novela 2. In 2005 he performed at the Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, starring in the play La Nena Tiene Tumbao.
His debut on the Spanish-language channel Univision was in the Venevision International production of Olvidarte Jamás. He later appeared in Mi Vida Eres Tu and Acorralada. In 2008, he appeared in his first film, Retazos de Vida, directed by Viviana Cordero. He was invited by television producer Carla Estrada to star in Pasión, his breakthrough in Mexican soap operas. Televisa cast him as the lead in Cuidado con el Angel with actress and ex-RBD singer Maite Perroni. The show was first broadcast in Mexico in June 2008, and began airing in the United States in September 2008 on Univision. It averaged 5 million viewers per evening.
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