Yul Vazquez
Yul Vázquez Vázquez at American Gangster NYC premiere, October 19, 2007 Born (1965-03-18) March 18, 1965 (age 49) Cuba Occupation Actor, Musician Spouse(s) Linda Larkin (m. 2002) Yul Vázquez (born March 18, 1965) is a Cuban American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Bob in the Seinfeld episodes "The Soup Nazi", "The Sponge" and "The Puerto Rican Day". He is married to Linda Larkin. Vázquez upcoming film projects include Kill the Messenger starring opposite Jeremy Renner and directed by Michael Cuesta, the Dreamworks animated feature B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations with Bill Murray and Seth Rogen; Anesthesia; and The Cobbler, opposite Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman and Steve Buscemi. He can also been seen on the small screen on Lifetime's new series The Lottery as Pres. Thomas Westwood. With over 40 film credits under his belt, highlights include roles in six time Oscar nominee Captain Phillips (2013), The A-Team (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles's Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic Che (2008), The Take (2008), American Gangster, Music Within (2007), War of the Worlds (2005), Bad Boys II (2003), Traffic and Runaway Bride (1999). He was a regular for both seasons of the Starz drama Magic City. Set in 1960s Miami, the series centers on the upscale Miramar Playa Hotel amongst the political and organized crime drama of the time. Yul portrays Victor Lazaro, general manager of the Miramar Playa. Additionally, he recurs in three other television series, as Pedro in FX’s Louie, as Christian in CBS's Good Wife and as Det. Anthony Nikolich on the HBO television series Treme. Vázquez is a founding member of the LAByrinth Theater Company and served two terms as co-Artistic Director with Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. Vázquez starred on Broadway in the Tony nominated Motherf**ker With The Hat opposite Chris Rock. For his portrayal of the eccentric Cousin Julio, he received nominations for a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony Award for "Best Featured Actor in a Play". Additional theater credits include The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (The Public Theater) opposite Sam Rockwell, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terrence McNally’s Stendhal Syndrome, Primary Stages with Isabella Rossellini and Richard Thomas, and The Floating Island Plays (Mark Taper Forum).