Philip Anthony-Rodriguez is an American actor known for his roles on ''

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'' as Kyle Duarte, the voice of disc jockey Maurice Chavez in the 2002 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', and as Jetstream Sam in the 2013 video game '' Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance''.

Early life

Anthony-Rodriguez was born to Puerto Rican parents Maximo and Veronica (''née'' Burgos) in

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, New York City. The youngest of five children, he began acting, singing, and doing voices when he was very little. At age 11, he started working with Acting by Children, a young people's performing group in New York City founded by Jeanne Niederlitz. As a result of his talent and look, the management group Niederlitz and Steele signed him and began representing him in talent auditions. Philip began working almost immediately and has been a busy working actor for over four decades. Raised in a bilingual household has enabled Philip to work in the business in both English and Spanish.

Career

In November 1990, Philip originated the role of

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in the musical '' Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story''. He provided the voice of the male version of protagonist SPARTAN-B312 in the 2010 video game '' Halo: Reach''. He is the voice of Jetstream Sam in '' Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance''. He also played Dr. Evans in ''

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''. He recurred for six seasons as Ruben Enriquez in the

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television series ''

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''. He played Nelson in film ''

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'' and had a guest role on the

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show ''

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'' in 2009 and played Michael Grant in ''

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'' in 2010. In 2011, he guest-starred on the

show ''

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'' (season 1, episode 18: "Model It Up") as designer Napoleon Fontaine and in 2013 on ''

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'' in the episode " The Big Game", and in 2014 as Mr. Eloquence on ''

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''. Anthony-Rodriguez voices the role of Nick Mendoza in the video game ''

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''. In 2015, he was announced as the voice of the Imperial Inquisitor, the Fifth Brother on the

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animated series ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Male actors from New York City People from Brooklyn 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-voice-actor-1960s-stub