Steven Michael Quezada (; born February 15, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and politician.
He played
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Steven Gomez, the level-headed partner of
Hank Schrader
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, in the
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series ''
Breaking Bad
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'' from 2008 to 2013 and reprised his role in its
spin-off
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Better Call Saul
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'' during
season 5.
[ As a touring comedian Quezada has headlined at The Laugh Factory and George Lopez's Punchliner Comedy Club for ]Carnival Cruise Line
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, he has a 2022 comedy special on Amazon Prime
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titled ''The New Mexican'' and, in December 2023, he opened Quezada’s Comedy Club and Cantina in Santa Ana Star Casino.
From 2017 to 2025, he served on the Bernalillo County
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Board of Commissioners.
Early life and education
Quezada was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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.Eastern New Mexico University
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where he studied theatre arts, but did not earn a degree.
Career
Besides his role in ''Breaking Bad
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'',[ he has appeared in films such as '' First Snow'' (2006), '']Beerfest
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'' (2006), and ''Kites
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'' (2010). He hosted the talk show ''The After After Party'' in Albuquerque from 2010 to 2012. Quezada portrays a priest presiding over a roadside funeral in country singer Eric Church
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's music video for the single ''Give Me Back My Hometown
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'' (2014).
On February 4, 2013, he was elected to the Albuquerque school board
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;
Electoral history
2016
2020
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico
American actor-politicians
American male actors of Mexican descent
American male film actors
American male television actors
Hispanic and Latino American male actors
Male actors from New Mexico
School board members in New Mexico
New Mexico Democrats
County commissioners in New Mexico
Hispanic and Latino American people in New Mexico politics
American male comedians
Comedians from New Mexico
Hispanic and Latino American male comedians