Kirk Acevedo (born November 27, 1974) is an Alma Award-winning American actor of Puerto Rican and Chinese descent. Notable is his portrayal of Miguel Alvarez in the HBO series Oz.
Acevedo's parents were both born in New York City, and lived in Brooklyn where both their sons, Richard and Kirk Acevedo, were born. The Acevedos moved to the Bronx, where Kirk and his brother were raised. Since childhood, Kirk had shown an interest in acting; he would ...
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Kirk Acevedo (born November 27, 1974) is an Alma Award-winning American actor of Puerto Rican and Chinese descent. Notable is his portrayal of Miguel Alvarez in the HBO series Oz.
Acevedo's parents were both born in New York City, and lived in Brooklyn where both their sons, Richard and Kirk Acevedo, were born. The Acevedos moved to the Bronx, where Kirk and his brother were raised. Since childhood, Kirk had shown an interest in acting; he would perform before his family in improvised shows. Acevedo also participated in his high school's drama club.
After graduating from LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, Acevedo enrolled in the SUNY Purchase School of Acting (Purchase College). In the 1990s, Acevedo earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and shortly after auditioned for Oz - some of his classmates landed parts in the series and this motivated him to try out for a part, and he landed the role of the half-crazed gang leader prisoner Miguel Alvarez. Acevedo appeared in the...
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