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Miguel Ferrer
Born Miguel José Ferrer
February 7, 1955 (1955-02-07) (age 55)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1981 – present
Spouse(s) Leilani Sarelle (1991-2003)
Lori Weintraub (2005-present)
Official website

Miguel José Ferrer (born February 7, 1955) is an American actor, who is often cast in roles as a villain. He has Puerto Rican, German and Irish ancestry.

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Personal life
2 Filmography
2.1 Guest appearances
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Ferrer was born in Santa Monica, California, the oldest of five children of Puerto Rican Academy Award-winner José Ferrer and American singer Rosemary Clooney. His siblings are Maria, Gabriel, Monsita, and Rafael, also an actor. Ferrer was raised in Hollywood, and as a teenager his interests shifted toward music. Ferrer played the drums on Keith Moon's Two Sides of the Moon. Jenerators band mate Bill Mumy ("Will Robinson" on the television classic Lost In Space) cast him as a drummer in his first television role, in the series Sunshine. He only took the role because Mumy talked him into it.[1]

[edit] Career
Ferrer began his career in the early 1980s making guest appearances on episodic television. In 1983, he was given a small part as a waiter in the 1983 movie The Man Who Wasn't There. He also had a small part in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as the Excelsior helm officer. He had a major role in the 1987 action movie RoboCop as aspiring, cocaine-snorting corporate executive Bob Morton. Since then, Ferrer has been cast in many major movies, usually in the role of flamboyant villains with a sense of humour. Ferrer's notable screen roles include a sinister biker in Valentino Returns (1988), an engineer in DeepStar Six (1989), Commander Arvid Harbinger in the comedy Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Lloyd Henreid in the Stephen King mini series The Stand (1994), investigative reporter Richard Dees in Stephen King's The Night Flier (1997), and Eduardo Ruiz in Traffic (2000).[2]

In the early 1990s, Ferrer appeared on three primetime TV series simultaneously: as D.A. Todd Spurrier in Shannon's Deal (1989-1991), as Cajun cop Beau Jack Bowman in Broken Badges (1990-1991), and as cynical, wittily abrasive FBI forensics specialist Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks (1990–91). Ferrer reprised the role of Albert in the movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He played another medical examiner on the small screen, Dr. Garret Macy, in the television crime/drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–07).[2]

Ferrer performed as the voice of the Heretic leader in the video game Halo 2, as well as the protagonist, Jack, in the video game BioShock.[citation needed] In 1999, at the 41st Grammy Awards, he was nominated for "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" in Disney's The Lion King II, "Simba's Pride Read-Along". In 2003, Ferrer made his New York stage debut in the off-Broadway production of The Exonerated.[2]

Ferrer played a supervillain called The Weatherman in the failed 1997 TV pilot, Justice League of America. Later in the year, Ferrer provided the voice for a similar character, Weather Wizard, in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Speed Demons". Ferrer also voiced Aquaman in another Superman: Animated episode, "A Fish Story". Ferrer has also provided voice-over roles in the TV series Robot Chicken (2006) and American Dad! (2007).[2]

As a writer, Miguel Ferrer worked on several comic book series, such as Comet Man, which he co-created with Jenerators band member Bill Mumy and artist Kelley Jones, The Dreamweaver, and Trypto the Acid Dog (released by Dark Horse Comics)[3].

Ferrer played Jonas Bledsoe on NBC's short-lived update of the Bionic Woman series.

Ferrer also starred in another short-lived NBC series, Kings, in 2009 as a military commander of Gath.

[edit] Personal life
Ferrer loves to golf and ski, and every year he helps to organize a golf tournament fundraiser for the UCLA Children's Hospital. He also finds time to play club dates with Mumy and their band The Jenerators.[4]

He is divorced from actress Leilani Sarelle and has two sons, Lukas and Rafael, from that marriage, and a son Jose Robert, with Kate Dornan, daughter of Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan. He has been married to Lori Weintraub since 2005. His cousin is actor George Clooney. His brother Gabriel Ferrer is married to singer Debby Boone. Gabriel and Debby are the parents of young artist Gabi Ferrer and her twin, Dustin Ferrer. His other brother, Rafael Ferrer, is also an actor. Ferrer was a close friend of actress Dominique Dunne, and in 1982 served as a pallbearer in her funeral.[1]

[edit] Filmography
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), as the USS Excelsior helm officer
RoboCop (1987), as RoboCop project leader Bob Morton
Valentino Returns (1988), in which he plays a sinister biker
Deepstar Six (1989), as Snyder, an inept undersea technician
The Guardian, as Ralph Hess
Revenge (1990), as Amador
The Harvest (1993), as Charlie Pope
Point of No Return (The Assassin) (1993), as Director Kaufman
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), as Commander Harbinger
Another Stakeout (1993), as Tony Castellano
Incident at Deception Ridge (1994), as Ray Hayes
Blank Check (1994), as the film's main villain, fugitive Carl Quigley
The Stand (TV miniseries) (1994) as Lloyd Henreid
Project ALF (1996) as Dexter Moyers
Mr. Magoo (1997), starring as Mr. Ortega Peru
Justice League of America (1997) starring as the villain The Weather Wizard
Where's Marlowe? (1998), as Joe Boone
The Night Flier (1997) as Richard Dees
Mulan (1998), as the villain Hun leader Shan Yu
Traffic (2000), as Eduardo Ruiz
The Manchurian Candidate (2004), as Colonel Garret
The Man (2005), as Agent Peters
Bionic Woman (TV series) (2007) as Jonas Bledsoe
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) as Martian Manhunter (voice)
Crossing Jordan, crime/drama series, as Dr. Garret Macy, September 24, 2001 to series end, May 16, 2007
Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009), as Vincent
Noah's Ark: The New Beginning (2009), as Kabos (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom (2011), as villain Hun Leader Tan Shu (voice)
[edit] Guest appearances
Among the television shows in which Miguel has made guest appearances are:

Miami Vice
Magnum P.I.
CHiPs
Will & Grace
Superman: The Animated Series (Weather Wizard), (De'Cine), (Aquaman)
Tales from the Crypt (appeared in 3 episodes)
Twin Peaks (recurring)
ER - the first episode
Jackie Chan Adventures - voice of "Tarakudo"
Contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy! (winner)
Medium - 5/5
Robot Chicken - Danny Ocean
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Episode: Ten Count (Season 7, Episode 18)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Batman - Sinestro
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera - Original El Tigre.
Lie To Me
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