Oscar Nunez Biography

Oscar Nunez (born November 18, 1958), sometimes credited as Oscar Nez, is a Cuban-American actor and comedian.

He was a member of The Groundlings and later portrayed Dunder Mifflin's paper supply accountant, Oscar Martinez, on NBC's The Office. He also created and co-starred in the Comedy Central series Halfway Home in 2007. In 2014, he co-starred in the short-lived USA Network comedy series Benched.

Life and career

Nunez's mother, a dentist, and his father, a lawyer, were classmates of Fidel Castro at the University of Havana. Nunez was born in Cuba, but his parents moved first to Venezuela, and then to the United States. His family moved to Boston when he was two years old and then to Union City, New Jersey when he was four. He is bilingual in English and Spanish. Nunez attended various colleges in New York, including Fashion Institute of Technology and the Parsons School of Design for writing, and became a certified dental technician after studying at the Magna Institute of Dental Technology.

Nunez started his comedy career in New York, performing over 300 shows with The Shock of the Funny theater company. The troupe was active in the East Village for several years. In addition to his work with Shock, Nunez appeared in theater in New York and Washington, D.C. before moving to Los Angeles in the mid 1990s. In LA, he joined The Groundlings and performed in their Sunday Company. While with the Groundlings, he wrote and starred in a production called "Smooth Down There."

In 1997, Nunez graduated from the Warner Brothers Comedy Writer"?s Workshop. In 1999, he was a finalist in the ABC Latino Writers Project.

In 1998, he appeared on the game show Match Game, wearing a Dio shirt, but was not a winner.

Nunez was Adam Carolla's stand-in on The Man Show.

Nunez's television credits include Malcolm in the Middle, 24, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Reno 911!, The District and Mad TV, in addition to his role on The Office. He was also the creator and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Halfway Home, in which he co-starred as the character Eulogio Pla.

His film credits include The Italian Job (as a security guard), Reno 911!: Miami, and When Do We Eat?. In 2009, Nunez played the role of Ramon, the caterer, stripper, soda jerk, and finally clergy performing the wedding ceremony in The Proposal. In 2012, Nunez played the role of Jose Baez, an attorney in the Lifetime movie Prosecuting Casey Anthony.

Nunez appeared as one of eight judges in the 2010 Miss USA Contest, posing a question about the Arizona illegal immigrant law to Miss Oklahoma USA, Morgan Elizabeth Woolard. Nunez was booed by the audience before finishing the question; however he asked the audience to wait until he finished the question before they reacted. Although Woolard replied that she supports the law as a state rights issue, she added that she is against racial profiling.

In 2014, Nunez co-starred alongside Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington in the short-lived USA Network comedy series Benched.

In 2016, Nunez appeared as a regular in the TBS comedy series, People of Earth, on TBS.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Male Parking Attendant	Season 1 Episode 5: "Interior Pancake"
2002-2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Ranch Hand	2 episodes
2003	The Italian Job	Security Guard
2003	Still Standing	Tim	Episode: "Still Hairdressing"
2003	Reno 911!	Captain Dwayne Hernandez	2 episodes
2003	24	Pilot	Season 3 Episode 6: "Day 3: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m."
2005-2013	The Office	Oscar Martinez	189 episodes
2006	Reno 911!	"Spanish Mike" Alvarez	Season 4 Episode 5: "Spanish Mike Returns"
2007	Halfway Home	Eulogio Pla	10 episodes
2007	Reno 911!: Miami	Jose Jose Jose
2009	The Proposal	Ramone
2010	Fred: The Movie	Lorenzo
2011	Without Men	Priest Rafael
2011	Language of a Broken Heart	Adam Lebowitz
2011-2012	Bob's Burgers	Cha-Cha / Pepe (voice)	2 episodes
2013	Prosecuting Casey Anthony	Jose Baez
2013	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Sudz Manager	Season 9 Episode 3: "The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award"
2014	Benched	Carlos	12 episodes
2014	New Girl	Doug	Season 3 Episode 23: "Cruise"
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	FBI Agent Jos Gonzlez	Season 4 Episode 2: "Maya Rudolph Wears a Black Skirt & Strappy Sandals"
2015	The 33	Yonni Barrios
2015	Adam Ruins Everything	Benny	Season 1 Episode 8: "Adam Ruins Work"
2015	Life in Pieces	Dr. James Changa	Season 1 Episode 10: "Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong"
2016	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Dr. Porp	Season 3 Episode 12: "9 Days"
2016	iZombie	Stan Mendoza	Season 2 Episode 14: "Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind"
2016	Shameless	Rick Encarnacion	2 episodes
2016	Liv and Maddie	Mr. Berra	Season 4 Episode 1: "Sorta-Sisters-A-Rooney"
2016	Miss Stevens	Principal Albert Alvarez
2016	Mascots	Cesar Hidalgo
2016-present	People of Earth	Father Doug	10 episodes