HECTOR ELIZONDO - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/10/1974 - HFSID 276776

HECTOR ELIZONDO
The multi-talented musician discovered by W.C. Handy who went on to star as a TV actor
Document Signed: "Hector/Elizondo", 1p, 5¾x8½. New York, N.Y., 1974 May 20. Elizondo instructs the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors (AFTRA) to forward any money payable to him to the International Famous Agency in New York City. Stage, screen and television actor Hector Elizondo (born in 1936), is a Puerto Rican-American actor who has spent nearly fifty years in the television, theatre, and film industry. Elizondo first got a taste for performing at the age of ten when he began performing with the Frank Murray Boys' Choir. He continued to polish his performing skills and, after studying dance, he made his first professional appearances in off-Broadway productions of Kill the One-Eyed Man and The Great White Hope. The stage actor made his first onscreen debut in the 1963 film The Fat Black Pussycat. After appearing as Vincento in The Edge of Night television series in 1967, Elizondo had his first big success when he was cast in the 1969 production of Steambath, for which he received an Obie Award. Even though he only appeared onscreen for a few minutes, one of his most well-known roles is that of Barney Thompson in the 1990 film Pretty Woman, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Elizondo is best known to TV audiences as Dr. Phillip Watters on Chicago Hope, a role which he filled for six years. Elizondo guest starred in such series as Maude (1974), Tales from the Crypt (1993), The West Wing (2002) and Jack & Bobby (2004) as well as starring in such series as Casablanca (1983), Foley Square (1985-1986) and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987). Being a favorite of director Garry Marshall, Elizondo has appeared in over a dozen of Marshall's movies, including The Flamingo Kid (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Dear God (1996), Runaway Bride (1999, in which he re-teamed with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, his Pretty Woman co-stars) and the two The Princess Diaries films (2001, 2004). Since the beginning of his long career, Elizondo has been cast in over 135 titles. He is also an accomplished guitarist, singer and dancer, and was discovered by W.C. Handy. The two appeared together on local radio and television stations. Check mark (unknown hand) in center of document, not touching signature. Irregularly trimmed at lower edge. Minor flaws from early photocopy in left margin. Otherwise, fine condition.