Edward james olmos biography book of life

Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. After which he received an Associative Arts Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice at East Los Angeles College in 1966. Olmos since then has gone on to receive many accolades from the City of Montebello, including the Alumni of The Year from Montebello High School in 2014, and Man of the Year Award from The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation in 2015.

He has achieved extraordinary success as an actor, producer and humanitarian. The Tony, Emmy and Academy Award® Nominated actor, is probably best known to young audiences for his work on the SYFY television series "Battlestar Galatica" as Admiral William Adama. Although the series kept the actor busy during its run from 2003 through 2009, it didn't stop hi

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Edward James Olmos: Mexican-American Actor (Hispanic Heritage)

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Gr. 3-5. Although a biography about an actor might seem lightweight, Olmos proves a worthy subject for this latest addition to the Hispanic Heritage series. Olmos, winner of Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe awards as well as an Oscar nomination, grew up in East L.A. (Martinez deftly relates Olmos' youth to the experience of today's Chicanos). After Olmos received a Tony, he was offered many roles that he refused on principle because the parts typically portrayed Latinos as criminals or drug addicts. Olmos' integrity was rewarded, as he moved on to Miami Vice and Stand and Deliver. His peacemaking in the L.A. riots, his talks to schools and prisons, and his disavowal of drugs and alcohol make him an outstanding yet somehow accessible role model. Claiming his achievements komma from hard work guided bygd the virtues of patience, faith, and dignity, Olmos personifies attainable success. Chicanos and budding the

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Edward James Olmos

Chairman

Latino Public Broadcasting

As a producer, actor, writer, and activist, Edward James Olmos has made a lasting impact on Hollywood, on the Latino community, and on the conscience of the country. Born in 1947 in East Los Angeles, California, his ethnically diverse neighborhood — which he refers to as a “salad bowl” because each culture kept its own unique qualities, blending into the whole without losing its individual flavor – was the place his deep-rooted understanding that “there is only one race: the human race” took hold. As a teen, Olmos found refuge in baseball as a means of staying away from street gangs and drugs and soon discovered music. He taught himself to sing and play piano and was good enough to join a band, the Pacific Ocean. The band only produced one album but it gave him the opportunity to discover that he liked being on stage and enjoyed entertaining people. It also gave him the opportunity to meet his first wi