Arturo Gil 5676654 222191077 2008-06-28T00:27:47Z All Hallow's Wraith 5044346 infobox, c.e. {{Infobox actor | name = Arturo Gil | image = Art Cigar web.jpg | caption = | birthdate = [[March 13]], [[1960]] | birthplace = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] }} '''Arturo Gil''' (born [[March 13]], [[1960]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[dwarfism|dwarf]] [[actor]] who has appeared in many films, television programs, and commercials. Arturo, standing three and half feet tall, has been featured in films like ''[[Spaceballs]], [[Monkeybone]], [[The Fantasticks#Television, film and recent revival|The Fantasticks]], [[Dirty Work (film)|Dirty Work]], [[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]], [[Silent Tongue]],'' and ''[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]'' and TV shows like ''[[Charmed]], [[Ally McBeal]], [[Just Shoot Me!]], [[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]], [[The Parkers]], [[Unhappily Ever After]], [[The Man Show]], [[Cram (game show)|Cram]],'' and currently as Machete on the hit Spanish TV show ''Estudio 2'' on KRCA 62 in Los Angeles. == Biography == Gil was born in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], but soon after his birth, he and his family moved to [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], where he lived for 13 years, becoming fluent in Spanish and English. He returned to New Orleans as a teenager and on his 18th birthday Arturo began to pursue a career as a [[disc jockey]]. He secured a job in the [[French Quarter]] at a nightclub spinning disco, jazz, R&B and rock-and-roll. He later joined [[WWOZ]] as a staff volunteer, where he produced jazz and R&B radio shows. Arturo also worked at [[WRNO-FM]] part-time as a DJ and [[shortwave radio]] broadcast engineer. With the encouragement of his older brother, Arturo moved to southern California, with hopes to break into FM radio as a disc jockey. Instead he found a position as computer operator at a circuit board manufacturer running reports, programming, and troubleshooting. While he was continuing his computer work, friends encouraged him to pursue acting. Taking their suggestion, Arturo began his film and TV career by working on several student, low-budget, and non-union films. In 1985, while working on [[Mel Brooks]]' [[Spaceballs]], Arturo received his [[Screen Actors Guild]] card. == Filmography == * ''[[Agent One-Half]]'' (filming in 2007) * ''[[Estudio 2]]'' * [[Cram (game show)]] (as Dr. Damnearkilter) * [[Wasabi Tuna]] (2003) * [[Monkeybone]] (2001) * [[Passions]] (as [[Cecil (Passions)|Cecil]]) * [[Spaceballs]] (1987) == External links == *{{imdb name|0317727}} *[http://www.arturogil.com/ Official Site] *[http://www.myspace.com/pafuera Arturo's Myspace] *[http://www.elmachete.net Arturo as Machete on Estudio 2] {{DEFAULTSORT:Gil, Arturo}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Actors with dwarfism]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People with dwarfism]]