Jose E. Sanchez
| Jose E. Sanchez | |
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| File:BoxShow.jpgBoxShow.jpg Performance at The Box Social in Chicago, Illinois, with The Evening Funeral on March 26, 2010. Photo by Matt Quinnan. | |
| Born | Jose E. Sanchez June 23, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 🏡 Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, musician |
| 📆 Years active | 2001–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Kat Wisniewski (2007–present) |
| 👶 Children | None |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.joseesanchez.webs.com |
Jose Sanchez (born June 23, 1984) is an actor and musician from Chicago, Illinois.
Biography
Jose Sanchez is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent and born in Chicago, Illinois in 1984 but grew up in Cicero, Illinois, where he graduated in 2002 from J. Sterling Morton East High School.
Music
He began taking guitar lessons at age 10 at the International School of Music in Cicero, Illinois. In 1998, he competed and won his first state championship in guitar from the Illinois Music Association competition then won his second in 1999. He performed in talent shows at J. Sterling Morton East High School's historic Chodl Auditorium in 2002 and 2005.
While in high school, he began his own band called Self Infliction and then formed The Evening Funeral[1] soon after.
July 23, 2005, he was a guest artist where he provided live guitar work for a song for the Code of the Cutz stage, directed by Jaime Wilkins/ADDVERSE out of East Lansing, Michigan, during the annual Warped Tour at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater (formerly Tweeter Center) in Tinley Park, Illinois. Acts included his cousin DJ/Beatboxer/Photographer Jam One, Natives of the New Dawn, Verbal Kent, Psalm One, Hangar 18, Arcane, Longshot, Glue, Josh Martinez and Sleep are The Chicharones, and others.[2]
Blue Man Group casting and training manager Tascha van Auken recruited him to audition for the Blue Man Group band as a guitarist in October 2007. The band, which accompanies the Blue Man Group, wear brightly colored paint during performances in a caged platform above the stage in Chicago's Briar Street Theater.
Acting
He began his acting career as Cesar in the independent film "Closer" (2011), where principle filming took place in the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen. Jose was a last-minute replacement for the role and it was his debut into acting.
Then he was in a music video for Chicago band Burning Eve for their single titled "Embrace" (2012),[3][4] where he played a warden for a psych ward.
Personal
He holds two degrees from Ashford University in Psychology[5] and Human Resources Management[6] with a 3.39 GPA and works as a Mental Health Counselor for adult behavioral patients in a hospital located in the Humboldt Park, Chicago community. Also attended The Second City in Chicago for acting. Married to Chicago jewelry designer and published artist Kat Wisniewski in 2012. They have no children.
Filmography
As actor
List of film credits
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Closer[7] | Gangster (Cesar) | Jin Choi/FM Productions | Short film |
| 2012 | Lady of the Dead | Background extra | Caitlin Noah | Short film |
| 2012 | GangCity: Little India[8][9] | Gangster (Jose) | Hotchai Productions | Short film |
| 2013 | Bane Rises[10] | General | Nicholas Smith | Fan film/Dark Knight spin off |
| 2013 | Taco's: Revenge[11] | FBI Agent Murphy | Randy Beasley | Short film |
| 2013 | Ovulation[12] | Bar Patron | Michael Wade Johnson | Short film |
| 2013 | Man of Steel[13] | Uncredited extra | Zack Snyder | Scene deleted |
| 2013 | Whom I Fear[14] | Extra | Randy Beasley | Short film |
| 2013 | The Dirty Sanchez[15] | Juan | Anthony Cooney | Short film |
| 2014 | Midnight In The Heart of Mancreet[16] | Chico | Paul Saladino | Post-production |
| 2015 | Rapacious[17] | Pauli Cantini | David Andrew Hall | Filming |
Television
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chicago Fire (TV series)[18] | CTA Passenger (uncredited extra) | "Leaving the Station" |
Awards
- 1998 IMA state champion, first place.
- 1999 IMA state champion, first place.
External links
References
- ↑ "The Evening Funeral", Chicago Reader, February 2010.
- ↑ "Code of the Cutz hip-hop tent at Vans Warped Tour, 2005", IGN
- ↑ "'Embrace' by Burning Eve" as listed on Mashbat Brothers Films official website, 2012
- ↑ Demo reel for Burning Eve "Embrace", IMDb
- ↑ 2014 Graduate of College of Health, Human Services and Science, Ashford University
- ↑ 2014 Graduate of Forbes School of Business, Ashford University
- ↑ Jose Sanchez as Cesar in Closer, IMDb
- ↑ "Jose Sanchez as 'Hot Tequila a.k.a. Jose' in GangCity: Little India"
- ↑ "GangCity: Little India", PR News Channel, 2012.
- ↑ "Jose Sanchez as 'General' in Bane Rises"
- ↑ Jose Sanchez as "FBI Agent Murphy" in Taco's: Revenge
- ↑ "Jose Sanchez as a bar patron in Ovulation".
- ↑ "Jose Sanchez as a pedestrian in Man of Steel"
- ↑ cast "Jose Sanchez as a family friend"
- ↑ cast "Jose Sanchez as Juan"
- ↑ cast "Jose Sanchez as Chico"
- ↑ cast "Jose Sanchez as Pauli Cantini"
- ↑ "Jose Sanchez as CTA passenger in Chicago Fire"
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