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Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits (born July 9, 1955) is a Puerto Rican-American actor, perhaps best known for his long-running roles on the TV series L.A. Law and NYPD Blue. He earned a M.F.A. from Cornell University in 1982. Though born in New York, Smits has deep Puerto Rican roots and he frequently visits the island.
Smits has received various nominations for the Golden Globe and the Emmy Awards, and won an Emmy in 1990. A wider audience became aware of Smits for his appearance as Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan in the Star Wars Episodes II and III.
There is speculation that his character, Congressman Matt Santos of Houston, Texas, may be elected President of the United States in the NBC series The West Wing.
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