| Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Birth Name: | Guillermo Rodriguez |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Zacatecas City, Mexico[1] |
| Nationality: | Mexican-American |
| Occupation: | TV personality, comedian |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
| Known For: | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
| Children: | Benji Rodriguez |
Guillermo Rodriguez[2] (born January 27, 1971)[3] is a Mexican-American[4] talk show personality and comedian best known as the sidekick to Jimmy Kimmel on the American late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He rose to fame while working as a parking lot security guard at the Hollywood Boulevard studios. He continues in character and title as the show's security guard.
Rodriguez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico.[1]
Rodriguez began working as a parking-lot security guard for Jimmy Kimmel Live! studio in 2003.[5] At that time he also had a second full-time job as a hotel room server as well as working weekends at a third.[6] After he was caught sleeping in announcer Dicky Barrett’s car, Kimmel offered to have him appear on the show.[7] Due to his shyness at the time Rodriguez initially turned down the offer to appear on the show in 2003 but was talked into it by one of the producers.[6] [8] His early appearances were with "Uncle Frank" Potenza in a series of bits called "Security Night Live".[9] [10] (Potenza had originally handled security for the show before his role was expanded to appear on screen.)[10] Rodriguez soon moved to acting in skits on the show with his first role being Michael Jackson's Spanish cook. His broken English coupled with his affability and teddy bear-like quality earned him a high-profile supporting role as a personality on the show, in which he usually plays the Everyman.[9] Guillermo took over main red-carpet interviewing duties in 2011 after Potenza died. [11]
Rodriguez is married. He and his wife have a son named Benji who was born on December 11, 2011.
He became a U.S. citizen in 2005.[12]
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2009 | Rock Slyde | Gary | ||
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Cop #2 | uncredited cameo | |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! | Blowfish | ||
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Himself | Cameo appearance during the credits | |