Age, Biography and Wiki
Raymond Cruz was born on 9 July, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, United States, is an American actor. Discover Raymond Cruz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Age |
62 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
9 July 1961 |
| Birthday |
9 July |
| Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 62 years old group.
Raymond Cruz Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Raymond Cruz height is 1.7 m .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.7 m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Raymond Cruz's Wife?
His wife is Simi Cruz
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Simi Cruz |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Raymond Cruz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Raymond Cruz worth at the age of 62 years old? Raymond Cruz’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Raymond Cruz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Raymond Cruz Social Network
Timeline
Raymond Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series The Closer and its spinoff Major Crimes, as well as his recurring role as drug lord Tuco Salamanca in the crime drama Breaking Bad and its prequel series Better Call Saul.
Cruz, who is of Mexican descent, grew up in East Los Angeles, California, in a neighborhood that regularly saw gang activity, and had relatives in such street gangs as Maravilla and Barrio South Gate.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Cruz stated he witnessed someone shot in front of him when he was 12 years old, noting that "his brains came out the back of his head."
For his portrayal of Tuco Salamanca, he was able to relate to his experiences witnessing people who were high on meth.
Cruz has said that becoming interested in American literature early in life helped him avoid joining such gangs himself.
His favorite novel is Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
He attended East Los Angeles College.
Cruz's film roles include sniper Ding Chavez in Clear and Present Danger, Hector in Out For Justice, Tom Berenger's second-in-command Joey Six in The Substitute, U.S. Marine Sergeant Rojas in The Rock, as Jesus in From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, USM Private Vincent DiStephano in Alien Resurrection, and Ramirez in Under Siege.
He appeared as Chuey, a gang member from the Vatos Locos, in the gang film Blood In Blood Out.
In 2005, he played Chino in Havoc.
He appeared in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, credited as "The Messenger," and in Training Day as a gang member named Sniper.
He played a Los Angeles firefighter in Collateral Damage.
He had guest roles in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558", The X-Files episode "El Mundo Gira", and the second season of 24.
He also made an appearance as the father of a murdered girl in CSI.
He played Det Julio Sanchez for the entire seven season run of The Closer and continued in that role for all six seasons of the spin-off Major Crimes.
He played a short-lived but well-known role as Tuco Salamanca, a sadistic and psychotic meth dealer in Breaking Bad in 2008 and 2009, a role he reprised in the first two seasons of the Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul.
He had a recurring role as Paco on My Name Is Earl, and as Alejandro Perez on Nip/Tuck.
Cruz is married to fellow actress Simi Mehta whom he co-starred with on The X-Files in the episode "El Mundo Gira".
