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Gerardo Celasco
American actor
Gerardo Celasco (born April 8, 1982), also known as Adrian Bellani, is an American actor. He was the second actor to play the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama, Passions.
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Gerardo Celasco | |
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 Celasco in 2016 | |
| Born | (1982-04-08) April 8, 1982 (age 42) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Southern Methodist University (BS) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Partner | Jennifer Morrison (2019–present)[1] |
Born in Miami, Celasco moved to his parents' home country El Salvador with his family as a child. He received his schooling at the Escuela Americana El Salvador, where competed in international horse jumping competitions and competed in the AASCA Central America Games representing his country. Celasco also became an accomplished volleyball player and was again invited to partake in the Central America Games.
Celasco later returned to the United States to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Southern Methodist University.[2]
After graduating from college, Salvadoran fashion photographer Roberto Aguilar asked Celasco to be the face of the Toni & Guy Bed Head campaign. He also appeared in Frankie J's music video for his song "And I Had You There".
People en Español magazine voted him as one of the 25 hottest Latin bachelors in the world in 2006.[citation needed] Celasco played Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama Passions from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, he appeared with Passions co-star Heidi Mueller on The Tyra Banks Show to help host Tyra through "soap opera school".
In 2019, Celasco appeared as Xavier Castillo in the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder.
Celasco currently resides in Los Angeles but remains extremely close with his family and visits them often in San Salvador.[3] As of 2019, Celasco has been in a relationship with Jennifer Morrison.[4] The couple announced their marriage in April 2022, although their date of marriage is not known.[5]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Las Angeles | Freddy | |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Carlos Peña | |
| 2011 | Pimp Bullies | Daniel | |
| 2012 | Battleship | Ensign Chavez | |
| 2013 | Greencard Warriors | Rigo | |
| 2014 | White Dwarf | Adrian |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2007 | Passions | Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald | 156 episodes |
| 2007 | Heroes | Gilberto | Episode: "Four Months Ago..." |
| 2011 | RPM Miami | Alejandro 'Alex' Hernandez | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Rizzoli & Isles | Manny Vega | Episode: "Don't Hate the Player" |
| 2013 | Westside | Alex Deanne | Television film |
| 2014 | Cleaners | Joshua | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Person of Interest | Tomas Koroa | Episode: "Honor Among Thieves" |
| 2014–2015 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Carlos | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | The Player | Suarez | Episode: "L.A. Takedown" |
| 2017 | Bones | Mark Kovac | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | StartUp | Fernan | |
| 2019 | S.W.A.T. | David Arias | Episode: "Los Huesos" |
| 2019–2020 | How to Get Away with Murder | Xavier Castillo | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Next | Ty Salazar | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Swimming with Sharks | Miles | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Good Sam | Dr. Nick Vega | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Devil in Ohio | Detective Lopez | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | The Idol | Andres | Episode: "Daybreak" |
| TBA | National Parks | Lincoln Kane | Episode #1.1 |
- Vasquez, Lane (April 14, 2021). "What Has Jennifer Morrison Been Up To Since 'Once Upon A Time'?". TheThings. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- Mthimkhulu, Andile (2022-09-21). "Jennifer Morrison Allegedly Married Her Longtime Partner in Secret - Everything We Know about Gerardo Celasco". news.amomama.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "Who, Where and Wow!". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-13. p. 32.
- Vasquez, Lane (April 14, 2021). "What Has Jennifer Morrison Been Up To Since 'Once Upon A Time'?". TheThings. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- Macke, Johnni (2022-04-08). "Jennifer Morrison, Gerardo Celasco Seemingly Married After 2 Years". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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