Fernando Ramos

Ruben Fernando Ramos was born in Soca, Uruguay. At the age of 7, his family immigrated to the United States. He always dreamed of being an actor, and studied acting, voice, tap, jazz and ballet with private teachers. At the age of 17, he appeared on stage in "The Fantasticks" and continued in community theatre in "Hello Dolly", "Chicago" and others. He landed his first professional role in "Man of La Mancha" as Pedro at the Newport Playhouse. He then moved to Washington, D.C. where he competed in many male competitions, eventually becoming Mr. Gay Maryland 1990 and was one of the top ten finalists in Mr. Gay All-American. In that same year, he appeared in his first film, John Waters' "Cry Baby" as one of the "drapes" (credited as an extra). After that he landed one of the lead roles in the ahead-of-its-time award-winning soap opera "Inside/Outside the Beltway" (for which he received a best actor nomination from the Telly Awards). He appeared in a Spanish TV series. He also emceed several shows and beauty pageants. He played "The Preacher" in "Entre Amigos" and was a much requested emcee for other shows. He appeared as the "Gigolo" in Mary Chapin Carpenter's music video "Tender When I want to be". He took a break for a few years, moved to Arizona and appeared in a couple commercials and as an extra. Then he resurfaced in Miami where he continued to do commercials and theatre. He performed a major role in "The Fatouche" and landed a small role as the Immigration Officer in the Spanish-language soap opera "Dame Chocolate". He also played lead roles in website productions such as the "Mayor" in "Germville" and appeared in print for the Nationwide Promotion for the 2010 Census. From 2011 to 2012, he was a part of the ensemble of actors at the Newport Playhouse in Rhode Island and appeared in many of their productions. In 2013, he came to New York to appear in "The Second Skin" and return to theatre. In the beginning of 2014, he suffered from a stroke, but with therapy and love he fully recovered. He returned to acting full-time in April 2015, first performing as lead or featured actor in several independent and student films, then finding his way into the world of extras and background performers for both film and television. Year to date he has performer over 30 different roles. He continues to pursue commercial work as well. Fernando has always done much philanthropic work, donating his talent as an actor and emcee to many worthwhile organizations.