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Podcast: The Stephan Dyer Podcast
Episode: 33. Sal Velez Jr. - Hollywood, Balancing Acting and Parenthood, Enjoying The Process, Pandemic Lessons, and more.
Description: Sal Velez Jr. (Black Summer, The Way Back, Gente-fied, Savages) is an American actor and one of today's most versatile actors.
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We discuss growing up Puerto Rican in Chicago, quitting the steelworkers union to pursue acting, what it takes to be successful in Hollywood, balancing parenthood and acting, how to enjoy the process, pandemic lessons, and more!
A second-generation Puerto Rican, he was discovered in 2001 and invited to audition for Chicago’s Second City theatre where he won a three-year scholarship. He studied improv, classical, sketch writing an...