Tobi Rodriguez

Coming from a long line of doctors and lawyers in his family, Tobi (Real name Tobi-Wan) consistently found himself encircled by inspiring personalities. He is the first person in his family to pioneer towards the path of art. He has an older sister, Lourdes Cristina Rodriguez D'Acosta. At Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, his high school, Rodriguez was involved in sports, debating, oratory, and was voted president of the Drama Club in 2000. The artist, originally from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, moved to Hollywood, California shortly after receiving a Bachelor in Fine Arts from LIU Post, Long Island University, in New York. He quickly realized that the true place to learn how to be an actor was upon the stage with the real critics... an audience. So he pressed on, to appear in collections of noteworthy performances, in such plays as: Our Country's Good (2004), directed by Drama Desk award winner Jonathan Silverstien, Flesh and Blood (2004), which earned him an Irene Ryan Award nomination for best actor, and most recently the critically acclaimed Roll Call (2007), a play about Vietnam prejudice and the insanity brought home by a young abused soldier to the community of East Los Angeles, directed by veteran Mexican-American director Ricardo López. These projects earned him notice from Spanish network, and NBC cousin, Telemundo, which positioned him on the track to success within the Latin community, with his feature film debut, "Ilusión". Tobi spends his time reading, writing, playing music, walking his dog Renzo, eating, rehearsing his craft at Lesly Kahn & Co. in Santa Monica, CA, collecting quotes, dancing, and searching for a great hamburger. His favorite show is Mozart in the Jungle, and his favorite book is The Giver.