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Wade Dominguez (May 10, 1966 – August 26, 1998) was an American actor, model, singer, and dancer best known for his portrayal as Emilio Ramírez in Dangerous Minds.

Wade Dominguez
Born(1966-05-10)May 10, 1966
DiedAugust 26, 1998(1998-08-26) (aged 32)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, model, singer, dancer
Years active1994–1998
Height5 ft 8 in (1.74 m)

Early Life


Dominguez was born on 10 May, 1966 in Santa Clara County, California to parents Robert Dominguez and Sharyn Dale Harpe Dominguez on May 10, 1966. He . He attended and later graduated from Live Oak High School, Morgan Hill, in 1985. Following his education, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career.[citation needed]


Career


Dominguez moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and enrolled in classes taught by Oscar nominee Jeannie Berlin. Berlin's mother, Elaine May, was so impressed with Dominguez's work in class that she began recommending him for roles. While he was on modeling duties in Italy, Domínguez landed a small acting role in an American soap opera. His first real role in a movie came in 1994, when he appeared in an erotic film called Erotique directed by Lizzie Borden, that focused on female phone sex workers. In 1995, Dominguez landed a role in the box office hit Dangerous Minds as a troubled teenager in school who is caught up with drugs, violence, and gang troubles in the ghetto. [citation needed]

Following the success of Dangerous Minds, he played the role of a thief in City of Industry. He also had a lead role as a rookie policeman in The Taxman and a supporting role in Shadow of Doubt, in which he played opposite Melanie Griffith and Tom Berenger as a hip-hop artist who is accused of murder.[citation needed] He also appeared in the music video of "Losing my Religion" by R.E.M.


Death


On August 26, 1998, Dominguez died of respiratory failure due to AIDS[1] at Midway Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 32. Actress Elizabeth Berkley visited Dominguez in his hospital bed and showed him a rough cut of his last film, Taxman, then: “He cried, saying, ‘I’m so good, I’m so good.’”[1] Dominguez died before the release of the film, which is dedicated to him.


Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
1994 Erotique Dream Sequence Lover (segment: "Let's Talk About Love")
1995 Dangerous Minds Emilio Ramírez
1997 City of Industry Jorge Montana
1998 The Taxman Joseph Romero
Shadow of Doubt Bobby Medina

References


  1. "Avi Nesher's 'Taxman' gets reissue". The Jerusalem Post. 7 October 2019.



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Wade Dominguez (* 10. Mai 1966 in Santa Clara County, Kalifornien; † 26. August 1998 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.
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