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| image = Jimmy Smits at the 39th Emmy Awards2.jpg
| caption = The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, 1987
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1955|07|09}}
| birthplace = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]]
| spouse = Barbara Smits (1981–1987)
| partner = Wanda de Jesus (1986 - Present)
| emmyawards = '''[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series|Supporting Actor - Drama Series]]''' <br> 1990 ''[[L.A. Law]]'' <br>
| goldenglobeawards = '''Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama''' <br> 1996 ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
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'''Jimmy Smits''' (born [[July 9]], [[1955]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Golden Globe]]- and [[Emmy]]-winning [[actor]]. Smits is perhaps best known for his long-running roles on the 1980s [[legal drama]] ''[[L.A. Law]]'' as [[Richard Dysart]]'s youngest uptight law partner, Victor Sifuentes, who was also the firm's pro-bono lawyer (a role he played from 1986 to 1991), and as [[Dennis Franz]]'s second partner, Det. [[Bobby Simone]], in ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (a role he played from 1994 to 1998), a police officer who was a widower, as well as his role on ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'' as congressman and presidential candidate [[Matt Santos]], opposite [[Alan Alda]], [[Bradley Whitford]], and [[Martin Sheen]]. He is currently appearing in the third season of [[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]. As an actor, he is noted for his portrayal of earnest, honest men with deep moral convictions.{{fact}}
Are the Toronto Film Critics aware that in Canada French is not a foreign language? — [[User:Muckapedia|Muckapedia]] ([[User talk:Muckapedia|talk]]) 16:43, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==Biography==
===Early life===
Smits was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. His father, Cornelis Smits, was a [[Suriname]]se immigrant of [[Dutch people|Dutch]] descent who managed a [[screen-printing]] factory. His mother, Emilina, was a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] who worked as a nurse.<ref name="corell">[http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/98/12.10.98/JimmySmits.html Jimmy Smits is still a big man on campus<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/2005/march/CoverStory/index.html Hispanic Magazine.com - March 2005 - Jimmy Smits<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has 2 sisters, Yvonne and Diana. He grew up in a devoutly [[Catholic]] family<ref name="corell"/> in a working-class neighborhood and spent time in Puerto Rico during his childhood.<ref>[http://www.redbookmag.com/your/celebrity/manifesto/jimmy-smits-cm Jimmy Smits - Redbook<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.gale.com/free_resources/chh/bio/smits_j.htm Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - Jimmy Smits<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Smits earned a [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Brooklyn College]] in 1980 and an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] from [[Cornell University]] in 1982. Though born in [[New York]], Smits has deep Puerto Rican roots and frequently visits the island. He was arrested for his participation in [[Navy-Vieques protests|protests]] against [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[United States Navy in Vieques, Puerto Rico|bombing practices]] on the [[List of islands of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican offshore island]] of [[Vieques]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2001/vol5n34/VQEds-en.shtml | title=Navy Must Heed Puerto Ricans: Stop The Bombing | work=The Puerto Rico Herald |author=Consuelo Lopez Springfield | date=6 August 2001 | accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref>

===Career===
A wider audience became aware of Smits for his appearance as Senator [[Bail Organa]] of [[Alderaan]] who becomes Princess Leia's adoptive father, in the films ''[[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith]]'' as well as the game {Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

He also starred in the multigenerational story of a [[Chicano]] family in ''[[My Family (film)|My Family/Mi Familia]]'' in 1995. Smits also played the Conky Repairman on ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'' as one of the show's memorable characters, and in one of his earliest roles. Another notable early role played by Smits was that of Eddie Rivera in the series premiere of ''[[Miami Vice]]''. In the episode, he was [[Sonny Crockett]]'s original partner, only to be shortly killed off in a sting gone wrong.

Smits was to have hosted the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards broadcast, but it was called off because of the terrorist attacks that day. He instead hosted a non-televised press conference to announce the winners.

Smits played the role of [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[Matt Santos]] of [[Houston, Texas]] in the final two seasons of the American television drama ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'', joining fellow ''[[L.A. Law]]'' alumnus [[John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]]. Smits's character eventually ran for and won the US Presidency in the series.

For the third season of [[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]], Smits has signed on to play the role of Miguel Prado, an attorney general who will at times team with Dexter on the hunt for a murderer.<ref name="TVG">{{cite news
| title = Jimmy Smits Joins Dexter. Couldn't You Just Die?
| url = http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Jimmy-Smits-Dexter/800041016
| publisher = TV Guide
| date = [[5 June]] [[2008]]
}}</ref>

===Personal life===
Smits was married to Barbara Smits from 1981 until their divorce in 1987. They have two children, Taina (born in 1973) and Joaquin (born in 1983). Since 1986, Smits has been in a relationship with actress [[Wanda De Jesus]]. They reside in [[Los Angeles]]. Smits helped found the ''National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts''<ref>[http://www.hispanicarts.org Mission Statement<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> to advance the presence of Latinos in the media, telecommunications and entertainment industries. Jimmy is also an advocate for diagnostic colorectal screening and has appeared in a public service commercial.

==Filmography==
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*[[Miami Vice]] (1984) TV Episode .... Eddie Rivera
*[[Rockabye]] (1986) (TV) .... 2nd Policeman
*[[Spenser: For Hire]] (1986) TV Episode .... Hector Valdes
*[[Running Scared (film)|Running Scared]] (1986) .... Julio Gonzales
*[[Hotshot]] (1987) .... Stars Team Member
*[[The Believers]] (1987) .... Tom Lopez
*[[The Highwayman]] (1987) (TV) .... Bo Ziker
*[[Stamp of a Killer]] (1987) (TV) .... Richard Braden
*[[Glitz (TV)|Glitz]] (1988) (TV) .... Vincent Marra
*[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]] (1989) TV Episode .... Your authorized conky repairman
*[[Old Gringo]] (1989) .... Gen. Tomas Arroyo
*[[Vital Signs]] (1990) .... Dr. David Redding
*[[Cop Rock]] (1990) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Victor Sifuentes
*[[Switch (film)|Switch]] (1991) .... Walter Stone
*[[Fires Within]] (1991) .... Nestor
*[[The Broken Cord]] (1992) (TV) .... David Norwell
*[[L.A. Law]] .... Victor Sifuentes (1986–1991)
*[[The Tommyknockers (TV miniseries)|The Tommyknockers]] (1993) (TV) .... Jim 'Gard' Gardner
*[[Gross Misconduct]] (1993) .... Justin Thorne
*[[The Cisco Kid]] (1994) (TV) .... Cisco Kid
*[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]] (1995) TV Series (voice) .... Old King Cole
*[[Solomon & Sheba]] (1995) (TV) .... King Solomon
*[[My Family (film)|My Family/Mi Familia]] (1995) .... Jimmy Sanchez
*[[The Last Word (1995 film)|The Last Word]] (1995) .... Actor (Martin)
*[[Marshal Law]] (1996) (TV) .... Jack Coleman
*[[Murder in Mind]] (1997) .... Peter Walker
*[[Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special]] (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Old King Cole
*[[Lesser Prophets]] (1997) .... Mike
*[[Adventures in Wild California]] (2000) .... Narrator (voice)
*[[The Million Dollar Hotel]] (2000) .... Geronimo
*[[Price of Glory]] (2000) .... Arturo Ortega
*[[Bless the Child]] (2000) .... Agent John Travis
*[[Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones]] (2002) .... Senator Bail Organa
*[[NYPD Blue]] (1994-1998 & 2004) .... Det. Bobby Simone
*[[Lackawanna Blues]] (2005) (TV) .... Ruben Santiago Sr.
*[[Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith]] (2005) .... Senator Bail Organa
*[[The West Wing]] (2004–2006) .... Congressman Matthew Santos
*[[Cane (2007 TV series)|Cane]] (2007) (TV) .... Alex Vega
*[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]] (2008) (TV) .... Miguel Prado
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==References==
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==External links==
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*http://www.hispanic-today.com/smits_article.html
*http://www.sohood.com/1/content/view/4349/1/

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