Jimmy Smits (Jimmy Smits)

Jimmy Smits was born on July 9, 1955, in Brooklyn (NY - New York). He graduated from Brooklyn College and Cornell University in Ithaca specialty theater. First he appeared in small roles on the New - York Shakespeare Festival, as well as several small provincial theaters. In 1984, Smits played Don Johnson's partner in the pilot issue of `Miami Vice ', after which the actor has to appear in TV series. Among his early works can be distinguished comedy `Running in fear ', shot in 1986, and, of course, the TV series` The Police Los - Angeles'. His first kinorabotoy was filmed in 1989 movie 'Old gringo', in which Smith plays a young Mexican general. Despite a good cast (starring roles in the film, Jane Fonda and Gregory Peck) and positive feedback from critics, the film turned out to be unprofitable. Removed after two years of the film `Gara` heavenly critics greeted cool. Smits returned to work on TV: to be removed in a TV miniseries based on the book S. King 'Tomminokery `, and in 1994 played in the series` NYPD Blue `,` a kind of police drama `.