Jerry Hernandez
Jerry Hernandez (born June 8, 1990 in East Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television actor of Puerto Rican and Honduran descent.
Biography
Jerry Kenneth Hernandez is the oldest of two children. Throughout grade school, Jerry took part in various school musicals and plays. Even though he enjoyed singing, dancing and acting he didn’t necessarily look at entertainment as something he wanted to pursue. Towards the end of junior high and half way through high school, his main focus became his education. His parents dream was to see him move towards a career in pediatrics after he graduated high school. During the summer before entering his senior year, and going against he parents wishes, Jerry returned to his performing roots and began preparing for a talent showcase in Los Angeles called IMTA. After being approached by an agent at IMTA, he was later signed and a career in entertainment soon took shape.
Dance career
Before focusing on acting, Jerry began his entertainment career as a professional dancer. His main focus was in Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, and Contemporary. As a dancer, Jerry worked with such directors as Joseph Kahn and Paul Hunter, choreographers like Laurieann Gibson and Nadine "Hi-Hat" Ruffin and musicians such as Madonna and Prince. Jerry also appeared in commercials for J. C. Penney, iPod, Old Navy, Gap, GMC, Target, Jack in the Box and Taco Bell.
Acting career
Since transitioning from the dance world into acting, Jerry has appeared on television shows like The Shield, Invasion and Cold Case; film credits have included the American Film Institute festival selection Ethan Mao (directed by Quentin Lee) and HBO's Walkout (directed by Edward James Olmos), as well the short film Inspiración Latina for Coca Cola (directed by Bryan Singer).