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Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits is an American actor best known for his television series such as ‘L.A. Law’ and ‘NYPD Blue’ and movies like ‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ and ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’. Making his TV debut in the early 1980s he did bit roles including a small notable role of a pilot in the crime drama series ‘Miami Vice’. He went on to portray a rags-to-riches lawyer, Victor Sifuentes in the television legal drama series ‘L.A. Law’. The role that he pulled off with great élan for around five years not only shot him to limelight but also earned him the prestigious Emmy Awards. Moving on he did several television movies, big-screen flicks and a few TV series here and there before landing up yet another remarkable role of Detective Bobby Simone in the television police procedural drama series ‘NYPD Blue’. He was a regular in the series from the second to sixth season and performed as guest actor in the twelfth one garnering immense popularity and fan following. Other notable works of Smits include TV series like ‘The West Wing’, ‘Dexter’ and ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and films like ‘My Family’ and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ among others.
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Born
July 9, 1955
Birth Place
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality
American
Sun Sign
Cancer
Famous As
Actor
Height
6'3" (190 cm)
Education
Brooklyn College ( BA ) Cornell University ( MFA )
Known For
The_West_Wing
Father
Cornelis Leendert Smits
Mother
Emilina (née Pola)
Spouse(s)
Barbara Smits (1981–1987); Wanda De Jesus
Children
Joaquin, Taina
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Jimmy Smits Joins CBS Police Drama Pilot ‘East New York’

Click here to read the full article. Jimmy Smits has signed on to the CBS drama pilot “East New York,” Variety has learned. Smits joins previously announced series lead Amanda Warren in the pilot, along with fellow cast members Ruben Santiago Hudson, Richard Kind, Lavel Schley, and Olivia Luccardi. In the pilot, Regina Haywood (Warren) is the newly promoted deputy inspector of East New York, an impoverished, working-class neighborhood at the eastern edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting during the midst of social...
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“Kenobi” Gets John Williams & Jimmy Smits?

90-year-old famed film score composer John Williams is returning to the “Star Wars” franchise – this time he will be composing the theme for the new Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” according to Variety. Ewan McGregor reprises the role which he played in the prequel trilogy,...
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Jimmy Smits Back As Bail Organa In Obi-Wan Kenobi Rumor | Barside Buzz

According to the folks at MSW, Jimmy Smits is back as Bail Organa in Obi-Wan Kenobi. I honestly expected to hear this Obi-Wan Kenobi rumor eventually anyway, given a few details I’m aware of. However as yet I hadn’t heard anything about Smits from any sources or regular Star Wars insiders. However the outlet says that Smits was seen on set and has multiple sources telling them Smits is 100% back as Bail Organa in Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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Jimmy Smits Rumored For 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' On Disney Plus

It's rumored that Jimmy Smits is returning as Bail Organa for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series coming to the Disney Plus streaming network. It's claimed that Jimmy Smits was spotted filming scenes on set with Ewan McGregor, and also that Breha Organa is back as Bail Organa’s wife and queen and as the adoptive mother of Leia.
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