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>>> WILMER VALDERRAMA FOR COMICPALOOZA.
COMICPALOOZA. RUBEN GALVAN CAUGHT UP WITH
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>
HIM. >> WELCOME BACK TO H TOWN IN
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. WHAT'S IT FEEL LIKE TO BE BACK?
>> IT'S EXCITING.
I LOVE TEXAS.
HOUSTON'S ALWAYS BEEN SO KIND
TO ME.
TO ME.
TO ME. SO
TO ME. SO SWEET.
SO SWEET.
SO SWEET. SO NICE TO ME.
I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO SEE THE
SUPPORTERS.
SUPPORTERS. >> GIVE ME THE SCOOP.
DO YOU LIKE OUR TEX-MEX?
FAJITAS?
FAJITAS?
FAJITAS? >> I HAVE TO COME IN ON A
WEEKEND I KNOW IS CHEAT DAY
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GET QUESO.
EVERY COLOR TORTILLA YOU MAKE
OVER HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE
MULTIPLE COLORS.
MULTIPLE COLORS. >> BEING HERE AT COMICPALOOZA.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHARACTERS
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. EVERYONE'S EXCITED.
EVERYONE'S EXCITED. >> IT'S A CELEBRATION ABOUT
WHAT POP CULTURALLY HAS BECOME
ALL THIS BIBLICAL STORY THAT
HAVE SOMEHOW SHAPED OUR
GENERATION.
GENERATION. TO BE ABLE TO SEE NOT JUST
CINEMA BUT TELEVISION AS DONE
FOR THE GENRE IS UNBELIEVABLE.
FROM GAMING TO COMICS TO FILM
AND TELEVISION.
AND TELEVISION. YOU NOW FIND EVERYONE MEETING
IN ONE PLACE.
IT'S HERE AT KIM COMICPALOOZA.
>> WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE?
>> I'M A BATMAN.
SPIDERMAN.
SPIDERMAN. I LOVE THUNDER CATS.
I LOVE GI JOE, YOU KNOW.
HE MAN.
HE MAN.
HE MAN. >> SHERA.
>> SHERA.
>> SHERA. >> WELL, YOU KNOW.
SHERA HAD A LOT OF BOYS
WATCHING.
WATCHING.
WATCHING. ONLY PLACE AT LIKE 9:00 IN THE
MORNING THAT YOU CAN WATCH
SOMEONE WEARING WHATEVER SHE
WAS WEARING, YOU KNOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HEARD
BUT THIS SHOW AIN'T FREE.
>> ALL THESE YOUNGSTERS WHO
WANT TO EITHER BE ACTORS JUST
LIKE YOURSELF, WHAT WAS THE
MESSAGE THAT YOU WOULD GIVE OUT
TO THESE FOLKS WHO LOOK UP TO
FOLKS LIKE YOURSELF?
>> IT'S CLICHE TO SAY NEVER
GIVE UP.
GIVE UP.
GIVE UP. SOMETIMES OUR FRIENDS, OUR
FAMILY CAN BE OUR WORST
SUPPORTERS.
SUPPORTERS. FOR THAT SUPPORT THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE AT HOME IT'S SUPER
IMPORTANT THAT YOU LOOK
YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR KNOWING
IT TRULY IS ONLY UP TO YOU
WHETHER YOU SUCCEED OR FAIL.
>> AMERICA.
>> AMERICA. >> IT'S PRONOUNCED AMERICA.
>> THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> I CAME FROM VENEZUELA IN
1993, 94.
1993, 94.
1993, 94. DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SPEAK
ENGLISH.
ENGLISH.
ENGLISH. I HAD TO START FROM SCRATCH.
I REMEMBER I HAD 13, 14 YEARS
OLD I RAISED MY HAND AND SAY
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WITHIN I
WANT TO BE A FAMOUS ACTOR.
AND EVERYBODY LAUGHED.
BUT ULTIMATELY REALLY UP TO
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. IF
YOU. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN WHAT
YOU CAN DO AS A PERSON, IF YOU
DON'T TRUST IN THE WORK YOU'RE
PUTTING IN AND THAT THAT IS
EVENTUALLY GOING TO TURN INTO
THE SUCCESS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> SPECIAL AGENT TORRES.
>> RELAX.
>> RELAX.
>> RELAX. WE'RE ON THE SAME SIDE.
>> ARE WE?
>> NCIS.
>> NCIS.
>> NCIS. CBS.
CBS.
CBS. WHAT
CBS. WHAT HAS THAT BEEN LIKE?
>> IT'S BEEN INN CREDIBLE.
I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE SHOW FOR
THREE YEARS.
THREE YEARS. TO SEE THE IMPACT IT HAS ON
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE.
THE INSPIRATION IT BRINGS AND
THE ENTERTAINMENT REALLY.
I'M NO STRANGER OF LONG RUNNING
SHOWS.
SHOWS.
SHOWS. THIS ONE JUST FEELS LIKE A
FAMILY TOO.
FAMILY TOO. MARK HARMON AND I ARE BESTIES.
WE SEND EACH OTHER CLASSIC CARS
ON E-MAIL ALL THE TIME.
ALWAYS TRYING TO GET EACH OTHER
TO BUY SOMETHING UNNECESSARY.
WE'RE STILL YET TO LOSE THE
BATTLE.
BATTLE.
BATTLE. BUT IT'S NICE.
IT'S NICE TO BE AT A PLACE THAT
KNOWS ITSELF AND THEY GIVE ME
THE FREEDOM TO CREATE A
CHARACTER THAT NCIS UNIVERSE
HAS NEVER SEEN.
>> WE CAN'T JUST GO AROUND
PUNCHING PEOPLE INTO BEING
NICER.
NICER.
NICER. >>
NICER. >> WHY NOT?
>> HE STARTED AS A LONE WOLF.
DIDN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS.
HOLDS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PERSONALITIES.
PERSONALITIES. HE'S A GUY WHO HAS HAD TO
BECOME THE BAD GUY TO GET THE
BAD GUY.
BAD GUY.
BAD GUY. THERE'S A LITTLE DARKNESS THAT
COMES WITH HIM.
THERE'S A LEVEL OF LIGHTNESS TO
THAT HE SEES IN HIS JOB.
AND YOU KNOW IN THE SECOND YEAR
HE ASSIMILATED MORE TO BEING
PART OF A TEAM.
IN THE THIRD YEAR, YOU KNOW, HE
BECAME A LITTLE BIT MORE
HESITANT AS HE LOST A FEW OF
HIS PARTNERS AND THEREFORE
REMINDED HIM WHY HE WORKED
ALOPE AND DIDN'T WANT TO BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS.
RELATIONSHIPS. YOU'LL SEE HIM BE DARKER AND
EVENTUALLY LOOK AT EVERY
SUSPECT HE ENCOUNTERS HE'S
GOING TO LOOK FOR THE PERSON
THAT KILLED HIS FRIEND.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK THE SHOW
HAS RESINATED?
HAS RESINATED? >> IT'S THE CHARACTERS.
IT'S ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE CASE OF THE
WEEK, EVEN THOUGH THE CASE OF
THE WEEK INFLUENCES OUR
CHARACTERS EMOTIONALLY.
CHARACTERS EMOTIONALLY. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO SPECIAL.
WE HAVE A REAL OPINION ABOUT
THE CASE.
THE CASE.
THE CASE. IT'S STILL THE NUMBER ONE SHOW
ON THE PLANET.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN INTENSE
THING TO KNOW THAT EVERY
TUESDAY NIGHT YOU HAVE THE MOST
LOYAL FAN BASE TUNE IN AND
WATCH YOU EPISODE AFTER
EPISODE.
EPISODE.
EPISODE. >> AS A SPECIAL AGENT YOU HAVE
TO BE AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU I HAVE TO BE IN SE.
YOU ARE LOOKING MIGHTY TO BED.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO GET READY
FOR THIS ROLE?
>> I TURNED IT ON A COUPLE
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. I WANTED TO GET SOME OF THOSE
YEARS BACK THAT I LOST IN MY
20s.
20s.
20s. SOME
20s. SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
SINCE 18 YOU KNOW THAT I LOST A
FEW CAT LIVES IN MY LIFE.
I DO ALL MY OWN STUNTS.
I DO ALL THE FIGHT SEQUENCES.
ALL THE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. YOU CAN PULL SOMETHING WHEN
YOU'RE 39.
YOU'RE 39. THE BOUNCE BACK IS NOT AS
QUICK.
QUICK.
QUICK. I'M TRYING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> I'M GOING TO BE 42 THIS
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. I
MONTH. I GET YOU, MAN.
>> HE'S DRINKING THE SAME
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. >>
WATER. >> WORD ON THE STREET IS YOU'RE
THE LATINO PRINCE CHARMING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> IN THE MOVIE HE'S ENGAGED TO
CINDERELLA, SLEEPING BEAUTY AND
SNOW WHITE.
SNOW WHITE. THERE'S A SPELL THAT HE BECAME
TOO CHARMING.
TOO CHARMING. LIKE HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TRUE
LOVE IS.
LOVE IS.
LOVE IS. THROUGHOUT THE MOVIE HE HAS TO
BREAK THIS SPELL.
FIND OUT WHAT HIS TRUE LOVE IS
>> THAT'S DEEP.
>> IT'S REALLY A BEAUTIFUL
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. SO
STORY. SO WE PRODUCED THAT.
FIRST LATINO PRINCE CHARMING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WANT TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. >> YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. I
YOU. I TAKE YOUR QUESO IN MY STOMACH
BACK TO L.A.
ALL THE TIME.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT OBVIOUSLY
MEANS SO MUCH.
HAPPY TO BE SHARING THIS RAINY
WEATHER WITH YOU GUYS.
>> SO WILMER WAS IN VENEZUELA
DURING THE 90s.
I WAS THERE IN THE 90s AS WELL.
TOO BAD I DIDN'T RUN INTO HIM.
ON A SERIOUS NOTE THEY ARE SUCH
WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
I HOPE THAT COUNTRY