Oscar Nunez, sometimes credited as Oscar Núñez, is a Cuban American actor and
comedian. He was a member of The Groundlings and
later portrayed Dunder Mifflin's paper supply accountant, Oscar Martinez, on
NBC's The Office. He also created and co-starred in the Comedy Central series
Halfway Home in 2007. In 2014, he co-starred in the short-lived USA
Network comedy series Benched. Life and career
Nunez's mother, a dentist, and his father, a lawyer, were classmates of
Fidel Castro at the University of Havana. Nunez was born in Cuba, but his
parents moved first to Venezuela, and then to the United States. His family
moved to Boston when he was two years old and then to Union City, New Jersey
when he was four years. He is bilingual in English and Spanish. Having attended
various colleges in New York, including Fashion Institute of Technology and the
Parsons School of Design for writing, Nunez became a certified dental
technician from Magna Institute of Dental Technology.
Nunez started his comedy career in New York, performing over 300 shows with The
Shock of the Funny theater company. The troupe was active in the East Village
for several years. In addition to his work with Shock, Nunez appeared in
theater in New York and Washington, D.C. before moving to Los Angeles in the mid
1990s. In LA, he joined The Groundlings and performed in their Sunday Company.
While with the Groundlings, he wrote and starred in a production called "Smooth
Down There." In 1997, Nunez graduated from the Warner
Brothers Comedy Writer’s Workshop. In 1999, he was a finalist in the ABC
Latino Writers Project. In 1998, he appeared on the game show
Match Game, wearing a Dio shirt, but was not a winner.
Nunez was Adam Carolla's stand-in on The Man Show.
Nunez's television credits include Malcolm in the Middle, 24, Curb Your
Enthusiasm, Reno 911, The District and Mad TV, in addition to his role on The
Office. He was also the creator and executive producer of the Comedy Central
series Halfway Home, in which he co-starred as the character Eulogio Pla.
His film credits include The Italian Job, Reno 911: Miami, and When Do We
Eat?. In 2009, Nunez played the role of Ramon, the caterer, stripper, soda jerk,
and finally clergy performing the wedding ceremony in The Proposal. In
2012, Nunez played the role of Jose Baez, an attorney in the Lifetime movie
Prosecuting Casey Anthony. Nunez appeared as one of eight judges in
the 2010 Miss USA Contest, posing a question about the Arizona illegal
immigrant law to Miss Oklahoma USA, Morgan Elizabeth Woolard. Nunez was
booed by the audience before finishing the question; however he asked the
audience to wait until he finished the question before they reacted. Although
Woolard replied that she supports the law as a state rights issue, she added
that she is against racial profiling. In 2014, Nunez co-starred alongside
Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington in the short-lived USA Network comedy series
Benched. Filmography
Celebrity Family Feud The Proposal as Ramone
Fred: The Movie Fringe
Curb Your Enthusiasm The Italian Job
Reno 911 "Spanish Mike" Alvarez The Office as Oscar Martinez
Bob's Burgers Prosecuting Casey Anthony as Jose Baez
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Benched as Carlos
New Girl as Doug The 33
Adam Ruins Everything as Benny References
External links Oscar Nuñez at the Internet Movie
Database Oscar Nuñez at NBC.com's The Office