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Jordi Vilasuso

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Jordi Vilasuso
Born
Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso

Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (born June 15, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an Daytime Emmy Award winning American actor.

Jordi Vilasuso is a Cuban-American actor best known for originating the role of "Tony Santos" on the CBS soap opera, Guiding Light from August 2000 until August 2003. He was raised by his parents Dr. Frank Vilasuso and Ana Vilasuso in Coral Gables, Florida. He also has an older brother, Javier and a younger sister, Marianne. Vilasuso attended Ransom Everglades High School and later attended Glendale Community College in California.

Vilasuso won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2003 for his portrayal of Tony Santos. He was also nominated in the same category in 2002.

Vilasuso has appeared in the movies Angels Don't Sleep Here, The Last Home Run, Heights and Rodeo and Non-Smoking. He also appeared in other television programs such as America's Most Wanted, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Unsolved Mysteries and most recently, USA Networks' Arrest and Trial (in which his father also appears). Currently, he plays mobster Eddie Zarouvian on the new English Language telenovela, Fashion House.

Vilasuso's cousin, Marivi, is married to another actor, Andy Garcia.

Filmography