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Bruce Gray (born September 7, 1936) (not September 9, 1939 as is commonly reported) is a Puerto Rican-born
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
 Canadian actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
.
was born Robert Bruce Gray in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
 to Canadian parents. He was raised on the island until the age of ten when, in 1946, his parents relocated to Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County, Michigan. Once two independent cities, the consolidated City of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center that in recent years has suffered from population decline, job losses, and increased crime rates....
 then in 1950 relocated again to Toronto Canada.
s probably best known to Canadian audiences for his portrayal of investment banker Adam Cunningham on the Global
Global Television Network

Global Television Network is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
 series Traders
Traders (TV series)

Traders is a Canada television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1995 to 2000....
, or the father of the groom in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an Academy Award nominated 2002 in film romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick....
.

However, he has made appearances in American media; particularly in science fiction.






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Bruce Gray (born September 7, 1936) (not September 9, 1939 as is commonly reported) is a Puerto Rican-born
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
 Canadian actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
.

Early years

Gray was born Robert Bruce Gray in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
 to Canadian parents. He was raised on the island until the age of ten when, in 1946, his parents relocated to Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County, Michigan. Once two independent cities, the consolidated City of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center that in recent years has suffered from population decline, job losses, and increased crime rates....
 then in 1950 relocated again to Toronto Canada.

Acting career

He is probably best known to Canadian audiences for his portrayal of investment banker Adam Cunningham on the Global
Global Television Network

Global Television Network is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
 series Traders
Traders (TV series)

Traders is a Canada television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1995 to 2000....
, or the father of the groom in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an Academy Award nominated 2002 in film romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick....
.

However, he has made appearances in American media; particularly in science fiction. He portrayed Sky Marshall Diennes in the movie version of Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers (film)

Starship Troopers is a 1997 in film Academy Award nominated science fiction film-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Edward Neumeier, and starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer and Denise Richards....
, an interrogator of Captain John Sheridan
John Sheridan (Babylon 5)

John J. Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner....
 on Babylon 5
Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is an United States science fiction on television created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on the Babylon 5 space station: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict in the late 2250s and early 2260s....
, and legendary Vulcan
Vulcan (Star Trek)

Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek fictional universe who hail from the planet Vulcan , and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic with no interference from emotion....
 philosopher Surak
Surak

Surak is a fictional character in the backstory of the Star Trek television series and franchises. He is portrayed as the most important philosopher in the pre-history of the fictional planet Vulcan ....
 on Star Trek Enterprise.

He appeared several times on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Set in the 24th century, about 70 years after Star Trek: The Original Series, the program features a new crew and a new Starship Enterprise....
 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television program that premiered in 1993 and ran for seven seasons, ending in 1999. Rooted in Gene Roddenberry?s Star Trek universe, it was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, at the request of Brandon Tartikoff, and produced by CBS Paramount Television....
 as (contrary to rumor, this character is not related to Chakotay
Chakotay

Chakotay, played by Robert Beltran, is a character in Star Trek: Voyager. He is the First Officer of the USS Voyager ....
 from Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. The show was created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor and is the fourth incarnation of Star Trek, which began with the 1960s series Star Trek: The Original Series, created by Gene Roddenberry....
). He also had a guest-starring role on the popular cable television series Queer as Folk, playing wealthy gay millionaire George Schickel.

Later years

Gray was also the face of the leader of a fictitious anti-Amsterdam
Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the Capital of the Netherlands and List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people of the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands of North Holland in the west of the country....
 organization in a print and internet advertising campaign for Amstel
Amstel

The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam.The Amstel's name is derived from Aeme stelle, old Dutch for "area abounding with water"....
 beer.

He is currently seen in a recurring role on Medium
Medium (TV series)

Medium is an American supernatural and dramatic television series which premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005. The series is about Allison DuBois who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona, district attorney's office....
, as Joe Dubois' dead father, appearing in dream sequences.

See also

  • List of famous Puerto Ricans


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