Frankie A. Rodriguez

Frankie A. Rodriguez is an American actor. He stars as Carlos Rodriguez on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Frankie A. Rodriguez
Born
Selma, California
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Early and personal life

Rodriguez is from Selma, California and is of Mexican descent. He attended Sanger High School. He is openly gay.[1][2][3]

Career

Rodriguez played the role of Mick in the Dekkoo series I'm Fine. He was promoted to series regular for the third and final season.[4] He has had recurring and guest roles in television series Modern Family and This Close as well as in web series Raymond & Lane, That's the Gag, Only Children, and Going Up.

In February 2019, it was announced Rodriguez would star in Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Carlos Rodriguez, the color guard captain and student choreographer. The series premiered that November. Carlos is the first openly gay character in the High School Musical franchise.[5][6]

Filmography
Television and film
Year Title Role Notes
2017–2019 I'm Fine Mick Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
Main role (season 3)
2018 Call Me Daddy Pedro Short film
2019 Modern Family Eduardo 2 episodes
2019 This Close Set assistant Episode: "Three's Company"
2019–present High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Carlos Rodriguez Main role

References
  1. Magallon, Gilbert (November 13, 2019). "Sanger native gets big break on Disney+ original series". ABC 30. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. Bell, Breanna (August 23, 2019). "Frankie Rodriguez Thanks 'High School Musical: The Series' Showrunner for Adding Diversity to Show". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. Milton, Josh (November 11, 2019). "Disney is introducing a history-making out gay character to High School Musical". PinkNews. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. Reddish, David (June 25, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Sexy web series 'I'm Fine' returns for the final season". Queerty. Q.Digital. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. Sullivan, Corinne (September 3, 2019). "Frankie A. Rodriguez as Carlos". PopSugar. Group Nine Media. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. Megarry, Daniel (November 12, 2019). "Frankie Rodriguez on playing the first openly gay character in Disney's High School Musical". Gay Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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