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Erik Estrada

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Erik Estrada Fast Facts:

Raised in New York City's Spanish Harlem.
As a child, aspired to be a police officer.
Began acting career by performing in high-school productions.
Played a streetwise gang member in his film debut in 1970's The Cross and the Switchblade.
Gained fame as motorcycle cop Frank "Ponch" Poncherello in the 1977-83 TV series CHiPs. Reportedly clashed with the show's costar, Larry Wilcox.
Suffered a serious, life-threatening injury in a 1979 accident while filming a motorcycle scene on the CHiPs set.
Cast in a Spanish-speaking soap opera (Dos Mujeres, Un Camino) in 1993. Ironically, he didn't speak Spanish and had to take Spanish lessons for the role.
Penned an autobiography, My Road from Harlem to Hollywood, in the 1990s.
An antidrug advocate, serving as a spokesman for D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education).
Earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

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Erik Estrada Awards:

1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee