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Alec Mapa
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Alec Mapa

Known for Friends · You Don't Mess with the Zohan · Seinfeld

Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadwayproduction of M. Butterfly. He later gained notoriety for the roles of Adam Benet in Half & Half and Suzuki St. Pierre in Ugly Betty which are his best known roles. He is also known for his recurring role as Vern in Desperate…

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Born
Jul 10, 1965
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadwayproduction of M. Butterfly. He later gained notoriety for the roles of Adam Benet in Half & Half and Suzuki St. Pierre in Ugly Betty which are his best known roles. He is also known for his recurring role as Vern in Desperate Housewives. He co-hosted with Calpernia Addams the Logo network reality dating game show Transamerican Love Story. He is currently recurring in the role of Renzo in Switched at Birth.

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Known For

TVFriends
FriendsHousekeeper · 1994
★ 8.4
MOVIEYou Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess with the ZohanClaude · 2008
★ 5.7
TVSeinfeld
SeinfeldPaul · 1989
★ 8.2
TVDesperate Housewives
Desperate HousewivesVern · 2004
★ 7.9
TV2 Broke Girls
2 Broke GirlsLawrence · 2011
★ 7.2
TVDoom Patrol
Doom PatrolSteve Larson / Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man · 2019
★ 7.5
TVHenry Danger
Henry DangerJack Frittleman · 2014
★ 8.3
TVBob's Burgers
Bob's BurgersMurferion (voice) · 2011
★ 7.8

Filmography

Movies

SD
Supermom's DaughterPeng
1987
A New LifeSybil
1988
Bright Lights, Big CityYasu Wade
1988
H
HomeJohn the Student
1990
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the HartHal Trask
1994
The Substance of FireNew Receptionist
1996
Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerDamien Vasquez
1997
Playing by HeartLana
1998
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeHo Chi Minh
2000
Connie and CarlaLee / N'Cream
2004
Who's Your Daddy?Nat-San Wang
2004
Hard PillProtester
2005
Dirty LaundryDaniel
2006
Marley & MeJorge
2008
Tru LovedMr. Bushnell
2008
You Don't Mess with the ZohanClaude
2008
Annul VictorySelf
2009
Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy SlamHimself - Comedian
2010
Going Down in La-La LandAlec Mapa
2011
Half-Share
2011
Sharpay's Fabulous AdventureGill Samms
2011
Winner Takes AllSimon
2011
Black BriefsSimon
2012
Alec Mapa: Baby DaddyHimself
2014
Alec Mapa: Baby DaddyExecutive Producer
2014
Beethoven's Treasure TailSimon
2014
Such Good PeopleRigzang Wangchuk
2014
F&
Fifty & Over ClubPhillip
2015
A Very Sordid WeddingMarty Wells
2017
The Year of Spectacular MenOverzealous Casting Director
2018
Grand-Daddy Day CareNed Tooley
2019
Chick FightChuck
2020
Queen BeesLito Santos
2021
The Housewives of the North PoleXander
2021
Another Coffeehouse Chronicles MovieFelix
2022
Just SwipeMiles
2022
My Favorite GirlfriendHal
2022
Baby StepsDr. Nguyen
2023
Ladies of the '80s: A Divas ChristmasJeffrey
2023
ClearMindGary
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
The Brain That Cried WolfDr. Jeff
2025
IF
I Fell in Love with SantaArt
Silver Fox

Television

The Cosby ShowWretched Fan · 1 eps
1984
SeinfeldPaul · 1 eps
1989
Law & OrderBrian Yoshimara · 1 eps
1990
Hangin' with Mr. CooperPerry · 1 eps
1992
Melrose PlaceJeweler · 1 eps
1992
FriendsHousekeeper · 1 eps
1994
Murder One2 eps
1995
The Jamie Foxx ShowIke Yee · 1 eps
1996
GayVN AwardsSelf - Host · 10 eps
1998
GayVN AwardsWriter
1998
AliasNSC Techie · 1 eps
2001
Some of My Best FriendsVern Limoso · 7 eps
2001
Baby BobBrian · 1 eps
2002
Half & Half1 eps
2002
Half & HalfAdam Benet · 63 eps
2002
Half & HalfWriter
2002
I'm with HerHenry Liu · 1 eps
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 1 eps
2003
Desperate HousewivesVern · 5 eps
2004
Numb3rsClerk · 1 eps
2005
W
Wisecrack14 eps
2005
Help Me Help You1 eps
2006
Ugly BettySuzuki St. Pierre · 30 eps
2006
HeartlandTeddy DeSilva · 1 eps
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldUncle Bakla (voice) · 2 eps
2007
Rules of EngagementRestaurant Manager · 1 eps
2007
Transamerican Love Story8 eps
2008
JONAS L.A.Shiraki · 1 eps
2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest · 1 eps
2009
TG
The Great Debate6 eps
2009
Worst Cooks in AmericaSelf - Contestant · 7 eps
2010
2 Broke GirlsLawrence · 1 eps
2011
Bob's BurgersMurferion (voice) · 1 eps
2011
Switched at BirthRenzo · 8 eps
2011
Baby DaddyTodd · 1 eps
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Special Guest · 2 eps
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2012
Devious MaidsJerry · 4 eps
2013
MomMilo · 1 eps
2013
black-ishNeil · 1 eps
2014
Henry DangerJack Frittleman · 4 eps
2014
Jane the VirginAguilar · 1 eps
2014
Kocktails With KhloéSelf · 1 eps
2016
Not Today, BiancaHollywood Christmas Parade producer · 2 eps
2016
Successful PeopleMax · 1 eps
2016
Falling for AngelsHimself · 6 eps
2017
Raven's HomeNorman · 1 eps
2017
Doom PatrolSteve Larson / Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man · 3 eps
2019
Danger ForceJack Frittleman · 1 eps
2020
Stars in the HouseSelf · 1 eps
2020
NCIS: HawaiʻiDr. Tony Lee · 1 eps
2021
The Sherry Vine Variety Show1 eps
2021
Dr. JackieAlec Mapa · 1 eps
2022
Inventions That Changed HistorySelf - Comedian · 6 eps
2022
The Villains of Valley ViewMr. Tennyson · 1 eps
2022
Marriage of InconvenienceClaude · 3 eps
2023
S
ShowvilleSelf · 1 eps

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