Changes: Tony Plana

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Tony Plana (born 19 April 1954; age 70) is an actor who was originally from Cuba. He played Amaros in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine second season episodes "The Maquis, Part I" and "The Maquis, Part II". He has been married to Ada Maris since 1988.

Plana has appeared in many other popular television series such as What's Happening!! (with Malachi Throne and Jeff Corey), Seinfeld, The West Wing, 24, Monk (with Jorge Cervera, Jr., and Marcelo Tubert), Beauty and the Beast (with Ron Perlman and Armin Shimerman), The Golden Girls (with Leland Orser, Nicholas Kepros, and Zach Grenier), T. J. Hooker (with William Shatner and James Darren), and the Lethal Weapon television series.

His motion picture credits include An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Three Amigos! (1986). He has worked with Oliver Stone multiple times, appearing in Salvador (1986), JFK (1991), Nixon (1995), and Primal Fear (1996, with Terry O'Quinn, Alfre Woodard, Kenneth Tigar, Brian Reddy, Christopher Carroll, Mike Boss, Greg Bronson, and Azalea Davila).

Plana also provided voices for the Kevin Costner documentary 500 Nations.

From 2006 to 2010, Plana played the father of the titular character in Ugly Betty. The series also starred Vanessa Williams and Alan Dale.

He is perhaps best known as the voice of protagonist Manny Calavera in the video game Grim Fandango.

External links

Tony Plana at Wikipedia
Tony Plana at the Internet Movie Database
Tony Plana at the 24 Wiki

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-[[File:Amaros, The Maquis II.jpg|thumb|...as Amaros]]
+|name       = Tony Plana
-'''Tony Plana''' {{born|19|April|1954}} is an actor who was originally from Cuba. He played [[Amaros]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes {{e|The Maquis, Part I}} and {{e|The Maquis, Part II}}. He has been married to [[Ada Maris]] since 1988.
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+|birth name = José Antonio Plana
+|birthday   = {{d|19|April|1954}}
+|birthplace = Havana, Cuba
+|deathday   =
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+|roles      = Actor
+|characters = [[Amaros]]
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+'''Tony Plana''' {{born|19|April|1954}} is an actor who was originally from Cuba. He played [[Amaros]] in the {{s|DS9}} [[DS9 Season 2|second season]] episodes {{e|The Maquis, Part I}} and {{e|The Maquis, Part II}}. He has been married to [[Ada Maris]] since 1988.
-Plana has appeared in many other popular television series such as ''{{w|T.J. Hooker}}'', ''{{w|Seinfeld}}'', ''{{w|The West Wing}}'', ''[[w:c:24|24]]'' and ''{{w|Monk (TV series)|Monk}}'' (with [[Jorge Cervera, Jr.]], and [[Marcelo Tubert]]).
+Plana has appeared in many other popular television series such as {{wt|What's Happening!!}} (with [[Malachi Throne]] and [[Jeff Corey]]), {{wt|Seinfeld}}, {{wt|The West Wing}}, {{wt|24 (TV series)|24}}, {{wt|Monk (TV series)|Monk}} (with [[Jorge Cervera, Jr.]], and [[Marcelo Tubert]]), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (with [[Ron Perlman]] and [[Armin Shimerman]]), {{wt|The Golden Girls}} (with [[Leland Orser]], [[Nicholas Kepros]], and [[Zach Grenier]]), {{wt|T. J. Hooker}} (with [[William Shatner]] and [[James Darren]]), and the ''Lethal Weapon'' television series.
-His motion picture credits include ''{{w|An Officer and a Gentleman}}'' and ''{{w|Three Amigos|¡Three Amigos!}}''. He has worked with {{w|Oliver Stone}} three times, appearing in ''{{w|Salvador (film)|Salvador}}'', ''{{w|JFK (film)|JFK}}'' and ''{{w|Nixon (film)|Nixon}}''.
+His motion picture credits include {{wt|An Officer and a Gentleman}} (1982) and {{wt|Three Amigos!}} (1986). He has worked with {{w|Oliver Stone}} multiple times, appearing in {{wt|Salvador (film)|Salvador}} (1986), {{wt|JFK (film)|JFK}} (1991), {{wt|Nixon (film)|Nixon}} (1995), and {{wt|Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear}} (1996, with [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[Alfre Woodard]], [[Kenneth Tigar]], [[Brian Reddy]], [[Christopher Carroll]], [[Mike Boss]], [[Greg Bronson]], and [[Azalea Davila]]).
+Plana also provided voices for the Kevin Costner documentary ''500 Nations''.
-Plana recently played the father of the titular character in the popular series ''{{w|Ugly Betty}}''.  The series also starred [[Vanessa Williams]] and [[Alan Dale]].
+From 2006 to 2010, Plana played the father of the titular character in {{wt|Ugly Betty}}. The series also starred [[Vanessa Williams]] and [[Alan Dale]].
-==External links==
+He is perhaps best known as the voice of protagonist Manny Calavera in the video game ''Grim Fandango''.
+== External links ==
 * {{wikipedia}}
-*{{IMDb-link|page=nm0686470}}
+* {{imdb|name/nm0686470||external}}
-* [http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_Plana Tony Plana at 24 Wikia]
+* [[w:c:24:Tony Plana|Tony Plana]] at the [[w:c:24|''24'' Wiki]]
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-[[Category:Performers|Plana, Tony]]
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