Erik Estrada
Erik Estrada
Henry Enrique "Erik" Estradais an American actor, voice actor, and police officer known for his co-starring lead role in the police drama television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983. He later became known for his work in Spanish-language telenovelas, his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials and as a regular voice on the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021 as well as the movie Cool Cat Saves The Kids...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth16 March 1949
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It was a hard job, but it was a lot of fun and I'll always be grateful to Ponch. He was a part of me.
I had a major motorcycle accident on CHIPs that gave me a 50-50 chance to live. I broke a lot of bones and fractured ribs and broken wrists.
As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed.
I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez.
They do the soaps differently in Mexico. You just have to know the storyline and not memorize the lines. There would be someone feeding you lines while you were performing.
I grew up in New York in an English-speaking environment.
Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in America' is a brilliant movie. It's about four hours long, but it's so well done.
Top Model' is pretty good, because it gives these girls an opportunity to chase their passion and possibly get a contract.
I never rode a motorcycle before CHiPs.
I like working with an actor who doesn't do the oneupmanship. One who has no trick and gives a true, honest performance.
I really love the karate thing I did on CHIPs. I studied with a trainer because I knew we'd do episodes that had karate.
I always loved Ponch, man. It was so much fun to be him, to put on my duds and get on that bike and bust the bad guys and help out the kids. And get the babes.
My grandfather taught me generosity. He sold snow cones in Harlem. I went with him at 5 and he let me hand out the change and snow cones. I learned a lot in the couple of years that we did that.
An hour of my time is a tiny price to pay for all the support I've gotten from my fans.