Jorge Porcel

Jorge Raúl Porcel De Peralta (born September 7, 1936) is a comedy actor from Argentina. He is nicknamed El Gordo De America (The Americas' Fat Guy). Porcel is often considered, along with Alberto Olmedo, one of Argentina's greatest comic actors of the twentieth century.

Porcel made a total of 48 movies, starting with 1962's Disloque en Mar del Plata, and ending with El Profesor Punk (1988). Many of these 48 movies were collaborations with Olmedo. Among the movies they did together was 1986's Rambito Y Rambon: Primera Mision. (Little Rambo and Big Rambo: First Mission)

Many of Porcel and Olmedo's movies in the 1980's were adult-oriented comedies. Conservative Argentine authorities rated these movies as PM-18 (age 18 and above), except for some movies planned for family audiences, which had "tamer" content. These movies are considered to be the pinnacle of Argentina's sexploitation movie genre. Most of these movies were directed by Gerardo Sofovich or his brother Hugo.

Porcel had many TV hit shows as well, including Operación Ja Ja (both the 1960's original and the 1980's remake) and Polémica en el Bar (Debate at the café), where he had celebrated moments of comedy with fellow comedian Juan Carlos Altavista. Most of these TV efforts were linked to the Sofovich brothers.

After he retired from filming movies in Argentina, he moved to Miami, where he starred in a show named A la cama con Porcel (To Bed with Porcel), and was given a cameo in Hollywood production Carlito's Way.

He is currently touring Latin America to promote an autobiography, visiting such places as Puerto Rico and some other countries in that endeavor. He has also become a newborn Christian.


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He has also become a newborn Christian.
. He is currently touring Latin America to promote an autobiography, visiting such places as Puerto Rico and some other countries in that endeavor. In February 2003, Russell and Hawn moved to Vancouver so their son, Wyatt, could play hockey. After he retired from filming movies in Argentina, he moved to Miami, where he starred in a show named A la cama con Porcel (To Bed with Porcel), and was given a cameo in Hollywood production Carlito's Way. He claims that he was often an outcast in Hollywood because of his Libertarian beliefs and so moved to an area outside Aspen, Colorado to live and try writing (he co-wrote Escape From L.A.). Porcel had many TV hit shows as well, including Operación Ja Ja (both the 1960's original and the 1980's remake) and Polémica en el Bar (Debate at the café), where he had celebrated moments of comedy with fellow comedian Juan Carlos Altavista. Most of these TV efforts were linked to the Sofovich brothers. Russell is a prominent member of the United States Libertarian Party.

Most of these movies were directed by Gerardo Sofovich or his brother Hugo. The couple have never married but have a son, Wyatt. These movies are considered to be the pinnacle of Argentina's sexploitation movie genre. Russell married actress Season Hubley, whom he had met on the set of Elvis, in 1979 and they had a son, Boston. In 1983, during the middle of his divorce from Hubley, Russell met his longtime companion, Goldie Hawn, on the set of the film Swing Shift. Conservative Argentine authorities rated these movies as PM-18 (age 18 and above), except for some movies planned for family audiences, which had "tamer" content. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (1984) for the film Silkwood. Many of Porcel and Olmedo's movies in the 1980's were adult-oriented comedies. Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special (1979) for the made for television movie Elvis.

(Little Rambo and Big Rambo: First Mission). The injury forced his retirement from baseball in 1973 and he returned to acting. Among the movies they did together was 1986's Rambito Y Rambon: Primera Mision. The collision tore the rotator cuff in one of Russell's shoulders. Many of these 48 movies were collaborations with Olmedo. During a play, he was hit in the shoulder by another player running to second base. Porcel made a total of 48 movies, starting with 1962's Disloque en Mar del Plata, and ending with El Profesor Punk (1988). He led his league in hitting with a .563 batting average.

Porcel is often considered, along with Alberto Olmedo, one of Argentina's greatest comic actors of the twentieth century. In the early 1970s, Russell played second base for the minor league franchise of the California Angels (now the Anaheim Angels). He is nicknamed El Gordo De America (The Americas' Fat Guy). Russell also had a baseball career (Russell's father had also been a baseball player for a while). Jorge Raúl Porcel De Peralta (born September 7, 1936) is a comedy actor from Argentina. He starred in many Disney films such as Follow Me, Boys! (1966), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). Russell started his film career at the age of 10 in an uncredited part in the movie It Happened at the World's Fair and was soon signed to a ten year contract with the Walt Disney Company, reportedly by Walt Disney himself.

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