Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez (born Javier Manuel Hernandez, Jr. on February 20, 1978) is an American actor. Hernandez was born in Montebello, California to Isis Maldonado and Javier Hernandez, Sr. He has a younger sister, Amelia, and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. Hernandez is a third-generation Mexican American. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, California, but transferred to Montebello High School in Montebello, California, his senior year. While riding an elevator in a high rise in Los Angeles, Hernandez was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner who suggested Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood. He enrolled Hernandez into acting school and sent his pictures to casting agents.