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Ricky velez biography
Ricky Velez
American comedian and actor
| Ricky Velez | |
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| Born | or (age35–36)[1] Queens, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | –present |
| Children | 1 |
Ricky Velez is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
He co-starred with his best friend, Pete Davidson, in The King of Staten Island (), which he also helped write and produce. His first stand-up special, Ricky Velez: Here's Everything, was released on HBO in October
Early life
Ricky Velez was born and raised in Queens, New York in a blue-collar family with two brothers.[2][3] Velez is half Puerto Rican and half Irish.[4] One of his brothers introduced him to stand-up comedy through half-hour specials on Comedy Central and watching The Daily Show.[5] He studied drama at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens.[6][2]
After graduating, Velez attended college for less than a year before he returned