02-02-2017, 02:22 PM
(02-02-2017, 01:46 PM)MarylikesGrimm Wrote: Wouldn't Reggies Lee mother maiden name be the same as the grandfather last name?
I'll correct myself from an interview I just found.
Quote:I'm a quarter Chinese and three-quarter Filipino. I don't look Filipino; I look more Chinese or Korean. It actually works in my favor, in terms of roles, it gives me a broader canvas. Valdez was the family name, and when I started out and was doing theater I went by Reggie Valdez. But I got sent home so many times (from auditions) for not looking Hispanic. My agent said, why don't you change your name? I thought, well, I could use 'Lee,' my grandparents' name on the Chinese side. It had a certain ring to it.Source http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2013/04...mm_on.html