Gugliemi is of Italian and Mexican descent.[4] He was abandoned by his parents, and became homeless at age 13. Although not raised in poverty, he turned to gang life in his late teenage years.[5]
He has stated that he would "be dead or in jail" if he had not found acting as a career.[5]
Career
In 2001, at age 29, Gugliemi played Hector in The Fast and the Furious, which boosted his career. He reprised his role in Furious 7 and in the Fast & Furious music video, the latter alongside Chingy, iRome, Neil Brown Jr., Ray Lavender, Sarayah Love "Empire", and Chloe Riley.
Personal life
Gugliemi is a Christian and began delivering motivational speeches at churches, schools and businesses in 2018. Although he often plays gangsters, Gugliemi discourages young people from involvement in such activity.[1][6]
^Serrano, Shea (June 22, 2021). "The Glorious, Timeless Simplicity of 'The Fast and the Furious'". The Ringer. Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021. Hector is played by Noel Gugliemi. Gugliemi has one of my favorite Weird Movie Tidbits ever, which is: He has played someone named "Hector" in a movie or TV show more than a dozen times.
