Rodriguez was born in Bryan, Texas, the son of Diane and Roy Rodriguez, who owned Rodriguez Tire Service.[1] His siblings are brothers Ray and Roy Jr. and sister Raini Rodriguez, who is an actress.[2] He is of Mexican descent.[3]
The same year Modern Family was released, he also appeared in a season six episode of NCIS as Travis, a boy who discovers a gun and dead body.[12] He wrote a book that was published in November 2012, titled Reel Life Lessons... So Far. Among other things, he discusses what it was like having Sofía Vergara as his character's mother on Modern Family, writing that she treats him like he were her own son.[13]
In 2015, Rodriguez played the character of Jose in Endgame, a coming-of-age film about a Mexican middle-schooler who joins a chess team.[14] It received a score of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on eight reviews.[15] Rodriguez later voiced a character named Raha in The Lion Guard, part of The Lion King franchise, which ran from 2016 to 2019.[16] The show's cast also included Modern Family co-star Sarah Hyland.[17] In 2016, Rodriguez played a parrot named Cuco in the animated filmEl Americano: The Movie.[18] Its director, Ricardo Arnaiz, was very pleased with the casting.[19]
Modern Family ended after eleven seasons in April 2020. He announced on Instagram that "words cannot even begin to describe the life-changing experience I have had on this show". Since then, he has made appearances as himself on The Substitute and Unfiltered, both on Nickelodeon.[20]
^Zamarripa, Raymundo (April 29, 2012). "Pubertos: la nueva generación - Teens top" [Teens: The new generation]. Top Magazine 4. Reforma (in Spanish).
^Vickery, Colin (October 12, 2011). "The son has risen". Herald Sun. p. Switched On 3.
^McNamara, Mary (September 23, 2009). "Remarry the family sitcom; 'Modern Family' makes it easy to fall in love again with a genre you thought you knew". Los Angeles Times. p. D1. ProQuest422297018 – via ProQuest.
