Actor Oscar Nunez, who was born on November 18, 1958 in Cuba, was raised in Union City, New Jersey. He graduated from the Warner Brother's Comedy Writer's Workshop in 1997 and was a finalist in the 1999 ABC Latino Writers Project. Fluent in Spanish, he joined the Shock of the Funny Theatre Company in New York City and subsequently performed with them in over 300 shows. Nunez then relocated to the West Coast where he became part of The Groundlings' Sunday company, with whom he wrote and starred in Smooth Down There.
Moving on to television, Nunez worked on series such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Grounded for Life, Still Standing, 24, The Bad Girl's Guide, Reno 911! and Campus Ladies. One of his best known roles is as the gay Oscar Nunez on The Office. He has expressed his excitement on the show and working with comedian Steve Carell, saying βI've been an actor for 20 years, and it's probably the most fun I've had. It comes down to that.β In 2008, he appeared with the cast of The Office on Celebrity Family Feud.
Nunez is also known for executively producing and starring on the Comedy Central series Halfway Home, saying βIt's about these people who get out of prison who still have do more time in a halfway home. This is something I did for myself. Being a minority and feeling underrepresented, I decided to not sit around to wait for auditions. I created my own work. I sold this.β The actor has also been seen on films like Glory Road, the comedy When Do We Eat?, and the crime film The Italian Job. This enabled him to work alongside Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, Mos Def, Seth Green and Edward Norton. Nunez is also noted for being a talent scout on Last Comic Standing.