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We really haven't heard much from Wilmer Valderrama these days.
And that's probably because he isn't doing much!
Well, he is doing "something" later this month.
Valderrama will be hosting an event to celebrate (Ricky Ricardo) Desi Arnaz's contributions to the world of entertainment.
The event, "A Tribute to Desi Arnaz: An Evening With Wilmer Valderrama" will take place on Saturday, May 24th in Jamestown, NY.
Valderrama will be headlining the Lucy-Desi Days 2008 which takes place from May 23-25.
Wonder how much he's getting paid???? $300? $500???
According to the press release, Wilmer "will share how Desi personally inspired his career and salute the man that paved the way for other Hispanic actors in America. With a collection of rarely seen film clips of Desi's career, this will be a night not to miss! The audience will also enjoy a question and answer session."
Wonder what type of questions Wilmer will get. If any.
And for the lucky fans out there, after the event, guests will have the opportunity to meet Wilmer at an after-party. The food will be catered by a Mexican taco place.
What, they couldn't even get Cuban food in honor of Arnaz?
Shame!
[Image via WENN.]
loser!
What the hell happened? I used to like the dude.
Desi was fucking hot and very smart mang. A womanizer, but what do you expect back then? He was great…
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees i hate wilmer!!! hes funny as perez though his stupid lil beard, GOT TO GO
Loser
perez=fez
firsttt
poor fez
He was the funniest one. He and Eric!
I haven't liked Wilmer since he said something mean about Ricky Martin years ago.
hi all you dipshits!
he's Handy Manny - a cartoon on playhouse disney
No I don't…lol
Oh Perez, just shut up. It obviously means a lot to him to do this, since Desi supposedly inspired him…what is your problem with it? Are you pissed they didn't ask you?
He's supposed to have a huge cock though, so that's worth something. Everyone likes fat uncut brown ones. I sure do!
you have an ego to have a first name like WILMER…
Easy to be an armchair critic re: the food. If you want to celebrate Desi Arnaz's contribution, why don't you offer to help them, and then assist them in locating a decent Cuban caterer in New York? Do it.
I hate you, you always make me laugh
Wilmer Whathewhosnow?
Who the fuck is this douche?
Actually, he is doing a lot lately. He does a lot of voice work on children's programs on the Disney Channel. He's "Handy Manny". Children's TV is where the money is…
Wow - with so many talented and successful Hispanic actors, this is the best they could do to honor Mr. Arnaz?
Never properly asked……
Cuban food is effing great. Always went to Little Havana in Key Wasted.
Have you ever been to Jamestown? They're lucky to find Mexican. I love Desi and think it's cool that his considerable contributions are being recognized. He was the first to use 3 camera system on sitcoms. Very smart man.
I heard that he actually has a very lucrative deal to sponsor a line of feminine hygeine products.
DOUCHERAMA!
Actually, the Lucy-Desi Days in Jamestown, NY are a HUGE deal. Wilmer has spoken highly of Desi Arnaz, and I think it's great that he will be there. I am a big Lucy-Desi fan, and it's a shame that I will miss this festival.
Jealous much?
He was great on Howard Stern.Lets see he just got off a great show thats in super syndication.Has Handy manny. Yeah hes not a success???????????
Uhmmm the residuals from That 70's Show, should make work unnecessary for him for at least this lifetime. If that makes you a loser, where do I sign up ???
I wouldn't say he's doing nothing. He is the voice of Handy Manny, I'm sure Disney's paying him pretty well!
gotta love handy manny
This guy was never sexy. İd rather do Mila Kunis. Well not really but… İd never do this fugly Lindsay Lohan dating rat boy.
Hey I am willing to drive the 30 to 45 minute to drive there to see him, are they really having mighty taco serve the food that can't be true.
i live a hour and a half north of jamestown.. so i have been to the lucille ball museum a couple of times.. believe me….. the entrance to walgreens is bigger then the whole museum…. it is real interesting but once you are done looking around at all the amazing lucy items and audio/video set ups that is it… there is nothing else to do in jamestown…… it sounds like they are blowing there budget just flying him into the event…..
Re: chriscanuck – Re: chriscanuck – # 25.. it was LUCY who developed the 3 camera system, not Desi! I read about it in the TV guide not long ago! She was the smart 1!!
Hes got lots of money after 8 years on that 70 show. So why does he need to work? LOL
again you dont know shit…..he is actually on a kids program as the voice of Handy Manny… you are a idiot… at least get your facts staight…… LOSER!!!!
PNASTY, I side with you on this one. WHO THE FUCK IS WILMA BALDERNOTALENT? He is the only latin to represent a legend and ground breaker for Latinos (cubans esp.)? Who's fucking idea was this?
That's in my hometown!! and i got free tickets, and i do get to meet him. I'm not gonna lie though, not too excited. ha ha I wouldnt pay to see that.
I am from Jamestown,New York and no one here really cares that he is comming.
Ha this place is 15 minutes from my hometown. It's a hole.
I wonder if they'll have the Taco Hut cater it. Mmmmmmm Taco Hut.
He is doing plenty of V/O work. He is the voice of Manny on Playhouse Disney's 'Handy Manny'. I can guarantee that he is making more money now than he ever did on That '70s Show.
It doesnt matter what list he is on id still let him split me!
You know your CAREER is STUPID when you are writing about this crap!
He is the voice of Manny from Handy Manny. Its a kids TV show.
Ummmm.. HANDY MANNY a cartoon. He is still working and making lots of kids and thier mommies happy.
Hey, he does the voice of handy manny too. Can't forget that. (Yes I have a toddler lol)
It's Jamestown, NY… they don't have any cuban restaurants. Neither does Buffalo (an hour north) or Erie, PA (south).
i live a half hour away, and lucy-desi days are a big deal. and no there is no cuban food nearby, at all. so having probably la herradura cater it (i'm guessing) is a good deal for jamestown. i must admit, i'm surprised he'll be hosting the event. maybe he'll swing by my town and i can tell him to shave…
Yup. Him and Dora are teaching my kid to "habla espanol". Handy Manny is VERY big for the 2-5 crowd.
He's still doing stuff…he has a cartoon called "Handy Manny" where he's the voice of the main character…the cartoon's great, all my little cousins and their friends love it! One of my cousins did a movie w/ him last year and he's a great guy, don't be mean!!
The guy used to be so hot. Remember the days when he was bedding every single starlet in Tinseltown. Well, I guess his 15 minutes are Over. He now looks like your regular fat Taco trying to cross the border.
mmm Cuban food
Ya, maybe hes washed up but it doesnt change the fact that hes hung like a fukin mule.
Ricky Ricardo was annoying and would have been nothing without Lucy and her comedic brilliance.
i live in jamestown and if you could see this place you'd know he's not even getting 300! and the mexican food won't even be REAL mexican!
He's Handy Manny on playhouse disney my little girl loves Handy Manny
He DOES have a career..He is the voice of the main character on Playhouse Disney-Handy Manny a very popular cartoon..
I will not miss the guy.
HAHAHA i live in jamestown ny the taco place is taco hut ITS BRUTALLLL TOWN he probs is getting 20 bucks
I live in Jamestown, NY…
To show you did some research and/or to show you know something worth writing, try adding to this story that the reason this is being held in Jamestown, NY, is because that's the birthplace of Little Ricky's mother, Lucille Ball.
Next gig: Opening some Taco Bell in Tampa.
After that: sucking cock for a pack of smokes.
Wilmer is Handy Manny….the cartoon charater on the disney channel… Wilmer is a cool s.o.b!
I wonder how long before he has to resort to selling tshirts with his dogs face on it?
Oh dear, this is definitely a downhill turn…
Re: 3rd planet – I read about Desi inventing it in a bio of Lucy. "An early innovator in the history of sitcoms is Desi Arnaz who is credited with the first successful use of the multiple-camera setup, where three cameras shoot the action on stage simultaneously and the best shots from each of the cameras are later edited together. " AND "Under the leadership of Arnaz, who popularized the use of the three-camera system which had recently been improved by Al Simon, a producer for Ralph Edward's Truth or Consequences (1950), Desilu not only produced a number of its own series, but served as a studio for numerous other independents, including Danny Thomas and Quinn Martin. "
Why did anyone ever think that fag was good at anything??????????
He just did a movie, I went the premier. It was called Days of Wrath……straight to DVD
Perez, he is the voice of Handy Manny a Disney Cartoon. My two year old loves it, I admit, it is pretty adorable.
FU Perez - He's the CREATOR, producer and voice of Handy Manny. Let's go tools!!!
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AS A FLORIDIAN WHO IS NOT CUBAN OR LATIN IN ANY WAY, I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE THINK MEXICAN FOOD IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CUBAN FOOD!!
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ITS NOT!!!
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wilmers busy bangin a bunch of new starlets
I can assure you that you needn't have put the name Ricky Ricardo in parenthesis before Desi Arnaz's name…people know who he is…its YOU that's forgettable, fatty.
You such an ignorant asshole.
Re: JustSayin – mexican, puerto rican, portugese, brazilian, guatemalan, cuban….. just like the people, It's all the same. All brown, All illegal.
This is hysterical. I live in Jamestown. The mexican taco place is called Taco hut.
eh …only little girls and phaeggetts watch "handy beaner"
He is very busy working for Disney & doing some celebrity modeling.
He is a working actor! Get your facts together before you HATE!
PS. Desi is an ICON!
Re: SPICY SPIC –
Actually Puerto Ricans were made into citizens in 1917 after the US invaded the territory in 1898.
Feel free to get the fuck to your local library at anytime.
Hey,
Doesn't anyone remember when he was on Cribs?
So, this probably makes me lame, but the one thing I do remember about that whole episode is how Arnaz is the reason he wanted to act…..
NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT MONEY, LOSERS!
Exactly… He's the brains and voice behind Handy Manny- Handy Manny is even a walk around character at Disney Hollywood Studios (MGM) and is in the new stage show there… It's immensely popular. Walk into any Target and you'll see Handy Manny merchandise.
Hey, he does the voice of "Manny" on "Handy Manny". It's on Disney Playhouse, my daughter loves that show!!! Hey, atleast it's something.
Just because he's not a FAMEWHORE & isn't out there promoting every such thing & taking part in every show ever made… doesn't mean he's a useless d-lister. Maybe there are still people in Hollywood who are perfectly happy being loaded from a few projects & don't have to keep promoting themselves until the day they die.
He's Handy Manny's voice…
Ok, I read some of the comments and you Perez readers changed my mind. My kids are grown so I didn't know about Handy Manny, but cartoon voices are a great way to make a living so I hereby change my previous comment.
Mr. Arnaz was so hot, though. "Lucy & Ricky" were probably the first "interracial" couple on TV. In every way, Desi was awesome.
Still though - they can't get a New York City Cuban restaurant to cater this?
Perez stop trying to push this Agyness "model" into everyone. She actually looks tacky most of the time and just because you like her doesn't mean she's that hot. I've been seriously questioning your taste lately with things like these and all those cheesy bands you promote here. I just think it's stupid and in fact, your act it's starting to get really tired. You better come up with something fresh soon. How about going into celebrity rehab yourself and tap into those chilhood issues that make you treat most people like shit. Poor you- you must have been so mentally abused by everyone that you feel like this is your time to get back at everyone. IT WON'T LAST YOU POOR SOUL.
I wouldn't say he isn't doing anything. My kids love him as the voice of Handy Manny.
Never undervalue an actor's efforts when voicing a cartoon character that children love
I am from Jamestown. Lucy Desi days are big, but most locals stay awake from down town then since it is crazy.
I love Taco Hut though, they have awesome food, lol
You wanna know what he does now?! He is the voice of "Handy Manny"!! It's a show on Disney, it's on every morning. Basically he's a Mexican handy man! It's freakin' hilarious! My kids love it!
Also Jamestown is on the far side on NYC, 500 miles from NYC. It is south of Buffalo near the PA border. Sorry not a huge Cuban population here.
The only place in Buffalo I could think of that had Cuban/Latin/Carribean food is Sole in Williamsville
Portuguese and Brazilians are spics and brown? Not the ones I know. I grew up in heavily Portuguese neighborhood in Fresno CA. and never saw one brown Portuguese. And as far as I know most Brazilians are Portuguese blooded or at least partly.
Since when are Portuguese and Brazilians spics and brown? I grew up in heavily Portuguese neighborhood in Fresno CA. and never met one brown Portuguese. And as far as I know most Brazilians are Portuguese blooded or at least partly.
Whatever, you're just mad b/c he's majorly hot and doesn't want you! He's the main character on the kid's cartoon series Handy Manny on the Disney Channel. It's a bilingual cartoon and he's great at it. My son love's it!
I live in Jamestown and let me tell you the Lucy - Dezi days are not very exciting and dont attract many people… Only weird goofey ladies that try to dress up like lucy…. I think Perez is talking about the Taco Hut or the Mexican Restaurant just outside of the city where 7 illegals were deported when they were found sleeping on the floor of the restaurant at night..
Perez, you amaze me with me your arrogance. Maybe this dude is a has-been, but you're a never was. The only reason anybody knows your name is because of this increasingly lame website. Sure, I check it out, but I still think your a desperate, good for nothing hack!
Well I must say I'm pretty excited that my hometown is mentioned on perez b/c I am a loyal reader and all but on the other had I gotta say I'm a little dissapointed in your tone Perez. Yes Jamestown in a small town and the food options are a little ehhh, but that is where Lucy is from and yeah Wilmers lame and all but I'm sure he'll make some little girls very happy when they get to see him. Whatevs
He was was at The Forge/Glass in South Beach last night w a bunch of girls…
My son LOVES Handy Manny!
I lived in Jamestown…be nice!
Wilmer Valderrama ran a stop sign on the 4th of july a few years back and nearly totalled my car. Then tried to blame me. AND was uninsured! Dick.
He was living with his parents in Van Nuys at the time. Someone suggested I sell his home phone and email on ebay to get him back, but no one would have bought it anyway…