Ruperto Vanderpool
New York City, New York, United States
Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
The Cookout produced by Queen Latifah / LionsGate
HBO presents The Bad Boys of Comedy
Martin Lawrence Presents The 1st Amendment
Carlitos Way: Rise to Power - Universal Pictures
NBCs Law & Order special victims unit
Comics Unleashed / With Byron Allen
BETs Comic View
El Vacilón - The Movie with Luis Jimenez La Mega 97.9FM
Showtime at the Apollo
CBS Urban Latino TV
SiTV: Latino Laugh Festival The TV Show
Galavisons Que Locos!
Hosted Post Oscar Party for Prince - Beverly Hills, CA
AWARDS:
American Latino TV Awards 2007 Favorite American
Latino Comedian (Aired On My Network)
Recipient of the 2007 EL Awards Presented by
EL Diario La Prensa
Latin Pride National Awards 2007 Excellence in Comedy (Boston)
Hispanic Culture Award 2005 - Repertorio Español
Theatre (NYC)
Outstanding Entertainer for Operation Iraqi Freedom II 2005 -
U.S Army (Fort Hood, Texas)
Entertainer of the Year Award 2004 DTM Magazine
Headline Carolines on Broadway (NYC)
Aventura K.O.B Live @ MSG - Anthony Santos Spoof
American Airline Arena (Miami) - Host Freestyle Extravaganza
Mohegan Sun (Conn.) - Host Freestyle Extravaganza
Madison Square Garden (NYC) - Host Freestyle Extravaganza
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Bio
Comedian-Actor Ruperto Vanderpool is on the cusp of
greatness. The native New Yorker of Dominican extraction is a
natural comedian with a national fan base and an international
appeal and flair. As a stand-up comic, the boisterous Ruperto
Vanderpool has appeared on Martin Lawrence Presents The 1st
Amendment Stand Up on The STARZ Network, BETs Comic View, Its ShowTime at the Apollo, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen and was personally selected by P. Diddy to be the only Hispanic to perform for the Bad Boys of Comedy 2nd Season that aired on HBO May 2007.
His film credits include: co-starring in the Lions Gate Film The Cookout, Carlitos Way (Rise to Power), Granpa
playing the supporting role of Pablo with Music Legend Ruben
Blades, Johnny Pacheco and El General, a memorable role in the
Latino cult-classic EL Vacilon: The Movie, and The Hector Lavoe
Biopic The Singer which he plays the famous seminal Salsa
recording artist Ismael Rivera.
Ruperto Vanderpool also recently won the 1st Annual American
Latino Award for Favorite American Latino Comedian after
going up against comedic powerhouses George Lopez and
Carlos Mencia. Some of his other awards and accolades
include The Hispanic Culture Award, Outstanding Entertainer
for Operation Iraqi Freedom II and The Dominican Times
Magazines Entertainer of the Year Award.
Ruperto Vanderpool is a tireless entertainer with a work ethic
that is a testament to his blue collar Dominican upbringing.
More than just an actor or a comedian, Ruperto Vanderpool will
one day be remembered and recognized as a cultural icon that
opened doors and crashed through barriers for Dominicans
and Latinos alike.
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