Erik Estrada
Erik Estrada
Henry Enrique "Erik" Estradais an American actor, voice actor, and police officer known for his co-starring lead role in the police drama television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983. He later became known for his work in Spanish-language telenovelas, his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials and as a regular voice on the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021 as well as the movie Cool Cat Saves The Kids...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth16 March 1949
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I like to watch the Fox News Network. I like 'Nightline.' I like to watch 'The Sopranos,' of course. That is one of my favorite shows. 'Entourage' is another one. I like 'The Shield.'
I wanted to be a New York City cop before I became an actor.
My new passion is to get Internet education mandated in all schools. We've got to start teaching our kids how to be safe in the 40,000 plus chat rooms that are out there. Because they're being had. These sexual predators groom the kids. I know, I've arrested enough of them.
I think me and Bill Shatner are neck-and-neck. I had fun with all that stuff. It's not real; it's not the cure for cancer -- it's camp.
Well yeah, it fits. I let it out a little, hey I was a spring chicken then.
Wearing your seatbelt and making sure your children are properly buckled up is the best insurance against being killed or seriously injured in many vehicle crashes. I urge all parents to have their child's seat inspected. Just a few minutes could save a life.
I never rode a motorcycle before CHiPs.
I really love the karate thing I did on CHIPs. I studied with a trainer because I knew we'd do episodes that had karate.
I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez.
An hour of my time is a tiny price to pay for all the support I've gotten from my fans.
As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed.
My grandfather taught me generosity. He sold snow cones in Harlem. I went with him at 5 and he let me hand out the change and snow cones. I learned a lot in the couple of years that we did that.
I had a major motorcycle accident on CHIPs that gave me a 50-50 chance to live. I broke a lot of bones and fractured ribs and broken wrists.
It was a hard job, but it was a lot of fun and I'll always be grateful to Ponch. He was a part of me.