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Maldonado in 2014, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Bellflower, California, U.S. ( possibly )
Date of Birth: May 20, 1983
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, African-American
Allen Maldonado is an American actor and filmmaker. His roles include the films States of Grace , Live Free or Die Hard , Rome & Jewel , The Midnight Meat Train , The Ugly Truth , The Equalizer , Cake (2014), Dope (2015), Straight Outta Compton , Where’s the Money , First Match , Superfly (2018), Project Power , American Carnage , and House Party (2023); the series The Young and the Restless , You’re the Worst , Black-ish , The Last O.G. , Sneakerheads , Maya and the Three , The Wonder Years , Heels , and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft ; and the made-for-tv movie Psych 3: This Is Gus .
He is the son of Ivan Maldonado and Alleen Hood.
Allen’s maternal grandfather was named Jim.