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Luis Guzmán Says He's Recognized Most for a Role He Never Actually Played

Luis Guzmán Says He's Recognized Most for a Role He Never Actually Played

Luis Guzmán is opening up about his filmography.

The 66-year-old Wednesday actor opened up in a new interview about his films and iconic roles, and he revealed that he’s recognized most for a role he never actually played.

In a conversation on The Rich Eisen Show, Luis revealed he has constantly been confused for the late Rick Aviles, who played Willie Lopez in the film Ghost.

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“To this day, you and I could be walking through an airport, a mall — today — and someone would go, ‘Why did you kill Patrick Swayze? What was it like working with Whoopi [Goldberg]?’ If I had a nickel since that began — I would probably own this studio, an island and a couple of private planes. I swear.”

He said he was never offered the Ghost role. And, for a while, he did correct fans who approached him — but gave up after one encounter.

“I was in Detroit one time, changing planes, and a 90-year-old lady comes up to me: ‘Oh, my god. I loved you in Ghost.’ I felt so bad, and I explained, ‘No, no. That was someone else.’ And then she goes, ‘So what might I have seen you in?’ And I go, ‘Did you ever see The Count of Monte Cristo?’ And she says, ‘I love that movie. That was such a great movie!’ And I said, ‘Well, I was Jacopo.’ And then she goes, ‘No, you wasn’t in that!’”

“From that moment on, I said, ‘I’m always going to be the guy in Ghost.’”

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