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Erik Estrada (born March 16, 1949 in New York City) is an American actor of
Puerto Rican descent who reached considerable fame as Francis "Ponch"
Poncherello, a California Highway Patrol officer, on the 1977–1983 US
television series CHiPs.
Estrada became a teen idol during the era, appearing on the cover of Tiger
Beat and other publications. This allegedly caused the jealousy of one f his
CHiPs co-workers. The series was canceled after six seasons.
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In the 1970 Hollywood production of The Cross and the Switchblade, Erik
played the role of Nicky Cruz alongside actor/singer Pat Boone who played
the role of David Wilkerson.
In the 1980s, Estrada had little luck trying to get back into television or
movies, but in the 1990s he made a comeback: He played Johnny, a Tijuana
trucker, in the Televisa telenovela Dos mujeres, un camino ("Two women, one
road"). He earned one million dollars for that work and became famous again.
In 2001 he made a brief comeback, playing a principal in Hilary Duff's TV
show, Lizzie McGuire. He has also had a regular role doing voice work for
the Cartoon Network show Sealab 2021, which also gave him the opportunity to
parody himself. In many children's half-hour cartoons, including Maya &
Miguel, Estrada serves as a guest star. The show has featured several CHiPs
homages and his character, First Mate Marco Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar Gabriel
Garcia Marquez, is played as a stereotypical Latin macho-man.
Estrada also appears in a long-running series of infomercials, selling
property in Siskiyou County, California; Lake Shastina, California; Ocean
Shores, Washington; and Colorado, and recently, Tellico Village, Tennessee.
He has also been appearing in commericals for real estate in Florida,
Arizona, and Arkansas.
Estrada has also often been seen in music videos and most recently appeared
2004 in Eminem's music video "Just Lose it". He has a band named after him
(Estradasphere) based in Santa Cruz, California.
Parlaying his CHiPs fame for the public good, Estrada has also made numerous
appearances supporting automobile child-seat safety checks in states
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