Nickname

Juanca
Juan Camilo

Height

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Mini Biography

Juan Camilo Gonzalez, known by the stage JC Gonzalez, is an actor, songwriter and singer working in LA.

JC was born on March 8th, 1990 in Bogota the Capital city of Colombia. In 1998, JC and his family immigrated to the US in search of medical help for his little brother Daniel who was born with a rare disease called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenital. The Search brought JC and his family of 5 to Houston, Texas.

In 2005 at the age of 15, the little go-getter caught the eye of his future talent agent, Denny Sevier, and Gonzalez's acting career was start. In 2009, After graduation high school, JC stuffed what little belongings he had in his beat up Honda and began driving west to LA.

JC's mother insisted that he attend college while perusing his acting career in LA, but after JC's first chance came on the Hit TV show Parks and Recreation on NBC, JC saw there was no way he'd be part of the heard of college frats. JC never again stepped foot on a college campus, but has since continued his education in many diverse fields. Today, JC prefers the conquest of self-learning, seeking internships, or just typing any question into Google to the conventional educational subjugation.

JC is also a gifted Singer, songwriter, Rapper, and Performer. The quadruple threat has appeared in singing shows like The X Factor and the Glee Project along with many other competitions and boy groups. JC is working on his thought provoking hip moving Hip Hop album AwakIN to come out in 2015.

Trivia

• Dropped out from California State University to pursue acting and singing. His major was Psychology.
• JC has appeared on MTV's Total Request Live in New York City and South Beach for his work on Making Menudo (2007).
• JC participated on _Blue (2012)_ was directed by Rodrigo Garcia.
• Favorite Love Song is "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin from the film Top Gun (1986) .
• JC has received vocal lessons from David Coury and dance instruction from Anibal Marrero.
• Gonzalez is of Colombian descent.
• When Gonzalez was filming for Making Menudo (2007), he was under the wing of Johnny Wright, who has worked with big-name celebrities, such as Janet Jackson, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Justin Timberlake.
• JC draws his musical influence from names such as Justin Timberlake and Lil' Wayne. His writing inspirations include the literary works of Alan Watts, Henry David Thoreau, and Timothy Ferriss. Poets such as William Blake and Rainer Maria Rilke influence his career and his life philosophy.
• Graduated from Clements High School (Sugar Land, Texas) in 2009.
• JC's friend was actually looking to be discovered at a scouting in Dallas called ProScout, but JC ended up being scouted instead.
• JC was a very energetic and charismatic child, so much that his nickname was Terremoto, or "earthquake" in Spanish.
• His acting coach is Diana Castle. JC has received vocal lessons from David Coury and dance instruction from Anibal Marrero.
• In regards to his acting career, JC admires the work of Hollywood legends Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hardy, and Meryl Streep.
• Is fluent in Spanish.
• Resides in Los Ángeles, California.
• In Colombia, JC participated in choir and performed in the annual Christmas pageant in first grade.
• An accomplished singer/songwriter.
• JC is interested in a variety of educational subjects such as economics, philosophy, business, poetry, nutrition, shamanism, morality, technology, and literature. He can normally be found walking around with his favorite Bluetooth headset listening to audio books or pod casts.
• Although JC was born in Colombia, Gonzalez's family moved to the United States (1998) in search of medical care for his younger brother, Daniel Eduardo.
• Gonzalez is an avid NFL fan.

Quotes

• In order to bring peace into my day, everyday I have to make peace with order.
• All the information is in your pocket. There's no excuse not to learn.