In ( ), traces his roots from humble beginnings as a Venezuelan immigrant who spoke no English when his parents enrolled him in Mulholland Middle School in Van Nuys, California; to overnight superstardom as the lovable horndog Fez on ; to, at 44, an established Hollywood multi-hyphenate. For Valderrama, who since 2016 has played Special Agent Nick Torres on CBS’ flagship procedural , the book is a love letter to the vast possibilities of the American dream. What it isn’t, however, is a juicy tell-all.
Past relationships with stars like Demi Lovato (whose song “29” is rumored to reference their 12-year age gap) and Mandy Moore (whom Valderrama said he’d deflowered in with Howard Stern) are not touched upon. Nor is the fate of his co-star and confidante Danny Masterson, sentenced to after being of two counts of rape. For the past four years, Valderrama has adjusted to life as a family man.
He married model Amanda Pacheco in January 2020 and became a father the following year. Valderrama took a break from his busy shooting schedule to field questions from about the upcoming presidential election, in which immigration is a key issue; his thoughts on Masterson’s conviction; and his lifelong dream of bringing Zorro back to the screen. I appreciate the question.
A lot of what this memoir was really about was to humanize the immigrant experience. I think that every time there is some kind of election, there is a paraphrasing of our culture. And I thought it was really imp.