Ulysses Lopez
- Actor
Ulysses Lopez is an American actor born in New York City, NY. He is the
son to parents born in the Dominican Republic and first generation born
in the United States. Ulysses has been entertaining since the age of
two when his family would video record him as a child. His family
realized he showed an interest in acting after he saw the movie "Big"
starring Tom Hanks. He later went on to graduate from Manheim Township
High School located in Lancaster,Pennsylvania. After high school, he
played football at Shippensburg University but left after his freshman
year due to 9/11 and felt compelled to join the United States Army.
While in the Army, he was on the Army Boxing Team in Dexheim, Germany
and was later stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. He became a Sergeant and
served two tours in Iraq under the command of the 4th Infantry
Division. Lopez earned a B.A.in Communication: Media Arts & Broadcast
Journalism at St. Edward's University located in Austin, Texas. While
in Austin, he was finally able to pursue his dream of acting.