Actor Manuel D Baez Jr (Manny) was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later moved to Santiago, Dominican Republic where both of his parents are from, where he graduated from High School. He attended college in the Dominican Republic where he participated in sports such as Judo, Baseball and body building. He is a dedicated and committed athlete and trainer in helping others achieve physical excellence, practices Wing Chun (Kung Fu) as a hobby, a scholar who has received his Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, a Licensed Massage Therapist in helping people to be healed and recovered from injuries. Manny also served as both Enlisted and Chief Warrant Officer in the United States US Army, where he retired at 20 years as a Combat Veteran who deployed FIVE times to Iraq. He’s relentlessly pursuing his new-found passion and fully ignited career in acting, he’s been on many film productions and is highly motivated to accept this challenge.