![]() ![]() Olmos’ career in entertainment spans over 30 years. Although the series kept the actor busy during its run from 2003 through 2009, it didn’t stop him from directing the HBO movie “Walkout” in 2007, for which he earned a DGA Nomination in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television category. The Tony, Emmy and Academy Award® Nominated actor, is probably best known to young audiences for his work on the SYFY television series “Battlestar Galatica” as Admiral William Adama. He has achieved extraordinary success as an actor, producer and humanitarian. Olmos since then has gone on to receive many accolades from the City of Montebello, including the Alumni of The Year from Montebello High School in 2014, and Man of the Year Award from The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation in 2015. After which he received an Associative Arts Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice at East Los Angeles College in 1966. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. Raised on Cheesebrough’s Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. Born February 24, 1947, East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. ![]()
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