Who is Joe LoCicero? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Girlfriend: Gina Rodriguez

Age: 38 Years, 38 Year Old Males

Born Country: United States

Models Actors

Height: 6'1" (185 cm), 6'1" Males

U.S. State: New Yorkers

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Career

Prior to becoming an actor, Joe LoCicero accumulated some success as a model. He was featured in commercial campaigns for various international fashion brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, and Juicy Couture.

In 2013, LoCicero began his acting career in Jeff Compton’s short film ‘Hector: Lost Souls with Switchblades’. Also starring Kiyomi McCloskey, Aurora Rowland-Martinez, and Eric Frentzel, the film revolves around modern-day hooligans who fashion themselves after a Retro 1950's gang. That year, he also appeared in his first TV project, the television documentary ‘A Crime to Remember’. In the 2014 comedy short ‘Karaoke the Movie’, LoCicero worked with director Tyler Jolley. He had a recurring role as an MMA fighter in three episodes of the first season of the Audience Network drama series ‘Kingdom’, appearing in both the pilot and season finale episodes.

In 2015, he appeared in another comedy short, ‘Crossword Puzzle Brahs’, which tells the story of a group of friends interested in crossword puzzles. In 2016, he had his cinematic debut in Mark Potts’ action comedy ‘Spaghettiman’, portraying a character named Keto. He also choreographed the fights in the film. In the same year, he was featured in the short ‘The Perfect Pitch’, lent his voice to Luca Vincenzo Cocchiola in the video game ‘Battlefield 1’, and appeared in the indie horror science fiction film ‘Welcome to Willits.’

LoCicero’s first guest appearance in The CW’s telenovela ‘Jane the Virgin’ was in a season two episode. He also made an appearance in the third season, as well as in the fourth season. He co-wrote the script of the 2018 action comedy ‘Cop Chronicles: Loose Cannons: The Legend of the Haj-Mirage’ with Winston Carter, Benjamin Crutcher, Samir Forghani, Brand Rackley, and the film's director Mark Potts. He also starred in the film, playing the role of McGraw. In 2019, he shared screen space with his then-fiancée Rodriguez in two indie films: ‘Miss Bala’ and ‘Someone Great’. LoCicero is set to star in two upcoming short films: ‘Karate City’ and ‘I Lost My Phone’.

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Family & Personal Life

Joe LoCicero was born on August 9, 1986, in Long Island, New York, USA, in a large Italian-American family. Little else is known about his upbringing.

In 2016, on the set of ‘Jane the Virgin’, LoCicero met Rodriguez, who portrays the eponymous character in the show. Between 2016 and 2018, LoCicero made three appearances in the show. In the season two episode ‘Chapter Thirty-Nine’, he played a Don Quixote Stripper. They began dating not long after. LoCicero and Rodriguez confirmed that they were in a relationship when they walked together on the red carpet at the first annual Marie Claire Young Women’s Honors awards show in 2016. Rodriguez not only produced the event but also served as its host. It celebrates young millennial women who are bringing about positive changes in the world. Rodriguez also delivered a speech about her aspirations as a child and her wish to see women keep on breaking barriers.

LoCicero and Rodriguez got engaged sometime in July 2018. They celebrated her 34th birthday (on 30 July) at Mexico's Hotel Casa Malca. On that day, he shared several pictures on his Instagram of Rodriguez with a diamond ring on her left ring finger. She gave the formal confirmation of her engagement during an interview with the Associated Press on 7 August. In the same interview, Rodriguez spoke at length about her relationship with LoCicero, stating that "Timing is everything. If he was not down to go to those spaces with me, we wouldn't have worked out”. She added that she would be equally happy to get married in the courthouse, but both came from large families and they wanted to do it in a way that would make their relatives happy.

The couple exchanged wedding vows on May 4, 2019, with Rodriguez’s co-star Justin Baldoni officiating the ceremony. He also sang while she walked down the aisle.

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