Ian Gomez (born December 27, 1964) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his recurring TV roles, most of which are comedies.
On The Drew Carey Show he played Larry Almada, a co-worker of Drew's at Winfred-Louder. He has also worked with Drew Carey on the show Whose Line is it Anyway? On Curb Your Enthusiasm he played the "bald chef," who Larry hired to cook in the restaurant he owned with Jeff, Ted Danson, Michael York, and Hugh Mellon. From 1998-2002, he played Javier Clemente Quintata on the hit WB show Felicity. He was last seen on TV in ABC's Jake in Progress, starring John Stamos, and recently appeared in the fourth episode of Lost's third season, Every Man for Himself.
He was born in New York City, New York to an artist father and a dancer mother. He is married to actress-writer Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame; the two can be seen together in the film Connie and Carla. Gomez is of Puerto Rican and Russian Jewish descent, and converted to the Greek Orthodox religion upon marrying Vardalos.
