Early Life
Gonzalez was born in New York City of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. His parents met in New York City where they married and later divorced. They settled down in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn where they raised Rick. There, he attended elementary and junior high school. Ever since he was a young child, Rick would put on improvised "shows" for his family and participate in all of his school's plays. His teachers were instrumental in convincing Rick to apply and try out for the High School of the Performing Arts, on which Fame was based, in Manhattan. He did as suggested and was accepted. In 1997, he graduated and began to pursue a career in acting.
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