Early life

Mapa was born in San Francisco and attended George Washington High School. While in high school, he played Randolph McAfee in a production of Bye Bye Birdie.

Mapa's senior year productions were Cabaret and Harvey, both in which he had the lead roles. Mapa was also a champion orator in the Humorous and Dramatic Interpretation categories of Speech.

Career

Mapa got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly. On television, he has made guest appearances on a wide variety of programs, including The Jamie Foxx Show, Roseanne, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, Friends, Murder One and Dharma & Greg. He had a supporting role in the short-lived 2001 comedy Some of My Best Friends. He played Adam Benet in the UPN comedy Half & Half.

He wrote and performed in a one-man play titled "I Remember Mapa", about his experiences growing up gay in San Francisco.

Mapa was a featured performer on the Logo original stand-up comedy series Wisecrack. In 2006 appeared as Vern, Gabrielle's personal shopper, on the TV series Desperate Housewives. He had a recurring role on the 2006-2010 series Ugly Betty, as Suzuki St. Pierre, the flamboyant host of a fictional gossip and news show (who, it is revealed, is actually a straight—and married—journalist named Byron Wu). He performed the voice of Rick's flamboyantly gay uncle Bakla on the 2007-2009 animated series Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World.

Mapa's film credits include parts in Bright Lights, Big City, Playing by Heart, Connie and Carla and Marley & Me, among others. He was featured in the movies Super Sweet 16: The Movie and Tru Loved. He also played as a stylist in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan.

In 2008, Mapa hosted Logo's Transamerican Love Story, a reality dating program starring transgender woman Calpernia Addams selecting from among eight potential suitors. In the same year, he also hosted Dancing With Dogs on Animal Planet.

Mapa also performed on the 2009 Atlantis Freedom Caribbean Cruise headlining in the Arcadia Theater.

In 2010, Mapa became one of the co-hosts of Logo's The Gossip Queens, a daily series where he helps present celebrity gossip.

In his act, he jokes that he is sometimes confused with Rex Lee, another flamboyant Asian homosexual who plays Lloyd on the HBO dramedy Entourage.

Personal life

Mapa is homosexual and lends his support to various projects supporting the gay, lesbian, and Asian American communities. In 2008, Mapa legally married Jamison 'Jamie' Hebert, after dating since 2002. On the TV series The Gossip Queens, Mapa stated in the opening episode that he and his husband had recently adopted a 5-year-old boy. Mapa is Filipino American.

Credits

Writer

• Half & Half (2006): "The Big Nervous Breakup Episode"

Filmography

Genre	Year	Title	Role	Episodes	Notes
TV series	1987	ABC Afterschool Special	Peng	"Supermom's Daughter"
Film	1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Yasu Wade
Film	1988	New Life, AA New Life	Sybil
TV series	1990	Cosby Show, TheThe Cosby Show	Wretched Fan	"Off to See the Wretched"
TV series	1992	Flying Blind	Lucas	"Secret of My Great Dress""The Secret of My Great Dress"
TV series	1992	Melrose Place	Jeweler #2	"Whole Truth""The Whole Truth"
TV series	1993	Key West		"Second Day in Heaven""The Second Day in Heaven"
TV series	1993	Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, TheThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Nguyen	"Paris, May 1919"
TV film	1994	Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart	Hal Trask
TV series	1994	Roseanne	Kyle	"Skeleton in the Closet"
TV series	1995	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Perry	"Halloween"
TV series	1995	Law & Order	Brian Yoshimara	"Rebels"
TV series	1995	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Troy	"Sea Wasp""The Sea Wasp"
TV series	1995	Seinfeld	Paul	"Pool Guy""The Pool Guy"
TV series	1996	Jamie Foxx Show, TheThe Jamie Foxx Show	Ike Yee	"Star Is Almost Born""A Star Is Almost Born"
TV series	1996	NYPD Blue	Angela	"Unembraceable You"
Film	1996	Substance of Fire, TheThe Substance of Fire	New Receptionist
TV series	1997	Murder One	Damien Vasquez	"Chapter Seventeen, Year Two" "Chapter Eighteen, Year Two"
TV miniseries	1997	Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer	Damien Vasquez
TV series	1997	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher	Sammy Choi	"Party at Nick's Place"
TV series	1997	NYPD Blue	Angela	"I Love Lucy"
TV series	1997	Spy Game	Andy Shawn	"With Friends Like These..." "Well, Nothing to Fear But Death Itself"
TV series	1998	Friends	HousekeeperThe Housekeeper	"One with All the Thanksgivings, TheThe One with All the Thanksgivings"	a.k.a. "The One with the Thanksgiving Flashbacks"
TV series	1998	Holding the Baby	Nelson	"No Man Is a Fantasy Island"
Film	1998	Playing by Heart	Lana
TV series	1999	Dharma & Greg	Trina	"Welcome to the Hotel Calamari"
TV series	2001	Some of My Best Friends	Vern Limoso	"Pilot" "Fight Night" "Blah, Blah, Blah" "A Brief Encounter" "Shaggy Dog Story" "The Marriage Counselor" "Scenes from an Italian Party" "Kiss Me Guido"	08 episodes
TV series	2002	Baby Bob	Brian	"House of the Rising Son"
TV series	2002	Half & Half	Adam Benet	"Big Crappy BirthdayThe Big Crappy Birthday Episode"	01 episode; 58 episodes total
TV series	2003	Alias	NSC Techie	"NemesisThe Nemesis"
TV series	2003	Half & Half	Adam Benet		07 episodes; 58 episodes total
Film	2003	Who's Your Daddy?	Nat-San Wang
Film	2004	Connie and Carla	Lee / N'Cream
TV special	2004	E! 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment	Himself
TV series	2004	Half & Half	Adam Benet		15 episodes; 58 episodes total
TV series	2004	I'm with Her	Henry Liu	"Not in My Dress You Won't"
TV series	2004	Significant Others	Parent #1	"School, Not CoolA School, Not Cool & a Fool"
TV series	2005	Desperate Housewives	Vern	"Color and Light"	05 episodes total
TV series	2005	Half & Half	Adam Benet		23 episodes; 58 episodes total
Film	2005	Hard Pill	Protestor
Short film	2005	Pollen	Howard		12 minutes
TV series	2005	Wisecrack	Himself		stand-up comedy
TV series	2006	Desperate Housewives	Vern	"Beautiful Girls" "The Miracle Song"	05 episodes total
Film	2006	Dirty Laundry	Daniel
TV series	2006	Half & Half	Adam Benet		11 episodes; 58 episodes total
TV series	2006	Help Me Help You	Andrew	"Inger Management"
TV series	2007	Desperate Housewives	Vern	"Come Play Wiz Me" "Into the Woods"	05 episodes total
TV series	2007	Heartland	Teddy DeSilva	"Beautiful DayA Beautiful Day"
TV series	2007	Ugly Betty	Suzuki St. Pierre	"How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" "Family/Affair" "Betty's Wait Problem" "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" "I See Me, I.C.U." "Bananas for Betty"	06 episodes; 30 episodes total
TV special	2007	Visible Vote '08: A Presidential Forum, TheThe Visible Vote '08: A Presidential Forum	Himself
TV series	2008	Celebracadabra	Pilot Contestant
TV special	2008	Dancing with Dogs	Himself (Host)
Video	2008	Laughing Matters... The Men	Himself		stand-up comedy; ASIN B0010P5UOU
Film	2008	Marley & Me	Jorge
TV series	2008	Transamerican Love Story	Himself (Host)	"Getting to Know You" "Something's Cookin'" "Love's a Beach" "I Love the Nightlife" "I Like the Way You Move" "Meet the Folks" "Season Recap" "Season Finale"
Film	2008	Tru Loved	Mr. Bushnell
TV series	2008	Ugly Betty	Suzuki St. Pierre	"Zero Worship" "Odor in the Court" "The Kids Are Alright" "Jump" "Crimes of Fashion" "Betty Suarez Land" "Ugly Berry" "Crush'd" "Tornado Girl"	09 episodes; 30 episodes total
Film	2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Claude
TV special	2009	Alec Mapa: No Fats, Femmes or Asians	Himself		stand-up comedy
Documentary	2009	Annul Victory	Himself
TV series	2009	Numbers	Clerk	"Old Soldiers"
Animated TV series	2009	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World	Uncle Bakla	"House of Race Cards" "Marry X-Mas"	voice actor
TV series	2009	Ugly Betty	Suzuki St. Pierre	"Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" "There's No Place Like Mode" "A Mother of a Problem" "The Born Identity" "In the Stars" "Curveball" "The Fall Issue" "The Butterfly Effect: Part 1" "Level (7) with Me" "The Bahamas Triangle" "Be-Shure"	11 episodes; 30 episodes total
TV special	2010	2010 NewNowNext Awards	Himself
TV series	2010	Gossip Queens, TheThe Gossip Queens	Himself (Host)		50 episodes; 68 episodes total
TV series	2010	Jonas	Chef Shiraki	"Wasabi StoryA Wasabi Story"
TV special	2010	Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam	Himself		stand-up comedy
TV series	2010	RuPaul's Drag Race	Himself	"Snatch GameThe Snatch Game"
TV series	2010	Ugly Betty	Suzuki St. Pierre	"Passion of the BettyThe Passion of the Betty" "Smokin' Hot" "Fire and Nice" "Hello Goodbye"	04 episodes; 30 episodes total
TV series	2010	View, TheThe View	Himself Guest Co-Host		02 episodes
Film	2011	Going Down in LA-LA Land	Himself
TV series	2011	Gossip Queens, TheThe Gossip Queens	Himself (Host)		18 episodes; 68 episodes total
Short film	2011	Half-Share	Ito		29 minutes
TV series	2011	Rules of Engagement	Restaurant Manager	"Power CoupleThe Power Couple"
TV series	2011	RuPaul's Drag U	Himself (Guest Judge)	"Suddenly Single"
Film	2011	Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure	Gill Samms
Short film	2011	Winner Takes All	Simon		15 minutes; included in the compilation film Black Briefs (2012)
Short film	2012	Family Restaurant	Daddy		10 minutes
TV series	2012	Scandalicious	Himself (Presenter)		04 episodes
Film	2014	Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy	Himself		concert film of one-man show
TV series	2014	Switched at Birth	Renzo
Film	2014	Such Good People	Jigme Wanchuck

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