Now famous as the personal assistant of basic cable TV hostess, Chelsea Handler, Chuy Bravo’s path to Hollywood stardom was long and arduous… mainly because he has little nugget legs so it takes him twice as long to get anywhere.
Born Jesus Melgoza, Chuy’s first exposure to Hollywood was as a young man when the production of “The Three Amigos†rolled into his tiny Mexican village. A chance meeting with his idol, Martin Short, during the production led to a temporary job arranging nightly hookers for Mr. Short.
Bitten by the “Hollywood bug†(and a poisonous tarantula, but that’s another story…), Chuy was determined to make it to Los Angeles and pursue his dream of big screen stardom (though he has now, more appropriately, settled for the ‘little screen’).
Armed with nothing more than a condom full of cocaine in his stomach that a local drug lord paid him to swallow and smuggle -- Chuy hopped aboard a "little horsey" (pony) and proceeded on an 8-month trail ride to the United States.
After years of odd jobs that, most notably, included stints as the stunt-double for ‘Fantasy Island’ star, Herve Villechaize, and ‘The Hulk’s’ Lou Ferrigno… Chuy has settled into what he hopes is a life long position as the assistant to one of cable TV’s fastest rising stars. Though he still moonlights as an actor and can be seen in "The Rundown" starring "The Rock" and "Pirates of the Carribean 3".
Chuy is single. He has no children (that he publicly acknowledges), lives in the prestigious San Fernando Valley, and drives a Toyota Corona. Watch out ladies!
