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Nov 23, 2022 · Gomez, the Addams family patriarch, is played by Luis Guzmán (Traffic). Deeply in love with his wife Morticia, Gomez is an eccentric oddball in pretty much every version of the ghoulish...
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Nov 23, 2022 · Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday Addams in Netflix's 'Wednesday,' has also starred in 'X' and 'Scream.' Here's what to know about the 20-year-old star.
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. Jenna Ortega has been making a name for herself in the horror genre with scene-stealing roles in the 2022 Scream sequel and Ti West’s X, so it seems only natural that she would be chosen to play a teenage Wednesday Addams.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Morticia Addams, Wednesday’s mother and former student of Nevermore Academy. While she is only set to make a couple of appearances in this eight episode series, Zeta-Jones really brings to life the “spooky glamor” of the character.
- Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams. Gomez Addams is Wednesday’s father and the adoring husband of Morticia. Unbeknownst to Wednesday, her father is connected to a deadly mystery plaguing Nevermore’s town of Jericho, though thanks to Wednesday’s investigative abilities, his secret likely won’t stay buried for long.
- Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams. Isaac Ordonez plays Puglsey Addams, the younger brother of Wednesday. His sweet nature brings out a protective side of Wednesday that she typically hides with her heartless exterior.
In March 2022, it was announced that Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in the film The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), was cast as a series regular, replacing Birch in a similar role.
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. Jenna Ortega, 20, was already one to watch before taking on the titular role in Wednesday, but the series has undoubtedly catapulted the actress' career to new heights.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams. Catherine Zeta-Jones, 53, takes on the role of the family matriarch, Morticia Addams. The Academy Award winner started as a child actress in London's West End, appearing in musicals like Annie and Bugsy Malone.
- Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams. Luis Guzmán, 66, plays Morticia's husband and the affable Addams Family patriarch in the Netflix series. Before playing Gomez, the Puerto Rican actor was best known for his role as Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez in HBO's Oz, as well as his appearance in films like Boogie Nights (1997), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Traffic, where he first acted alongside his future TV wife, Zeta-Jones.
- Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams. The role of Wednesday's favorite torture victim, her brother Pugsley Addams, went to 13-year-old actor Isaac Ordonez. He previously appeared in Disney's A Wrinkle in Time (2018) and a handful of indie and short films, though the Netflix series was the young actor's breakout role.
Dec 9, 2022 · Ricci, of course, played Wednesday Addams in the 1991 film “The Addams Family” and its sequel “Addams Family Values.”. She made a breakthrough in the adult role of a nymphet in “The Ice ...
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Jul 31, 2023 · Ortega’s largest role to date is as the lead in Netflix’s Wednesday, in which she portrays the iconic Wednesday Addams in a modern, live-action take on the beloved The Addams Family series.
