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Wilmer Valderrama Says He Was ‘Pretty Naïve’ About Lack Of Diversity When He Joined ‘That ’70s Show’

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Wilmer Valderrama had a unique entry into the entertainment business. The 41-year-old actor got his big break playing foreign exchange student Fez on “That ’70s Show”, and the standout role gave him the opportunity to feel like an equal to his peers. “I was pretty naïve and innocent to the conversation about diversity, inclusion and representation,” Valderrama told Good Housekeeping. “Those first couple of years I was treated like an equal.

I was treated like an actor who was delivering the funny. I felt like I was doing my part and I was doing it with the level of integrity that just made me, as a human being, feel good.” Though he played the role for all eight seasons of the hit show, Valderrama admitted that he was unaware of the impact

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