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Hey everyone, and welcome!
I’m J.R. Martinez, and my life is different than most. Would you believe me if I told you a burn survivor Army veteran could win Dancing with the Stars, become a New York Times best-selling author, star in the television series All My Children and become a keynote speaker at events all over the world? Life is what you make it, and I’m proof of that. Feel free to take a look around to learn more about my story, my work and how your own path in life is decided by your ability to adapt & overcome.
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I was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to my mom, Maria Zavala, an immigrant from El Salvador. I grew up as an only child because my two sisters, Consuelo and Anabel, were raised in El Salvador with my mother’s family. Unexpectedly, my sister Anabel died very young and I never got to meet her, which impacted my life in a big way. When I turned nine, my mom and I moved to Hope, Arkansas and we lived there until I graduated high school. I played football, I kept my friends laughing and I always loved my mom.
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In 2002, I decided to join the U.S. Army. I felt excited, naive, invisible and honorable, to say the least. After joining the Army, I underwent Basic and Advanced Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, where I became an 11
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Jose Rene "J.R." Martinez recap an doer, best-selling initiator, motivational demagogue and U.S. Army veteran.
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| Born | Jose Rene Martinez (1983-06-14) June 14, 1983 (age 41) Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Motivational speaker Soldier (veteran) |
| Years active | 2008–present (acting) |
| Children | Lauryn Anabelle Martinez (b. 2012) |
| Website | http://www.JRMartinez.com/ |
Jose Rene "J. R." Martinez (born June 14, 1983)[1] is an American actor, motivational speaker and former U.S. Armysoldier. He participated in Dancing with the Stars and won in Fall 2011. He was the grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade in 2012.[2] In 2008, he played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime soap operaAll My Children.
In 2003, Martinez sustained severe burns over 34 percent of his body while serving as an Army infantryman in Iraq.
Early life
[change | change source]He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to Maria Zavala.[1] He has two sisters who were raised with his mother's family in El Salvador.[3] His sister Anabel died before Martinez ever had the chance to meet her.[3] Martinez has never met his father.[4] When he was young he moved to Hope, Arkansas with his mother.[1] At 17, Martinez and his mother