Emerging from Escondido, California, Vasquez attended the local high school before briefly enrolling at UCLA and leaving in 1979 to pursue acting, a path spotted by manager Bob Marcucci during an acting class. He debuted on television in 1984 with a minor role on Highway to Heaven and later became known for portraying Marcos in Acapulco H.E.A.T. and Gunnery Sergeant Victor Galindez on JAG, while a…
