Erik Estrada



Estrada at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2018

Born: Henry Enrique Estrada; March 16, 1949 (age 75); New York City, U.S.
Website: www.erikestrada.com

Henry Enrique Estrada[ (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor and police officer. He is known for his co-starring lead role as California Highway Patrol officer Francis (Frank) Llewelyn "Ponch" Poncherello in the police drama television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983. He later became known for his work in Spanish-language telenovelas, his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials and as a regular voice on the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021.

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Estrada and Larry Wilcox on CHiPs in 1977.

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Theme from CHiPs - John Parker (Arrangement Alan Silvestri)

TV1966
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Complete Extended Original Version

Laura Branigan - Gloria - LIVE @ CHiPs (20.02.1983)

Fabio Soares
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Laura Branigan singing "Gloria" LIVE on CHiPs - Season 6, episode #16.

The name of the episode is "Fox Trap", and she played "Sarah".

Frank Poncherello's Disco Dance Extravaganza! - CHiPs

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Legendary California Highway Patrol officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello holds court as he burns up the disco dance floor with the sexiest moves available in 1978. Plenty of worm-eye crotch-centered camera angles to make you drool! From Season 2 Episode 1 - "Peaks And Valleys". Plot point: The pregnant woman at 0:31 goes into labor. [Not featured in this clip.] Ponch subdues his disco madness and he and Jon deliver the baby in record time. It's a boy, of course...

One of the commenters on the video, PolskaRezystans, believes that this was filmed at a discoteque called Osko's on La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles.

This blog has some info on the various incarnations of the joint:
http://martinostimemachine.blogspot.com/2012/03/oskos-on-la-cienega.html

Film & TV actor + a reserve police officer Erik Estrada was #BornOnThisDay, March 16, 1949. Known for his TV role "Ponch" in the TV series CHiPs (1977-'83), later he has appeared in Spanish-language telenovelas, reality TV shows & infomercials. #birthday 74 yrs YOUNG #BOTD #hunk