Check out these five things you may or may not know about Ricky Martin, who goes by “Kiki” at home.

1. Boy Wonder: Ricky Martin landed his first acting gig on a television commercial,
at the tender age of six.
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2. Years before he swiveled his hips into the hearts of U.S. audiences, Ricky Martin was an
emerging heartthrob on Spanish languageTV. He first appeared in the telenovela
“Alcanzar una Estrella,” for two seasons, and parlayed that into a movie role based on his
character – you guessed it – a singer in a band.
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3. Breaking Barriers
Ricky Martin is widely
credited with introducing
U.S. audiences to Latin
pop.
His 1998 Spanish-language
album, “Vuelve,” garnered
the hit single “La Copa de la
Vida.”
The album went platinum
and was Martin’s first to
crack the BillboardTop 40.
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4. After decades of speculation about his sexuality, in 2010,Ricky Martin posted on
his official website: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I
am very blessed to be who I am."
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Coming
out
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5. Proud dad: Two years prior to his coming out, Ricky Martin announced in 2008
that he had become a father to twin boys, Matteo andValentino, who were born
via surrogate.
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