Wednesday star Luis Guzmán doesnt regret…
Luis Guzmán spends his (boogie) nights on the east coast.
The actor, 69, opened up about relocating from Los Angeles to the small city of Cabot in Vermont.
“I’m lucky to be here,” Guzmán told WPTZ on Tuesday. “I’m lucky to have the neighbors that I have. I take a lot of pride in telling people that I live in Vermont.”
Luis Guzman visits the IMDb Portrait Studio at SXSW 2023 on March 10, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for IMDb
Cabot boasts less than 1,500 residents, with the “Wednesday” star first falling in love with the state in 1974.
Guzmán visited Vermont while he was working as a social employee on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
“That kind of became my connection to Vermont, and it was my escape from the city,” he confessed.
Luis Guzmán attends the Wednesday S2 NY Fan Screening at Paris Theater on August 05, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images for Netflix
Guzmán opened up about his affection for the The Green Mountain State back in 2020, noting it gave him “a different perspective on life and humanity.”
“I discovered a new sense of freedom when I came up here,” the “Boogie Nights” alum said in an interview with VTDigger. “The fresh air, the vibe, growing your own food, solar energy. These guys were doing all that type of stuff. I was going to the quarry and swimming, and everybody was butt naked. Oh, hell, yeah!”
Guzmán made the transfer official in 1995.
Luis Guzmán, winner of the Humanitarian award, speaks onstage during The Los Angeles Times and Hoy 2015 Latinos de Hoy Awards at Dolby Theatre on October 11, 2015 in Hollywood, California. JC Olivera
The “Out of Sight” vet called Vermont “one of the safest places in the world to be” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guzmán’s neighbors have given him the privateness he craves, too.
“Being Luis Guzman and people knowing who you are, it’s a little different for me,” he explained to the outlet. “For the most part, I find people in Vermont to be pretty respectful.”
On the flip facet, Guzmán famous that the “property taxes up here suck” and his youngsters have had some points while residing there.
Luis Guzman in “Traffic.” ©USA Films/Courtesy Everett Collection
“There are some places here that really don’t know how to embrace, how to accept, how to understand people of color,” he admitted. “I think my kids have had to deal with the most stuff like that here in Vermont, you know. It wasn’t, like, all the time, but it was enough times.”
In 2010, Guzmán told Vulture he has a farm on his property.
“I do lamb, I do chickens, and I’ve got a bunch of horses,” he shared. “I ride horses, man. I’m the Puerto Rican land baron of Vermont. I got, like, 700 acres of land, dude.”
Michael Caine, Luis Guzman in “Journey 2.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Over the years, Guzmán has given back to his neighborhood. After profitable $30,000 on “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” in 2023, the “Magnolia” star donated his earnings to Neighbors in Action.
The nonprofit supplies meals for residents of Cabot and Lyndonville, Vermont.
That yr, lethal floods wreaked havoc on the state in July.
“This organization really stepped up for all the people here in town,” Guzmán detailed while speaking with WPTZ. “We all give. We all give our time, people here show up every day. This is not about me. This is about community, and I’m just another piece in this community.”
Gina Carano, Luis Guzman in the 2014 movie “In the visible injury.” ©Anchor Bay/Courtesy Everett Collection
Despite opting for a different tempo of life, the Hollywood vet has had a profitable profession.
Guzmán was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for the 1997 comedy drama “Boogie Nights” and the 1999 movie “Magnolia.”
In 2001, he received the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for “Traffic.”
Now, Guzmán is still in the highlight, starring as Gomez Adams in the hit Netflix horror sequence, “Wednesday.”
Luis Guzman attends the “Wednesday” Season 2, Part 1 premiere at Central Hall, Westminster on July 30, 2025 in London, England. Getty Images
But while partaking in an August interview alongside his fellow “Wednesday” solid members, Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers and Joy Sunday, Guzmán shaded another former co-star.
During a recreation on “Hot Ones Versus,” the Vermont resident described his earlier collaborators in one phrase.
When it got here to Jennifer Lopez, 56, he merely said, “Okay.”
The pair starred in the 1998 crime comedy “Out of Sight” together.
Luis Guzman in the 2008 movie “Nothing Like the Holidays.” Overture Films/Courtesy Everett Collection
Guzmán’s response caught his current co-stars off-guard.
Sunday, 29, appeared shocked while Myers, 23, stifled a giggle. Ortega, 23, giggled before closing her eyes and barely shaking her head.
Guzmán’s other solutions had been a lot tamer.
For Adam Sandler, the star replied, “Amazing,” while he said “bellissima” about his on-screen spouse, Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Luis Guzman in “Out of Sight.” Universal
Luis Guzman in “Guns up.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Rounding out the touching compliments, he called Ortega a “prodigy.”
“I love you,” she responded.
“Out of Sight” adopted profitable bank robber Jack Foley (George Clooney), who breaks out of jail and falls for a Federal Marshal named Karen Sisco (Lopez).
Guzmán portrayed Chino in the film.
But for the actor, these days he’s taken on a function with a deeper message.
“Being weird is absolutely beautiful,” Guzmán said on “Good Morning America” in August about taking part in Gomez on “Wednesday.”
“So many people want to fit in and you don’t have to figure it out. Just be who you are, and love yourself and weird is okay.”
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