# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erik-estrada
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:24:04.516Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erik-estrada"
name: "Erik Estrada"
slug: "erik-estrada"
description: "Henry Enrique Estrada is an American actor. He is widely 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 aired from 1977 to 1983. He later became known for his work in Spanish telenovelas, his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials, and as a regular voice on the series Sealab 2021, on Adult Swim."
tagline: "American actor (born 1949)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erik_Estrada%2C_actor%2C_at_Big_Lick_Comic_Con_in_Roanoke%2C_Va_in_February_2026_(55087999330).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1949-03-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           56.56
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.42697866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/iamerikestrada/"
    handle:    "iamerikestrada"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0261805/"
    handle:    "nm0261805"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.erikestrada.com/"
sources:
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "إيريك إسترادا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ئێریک ئیسترادا"
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    title: "Erik Estrada"
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    title: "Erik Estrada"
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    title: "Erik Estrada"
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    title: "에릭 에스트라다"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Estrada"
    title: "Erik Estrada"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Estrada"
    title: "Erik Estrada"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Estrada"
    title: "Erik Estrada"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Эстрада, Эрик"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ерік Естрада"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump