J.D. Pardo on Cop Dad, Starting a Gang & Underwear Modeling

J.D. talks about growing up in Panorama City with a former marine/LAPD dad, getting pulled over a lot, trying to start a gang with his childhood friends, becoming a model, ending up in his underwear, getting into acting, and his show 'Mayans M.C.'
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J.D. Pardo on Cop Dad, Starting a Gang & Underwear Modeling
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[@Natxstasija]

He’s great .. you can genuinely tell he is a hardworking and humble man.

[@juliocrodriguez4922]

Tasha S and don’t forget cute

[@ida5067]

how is he 39? he is breathtaking

[@jessicazamora3412]

misteranthrope we age beautifully 😊

[@jessicazamora3412]

Jack Bones definitely cuz I’m 41 and nobody believes me

[@KanBig]

@Jack Bones Is he from Spain?

[@KanBig]

@Jack Bones That would be the native American genes or the African genes in you, not the "Spanish" European ones.

[@Charsi_Escobar]

Adrián Durán fine indeed 😍

[@H.K.5]

Can't believe he's almost 40 years old, he looks 26.

[@paolacardona1506]

What ! All this time I thought he was in his late twenties

[@H.K.5]

@@paolacardona1506 Yeah, he's 39. I was shocked when I found out his age too.

[@melissarandazzo1515]

He looks damn good for his age!!

[@amandeepsingh-qq2ss]

paola cardona he made me feel guilty just watching him I mean I felt he was barely legal 😳

[@kidillusionofthedarknessfl2471]

Other races age better then white people

[@Barriotales]

It’s good seeing Hispanics put on the map and not to mention Mayans M.C.

[@bodhisattva2348]

I’m not Hispanic but I thought the same thing. Sometimes I get tired of seeing white people all the time.

[@TheeHeadTurnerTV]

evangelina grey glad you said it so us black & brown people don’t have too 😭

[@Barriotales]

Josh Aguilar yeah us latinos get shut out for Hollywood I’m in college majoring in film I’m el Salvadoran but I love all my fellow Hispanics I’m tryna put all Hispanics famous there’s plenty of white and blacks in Hollywood but not us.

[@saintlouis1087]

Josh Aguilar i agree but he ain’t mexican

[@oclover8994]

@@saintlouis1087 No one said he was I'm pretty sure he meant "my people" as in Latinos/Hispanics...

[@chuckurso921]

I worked with his dad. His dad is a great guy and he was a great cop. His dad is also one helluva good guitar player.

[@AirBeaner619]

Hes super chill in person, very down to earth and keeps to himself. Very respectable family man.

[@tanyakarazan8094]

I need a JD Pardo/Charlie Hunnam sandwich

[@nanizro2840]

Tanya Karazan Girl Yes😜

[@WretchedDrummer]

Some Mayonnaise and Salsa 😂

[@EonLux107]

You feel me Tanya!

[@22jcmatias]

You want that chorizo with a side of Mac and cheese

[@johnbarker3308]

Shes not a puta

[@jamietrower5766]

I was scrolling through KZbin and saw JD Pardo and almost flipped. He's such a good actor! I write for a magazine and got the opportunity to interview him at the beginning of this year on Mayans MC. Such a cool, down-to-earth, talented, humble guy!

[@Juan-Blasquez]

What a nice guy, so glad he got a good break

[@JaneDoe-em7zi]

Jimmy you need to bring Clayton Cardenas on here and Richard Cabral. The people are asking!

[@angeladoroteo7209]

OMG he is so handsome! ❤️ The only reason I got hooked on Mayans M.C! 818 baby!

[@Lfomod1Dubstep]

Well...Mayans MC is pretty damn good, that's why I got hooked! But I'm a guy tho hahahaha

[@alyi2500]

Pacoima in the house

[@dubs8187]

Pacoima baby right here.

[@cartelplug8183]

North Hollywood all day

[@ummmidunno8308]

@IRONMAN Not true! All of us Valley kids are intelligent AF!

[@deebal4037]

Look at that handsome man 😍 I love him... he’s such a good actor... Mayans Mc the best show with all latin squad! (Actors)

[@smurfettetutorialchannel8248]

He's not hispanic hes mother is from el Salvador and his father is from Argentina

[@deebal4037]

@@smurfettetutorialchannel8248 I honestly don’t get your comment 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@smurfettetutorialchannel8248]

@@deebal4037 my bad I read hispanic Idk why I read hispanic instead of Latin you right

[@shikharbhatt9363]

JD Pardo is 6 years older than Clayton Cardenas, is on screen elder brother. Wow. Appearances can indeed be deceptive.

[@FrayJaeBen]

Mayans MC is soo Good!😁

[@TheMarizanebogdan]

Yes!!!! I'm a huge SOA fan and I was expecting the series to be good but is actually excellent, beyond my expectations.

[@everyonewasstealingmynamea919]

Marizane Bogdan I still feel more attached to SOA😭

[@TheMarizanebogdan]

@@everyonewasstealingmynamea919 We all do but at least Mayans is not a cheap rip off, it's a solid series.

[@alphaomega2630]

Season 2 is getting better . Season 1. was too much cartel main stream b.s. season 2 is more personal. Way better .

[@frankiereneaward9281]

LOVE it.

[@danielarodriguez5373]

He’s a whole snack. 🤤

[@telikaandfam]

3 course meal😋

[@krissy7342]

Telika Howard 7 course Mexican Fiesta!

[@brandonguindon1056]

Get a grip

[@mariacaballero116]

@@telikaandfam Exactly!

[@tinosanchez3965]

Nah ! You shouldn't eat humans or bite people it's not nice if you want a snack eat a Twinkie

[@makpena6406]

👏👏👏👏👏Wow what a surprice he's 39!!! and half Salvadorean🇸🇻👏👏👏👏👏Cool guy Congrats!!!!

[@khaleesiis363]

Yassssss🙌🏼🇸🇻

[@alexcardenas9811]

salvatruchas pongansen truchas

[@jovanabrki]

He seems so nice and down to earth

[@valentinar722]

Only real ones know him from East los high 😜

[@siteone1354]

Valentina Ramirez east Los high? Is that an actual school or some show?

[@siteone1354]

I grew up in East Los/Montebello by the way...

[@siteone1354]

Anthony Perez ahhh I see, thanks bro.

[@nicolemendoza7573]

Yessss

[@prezNRE]

More like Revolution lol

[@orlyg6468]

Mayans M.C. is awesome! The theme song deserves a grammy

[@orlyg6468]

@312vandal it's not, it's an original made for the series. The lyrics are about the Latino experience in the U.S.

[@orlyg6468]

@312vandal right on bro

[@InFiRe59]

@@orlyg6468 yeah but they changed it smh. The voice

[@quinnysworld1086]

I loved the s01 version

[@serenagregerson4747]

He is so awesome! Mayans MC is such a great spinoff.

[@kacnewport2093]

I still cant believe hes 39. Last movie I saw him in was a Cinderella story. He didnt even have a main part but he was so young.

[@lauryn8777]

1:59 the smile😍

[@aliim8]

The mixed up brothers! hahaha

[@MrSFblack]

I would've gone with the Mixed Nuts but that works too

[@Veronica-jl5wm]

With all due respect to his wife.... he's such a cutie pie!😊 I love him on Mayans MC he's good at playing that bad boy role!😉

[@mari.93.]

wait he has a wife :o

[@telikaandfam]

he is single but has a baby

[@mari.93.]

:o really? Lol

[@Veronica-jl5wm]

@@telikaandfam 😍

[@warrenman1919]

Great interview. Paying respect to the men and women in uniform just made me a fan of his.

[@mm12345777]

He's part Salvi! 🇸🇻♥️🙌🏻 Represent!

[@alyi2500]

salvi 😂😂😂😂 I called this dude from the 18th Street who got deported from California here in Costa Rica he got mad

[@vixyvelasquez9898]

mm12345777 really I’m Salvi, didn’t know this , no wonder he’s a cutie 😘😍

[@alyi2500]

@@vixyvelasquez9898 salvi jiji that's what I call this dude from 18th Street here in Costa Rica there actually 15 Southsiders from Los Angeles in Costa Rica and all of them are from El Salvador except for two of us pacoima in the house 😂😂😂😂

[@vanessaavila5485]

Wow awesome!!!!!

[@ethanzebediah]

Mayans MC is the best show on TV. JD is such a great guy and a cool actor!

[@pound14poundking]

Bolivia Argentina El Salvador hell of a mix

[@lilh953]

First swooned by him from some Hulu show "East LA" or wtvr, playing a yummy bad boy, and I remember stalking the heck out of him, trying to find any footage of his work so I can see more, but he wasn't famous enough. I'm so happy he made it big with Mayans so I can keep having him on his screen.

[@brenguerra703]

I've never seen such a gorgeous man.

[@tinosanchez3965]

I have every time I look into the mirror !

[@frankiereneaward9281]

He’s so 🔥🔥🔥. Love him in Mayans.

[@babyd72100]

I can only say... "WOW"!! Very humble man!! Love him!!

[@veronicamonge2109]

I just love him. ❤️

[@terriwoods8555]

Great story!!! Something positive and uplifting. Thank you

[@anybodycanart]

Just did a marathon of first season...so good! Didn't watching being a big SOA fan thought it wouldn't live up...I was wrong! Que bueno!

[@demonpoison13]

He is so cute. N seems very kind n humble a good heart

[@peachykeenhoneybee]

So I knew him from east los high but I’ve noticed that he was in Cinderella story AND twilight !!!

[@soniaheckard5186]

He is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. OMFG!

[@neojd]

Pardo seems like a chill guy.

[@dannyboy194]

El Salvador 🇸🇻 yeahhhhhh

[@lariosmendoza]

JD is an awesome guy. Love his work

[@19993gt]

J.D Pardo I just became a bigger fan! A lot of love from Socal EZ!! Hahaha your interviewing skills our on point! I love it bro 😂😂😂😂

[@contessachristabella]

Damn I can't believe I missed this, I gotta start watching Jimmy. J.D. is Muy Caliente!

[@carlosarreolajr2863]

Sounds very humble and awesome guy

[@quinnysworld1086]

His smile 🤩

[@arthernandez5092]

Jon, good to great music and a beautiful family. Jon stay in there. And keep looking up.

[@Th3Univ3rs3]

Love him such a good actor and so handsome 😍

[@TheBoopsy76]

Love him!!!! He's from my hometown

[@itsgummyybear]

That’s our boyscout!

[@cecilias6902]

Who remembers him from twilight?

[@YMejia-zh7el]

Me!! He looked great there too

[@frankiereneaward9281]

Whaaaaa?

[@demigodcapmexica3283]

@HAHAHA FUNNY he was in breaking dawn part 2 the hybrid (half vampire half human)Alice and Jasper brought him when the Cullen's were talking to the volturi

[@lurategh]

OH MY GOD THAT WAS HIM??? I thought he was hot without even knowing it was him.

[@whiterose171]

Me 👍🏾

[@ProfessorNurseRae]

OMG this man JD is so beautiful! God Bless America!

[@KrzNena]

Loved him since East Los High on Hulu.

[@dennisgarcia9100]

Oh man my boy made it repping panorama city on kimmel!!! Gives motivation to me from north hills 818!

[@Fozgirl25]

He has such a cute smile

[@ziodav7490]

We were afraid to, that was hilarious

[@NewMessage]

So.. the 'Get out of jail free' card is kinda a real thing.

[@MJ18888]

I was just thinking that, I though it was TV made up thing!

[@comiclove5]

FOP

[@renacolter4758]

Nope it's real. It works when you're married to one too.

[@dispinoylovzyou]

Panorama city represent!!!!!!!

[@ncj3630]

Great interview. Gorgeous man. 😍

[@dpo1175]

Represent 🙏🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻

[@Barriotales]

M Orellana 🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻

[@andreitaalvarezcardo]

Idk who he is but I’m in love 😍

[@johnbarker3308]

IRONMAN SHUT UP PUTO SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY HER PIECE IF YOU CANT HANDLE IT WELL I NEWS FOR YOU GETVOFF KZbin

[@goalsoffurry5733]

Donut keep it inside your pants! Let the Wildcat live free.

[@tejanothetexan4115]

@@goalsoffurry5733 Lol👍

[@lurategh]

​@IRONMAN Jesus Christ dude, get a life and a brain while you're at it. Do you spend all your free time raging on the internet at girls who show any hint of being attracted to the opposite sex because it's not directed toward you?

[@sweetjones9302]

Ah

[@ludiehaubner771]

I love that show!

[@carloslarin6467]

El Salvador!!...Freaking nice.

[@twokingz04]

Damn, spilling all the tea. 🤨😆

[@ezme07]

He made the Mayans..love it

[@xmelaniebabyx]

Representing The Valley!

[@babydollss205]

I love him. He’s awesome

[@ednaperhach2769]

Ah this cutie patootie is the real thing . Love his smile , good luck in all you do . 😘💕☮️

[@Jissip]

Woooohooo!!!! He grew up where I grew definitely awesome.

[@joetroutt7425]

Whenever I walk into a modeling agency they ask me if I'm here to get the trash and then tell me the dumpster is out back.

[@ncj3630]

Omg, hilarious! 😂

[@sharon21924]

After I started watching Mayans I started noticing J.D. in almost everything I watched as a kid. A Cinderella Story, My Wife and Kids, Twilight: Breaking Dawn. Lmfao.

[@manestage5403]

The way that I laughed at "The Mixed-Up Brothers". 😂😂😂😂 That sounds like something my son and his friends would do then get their asses kicked. lol

[@virginia49ners]

Very good actor and so unique and very handsome. The Mayans MC is a great show.. I always support you and your awesome talent . keep up the good work.. God bless you.. Be safe... Your fan .virginia

[@shakemadaise2896]

I’m so in love😍😍😍

[@jessicabernal8877]

East Los represent!!

[@Inazumavickun]

this is a fine piece of man god damn

[@preciousjey]

I loved him in American Dreams.

[@Ambsm14]

My grandparents house is right across the street from that hospital, used to always walk by there when my sister and I would get yoshinoya or in n out! Love the valley

[@stacygarcia6969]

OMG I LOVE HIM!!

[@caseyjason-ws3fr]

He is like so Brutish in MAYANS😂🙈so cool

[@constancecook8170]

HE IS SO🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥IM WAITING FOR MAYANS M.C. TO COME ON 2022

[@animallovefest143]

I used to live 4 apartment buildings down from that hospital in Panorama City... My old stomping grounds. He's adorable!

[@notabyrd07]

How have I gone through life not knowing who this beautiful creature is? 😍😍

[@DrewBus-mw5qy]

EZ REYES!!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@RNicolasRuvalcaba]

When they show his younger picture I paused the video and Googled a picture of Shawn Mendes, the resemblance is uncanny 5:41

[@SaraSpeaks.]

Awwwww he's so cute

[@bossytweed6664]

Wow, didn't know he was from my town!! Lol, its funny knowing every single place he mentioned haha

[@cartelplug8183]

Only valley people know all those spots 405 views

[@geged8932]

My new celebrity crush 😍

[@dhcarothers53]

I love him!

[@sarahroman6600]

Yasss half salvi 💙💙

[@melissaalmaraz]

WE GREW UP IN THE SAME HOOD. lol. my son was born in the same place, we occasionally run into one another in a new hood (i cannot/will not say where), but how cool that he is from the SF valley.

[@tamtoussaint409]

Handsome is an understatement 😍

[@Sandy-lg6ez]

He is one beautiful man.

[@allisondickerson7208]

I was born at that kaiser to!! I’m from simi valley originally. 💗

[@ginnyrice7463]

Haha. That's just like being a preachers kid. We were wild. 😊

[@barbiejimenezmojica40]

Love him he’s great 👍🥰

[@flxwercxrpse1871]

He’s very talented and handsome ugh

[@lexx_06]

He is sooo handsome 😍

[@adriennerobinson5807]

He is Absolutely gorgeous 💕🔥

[@vixyvelasquez9898]

Papi 😘💋I’m Salvadorean ( Salvi) also 🇸🇻 ❤️

[@giovannimarques9754]

"that's not a gang that's a club" lmaooo