J.R. Martinez , the Iraqi war vet turned soap star , drew tears and a standing ovation for his moving routine on Monday .
The actor , who was badly burned and disfigured after he rolled over a land mine in Iraq , danced the rumba with partner Karina Smirnoff to Tim McGraw's " If You'll Reading This," a song about spouses who lost love ones in the war.
But before Martinez began , he said his performance was a "tribute to the men and women who didn't make it home ."
By the time Martinez and Smirnoff had finished , the audience was on their feet and there was barely a dry eye in the crowd.
It was very moving. He seems to be a nice man. I wonder if he was an actor before he was deployed to Iraq.
ReplyDeleteif so, I respect him even more.
A little background on Martinez .
ReplyDeleteJose Rene "J.R." Martinez -- actor -- motivational speaker and former U.S. Army soldier.
Two sisters who was raised in El Salvador with his mother's family .
Born in Shrevepot ,Louisiana in 1983.
Credits -- Soap opera -- "All My Children"-- "The View" -- "Trial by Fire" (documentry) himself .
I respect the man .