Fez (That '70s Show)

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Fez
That 70's Show character
Fez (That '70s Show).jpg
First appearance"That '70s Pilot"
(episode 1.01)
Last appearance"That '70s Finale"
(episode 8.22)
That '90s Show:
"Kids in America"
(episode 1.10)
Created by Mark Brazill
Portrayed by Wilmer Valderrama
In-universe information
NicknameThe Foreign Kid, The Foreigner
GenderMale
OccupationFoto Hut clerk (formerly)
DMV clerk (formerly)
Shampoo boy
Family
Spouse Laurie Forman (ex-wife)
Significant otherSherri Runck (girlfriend)
Caroline Dupree (ex-girlfriend)
Nina Bartell (ex-girlfriend)
Danielle (ex-girlfriend)
Patty (ex-girlfriend)
Big Rhonda (ex-girlfriend)
Hillary (ex-girlfriend)
Jackie Burkhart (ex-girlfriend)
NationalityUnknown

Fez is a fictional character and one of the male leads on the Fox Network's That '70s Show, also appearing in a recurring guest role in the Netflix sequel That '90s Show portrayed by Wilmer Valderrama. [1] He was the foreign exchange student in a group of six local teenagers.

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Origins

Fez was born on August 4, 1960. His real name is deemed unpronounceable by his friends, so they call him "Fez" (a homophone of "FES", an acronym for foreign exchange student). The series' official web site explains the spelling "Fez", as opposed to "Fes", as "poetic license". [2] [3] [4]

Fez's country of origin is one of the longest running gags on the show. [5]

Later life

In That '90s Show , Fez and Jackie broke up when she cheated by returning to Kelso (including having their son Jay), after which Fez became a successful businessman by opening a beauty salon called "Chez Fez". He is now dating the Formans' next door neighbor Sherri, mother of Gwen and Nate, all while maintaining a close friendship with the Forman family.

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