Raul Sigmund Julia- Where is Raul Julia’s son now?

Who is Raul Sigmund Julia?

Raul Sigmund Julia is the son of Raúl Juliá and his wife, Merel Poloway. Raul Sigmund’s father was a Puerto Rican actor. He gained public attention for his performances in films; his film debut came in 1971 acting alongside Al Pacino in The Panic in Needle Park. Sigmund Julia’s mother Poloway is an actress. She made appearance in films such as Baby It’s You (1983), American Masters (1985), and The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995).

Raul Sigmund Julia: Bio Summary

How old is Raúl Juliá’s son?

Raul Sigmund Julia is the First child of Raúl Juliá and his wife Merel Poloway. He was born in 1983, in the United States of America. As of 2024, Raul Sigmund is 41 years old. He has a younger brother, Benjamín Rafael Juliá. Sigmund Julia’s father, While rehearsing for an Off-Broadway play, met Merel Poloway, forming a relationship with her and the two later got married in 1976.

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The couple remained together until the death of Sigmund Julia’s father in 1994. The couple were married for 18 years. Before his mother, his father was married to Magda Vasallo. In 1983 when Raúl Sigmund Juliá was born, that year his father also starred in the public television film Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, which received a weak reception and was satirized on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Talking about his father “He didn’t even really look at the house,” said Raul Sigmund Julia to the Nytimes. “He just sat up on the hill and said, ‘We’ll take it.’ ” Aside from the loss of his father, Raul Sigmund Julia’s Uncle, Rafa, also died in a car accident when his dad was just 19 years old. Most of their relatives were musicians, including his great grand aunt María González, whom his father credited as the inspiration behind his artistic career. The Juliá family was Catholic.

Unknown to the public, Sigmund Julia Juliá’s father had battled stomach cancer for three years prior to his death and had undergone surgery, when in early 1994, during the filming of The Burning Season in Mexico, he contracted food poisoning after consuming sushi. He was airlifted to a hospital in Los Angeles so he could receive medical attention, recovered, and returned to Mexico to finish the film. He had lost some weight and was physically weakened by his condition.

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On October 16, 1994, Juliá and Poloway attended the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and afterward, Sigmund Julia Juliá’s father began feeling intense abdominal pain and was taken by ambulance to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Long Island. At first, he did not appear worried by his condition and was seen reviewing the script for his intended role in Desperado from his hospital bed, but his condition gradually worsened. 

His father Fell into a Coma before he died

On the night of October 20, Sigmund Juliá’s father suffered a stroke, fell into a coma, and was put on life support. Four days later, on October 24, 1994, He died at the age of 54 from complications of the stroke having never regained consciousness. According to idolNetworth, Sigmund Julia’s father Raul had a net worth of $5 million at the time of his death.

Raul Sigmund Julia is a married man

Raul Sigmund Julia, the son of the late actor, Raul Julia is married to Betsy Lippitt at the Julia family retreat. Raul Sigmund followed in his father’s footsteps into show business. He met Ms. Lippitt, whom he is 4 years older than in 2009 at the Flea Theater in TriBeCa, whose troupe of resident actors are known as the Bats.

Raul Sigmund Julia and his wife both appeared in “Unum,” a play by Will Eno, about the life of a dollar bill according to the Nytimes. And while the reviews were mixed, there was plenty of chemistry. “I basically fell in love with Betsy in the Adirondacks,” he said. “I was standing on a dock, and I looked at her.” to the Nytimes. About 200 guests including Julia’s relatives from Puerto Rico and assorted Bats attended their wedding ceremony. Raul Sigmund Julia and his wife Betsy Lippitt got married on Aug. 31, 2013.

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Where is Raúl Juliá’s son now?

Raúl Juliá’s son Raul Sigmund Julia is around doing his own stuff. He has been spotted at various public events carrying out his own private projects. Raul Sigmund Julia attended the Latino Media Fest 2019 at AMC Century City 15 Theater on September 3, 2019, in Century City, California. He was also seen on February 15, 2019, in Los Angeles, CA