Amongst all of the scene-stealers from That ’70s Present, “Fez” will be the all-time favourite for many followers.
And now, the longtime actor behind the function is celebrating a brand new enterprise enterprise within the U.S. capital.
Wilmer Valderrama and hospitality entrepreneur Daniella Senior simply opened Elegancia, a cocktail bar rooted in tradition, ritual and intention at La Cosecha, the colourful Latin American market and cultural hub in Washington, D.C.’s Union Market District.
“To me, Elegancia is all the pieces I really like about our tradition,” mentioned Valderrama, 46, in a press release. “It is in each chunk, each sip, the rhythm of the room, and the small particulars that give the house its heartbeat. I’ve had a wonderful expertise within the hospitality business and am excited to return to a different one in all my passions: internet hosting a novel expertise. I’m thrilled to convey culinary traditions in Elegancia to life in D.C.”
Valderrama added, “Meals is the place reminiscence lives. These dishes replicate the flavors many people grew up with. The meals that introduced folks collectively on the finish of the day. Elegancia is about honoring that feeling and sharing it.”
“This challenge is deeply private to me: it displays my imaginative and prescient of hospitality, from the environment and repair to the best way persons are genuinely cared for,” mentioned Senior in a press release. “Washington, D.C. felt just like the pure dwelling for Elegancia. It’s a metropolis outlined by variety and dialogue, the place totally different worlds intersect, and that spirit mirrors precisely what we’re creating.”
Final month, Parade reported on Valderrama’s 2026 internet value, which is totally self-made and should come as considerably of a shock to some — estimated at about $20 million.
With a profession that runs the gamut from enjoying Fez to starring in NCIS to internet hosting Yo Momma and voicing a task in 2025’s Zootopia 2, Valderrama has made a mint off of his eclecticism. Dipping his arms in podcasting, producing and branding has additionally paid off for the star.
