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{{Infobox character
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|name = Maurice Chavez
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|image = Public.png
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|size = 150px
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''
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|gender = M
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|status = Alive
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|home = [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]], [[State of Florida|Florida]]
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|nationality =
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|family = [[Michelle Montanius]] <small>(Ex-girlfriend)</small><br>[[Jonathan Freeloader]]
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|businesses = [[Vice City Public Radio]]
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|voice = [[Philip Anthony-Rodriguez]]
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{{Quote|Here, on ''Pressing Issues'', the #1 rated show on public radio in the Vice City area and hosted by me, Maurice Chavez, ''Pressing Issues'' is about free speech, not feeding each other hemlock, literally or metaphorically.|Maurice Chavez hosting ''Pressing Issues'' in 1986}}
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'''Maurice Chavez''' is a character who is the host of [[Vice City Public Radio]] in both ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' and its prequel ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''. In this radio he has his own show called ''[[Pressing Issues]]''. He is voiced by [[Philip Anthony-Rodriguez]].
   
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Maurice Chavez is either Caribbean or of Caribbean descent. He is bilingual and from time to time he speaks snippets of {{WP|Spanish language|Spanish}}. His tone of voice and mannerisms imply that he is always tense, angry or irritated. Moreover, he comes to have situations of anger management issues over the course of the radio. When not getting angry, he likes to make offensive or sarcastic remarks towards others.
'''Maurice Chavez''' is the host of [[VCPR]] in both [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]] and has his own show called Pressing Issues. He was once a clown, entertaining at birthday parties, bar mitzvas and juvenile correctional facilities. He was discovered by [[Michelle Montanius]] in [[1980]], and the two had a brief love affair, resulting in Michelle falling pregnant. Maurice avoided paying for an abortion, much to Michelle's distress and anger. It is unknown whether Montanius kept the child.
 
   
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==Background==
Chavez's programme, Pressing Issues, began broadcasting in late night time slots. Upon gaining a level of sucess, Maurice won several broadcasting awards, including "Best Personality". Maurice also appears to have repressed anger issues, as he quite often snaps or even lashes out at his guests. In [[1986]] he has violent confrontations with both [[Pastor Richards]] and [[Jeremy Robard]]. He is voiced by [[Philip Anthony-Rodriguez]].
 
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Prior to becoming a radio host, Chavez worked as "Sal the Wheat-Free Clown", entertaining at birthday parties, bar mitzvas and juvenile correctional facilities (where he was set on fire by the inmates). His act was once nominated as "Best Up-and-Coming Dietary-Restricted Comic Act" in Vice City, but he lost to Mary the Meat-Free Mime. He also had aspirations of becoming an actor, but despite appearing at 17 auditions his only role came as a fluffer in a sex education video. His salary was meagre, at less than $2,000, and at one point Chavez suffered from anxiety and considered having a sex-change. Chavez was discovered by [[Michelle Montanius]] and the two had a brief relationship. Michelle fell pregnant in [[1984]], and asked Chavez to either marry her or pay for her to have an abortion. Chavez refused to pay for an abortion, though it is unknown whether Michelle kept the child. Chavez married and divorced an un-named woman, and his un-named ex-girlfriend is now married to his best friend. One of Chavez's guests, Jeremy Robard, claims Chavez lives with his mother, though Chavez describes himself as "between apartments".
   
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==Broadcasting career==
==Notes==
 
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Chavez began presenting ''[[Pressing Issues]]'', a topical debate show on [[Vice City Public Radio]] at some either either during or prior to 1981. By 1986, the show is the only show on VCPR, and Chavez has won several broadcasting awards, including "Best Personality". However, station hosts Michelle Montanius and [[Jonathan Freeloader]] treat Chavez with contempt, describing him as a "useless, talentless asshole", though Chavez is mostly oblivious to this. According to [[Alex Shrub]], one of the guest on Pressing Issues, Chavez also writes a newspaper column, though Shrub implies that it is of poor quality and claims he uses it to line his bird cage.
* He is completely oblivious to the fact that both Montanius and [[Jonathan Freeloader|Freeloader]] absolutely hate him.
 
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* He often calls Michelle Montanius "Melissa" ("Now, to Johnathan and Melissa, in the studio"), most likely because he does not want people to know who she is and that he had an affair with her.
 
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Chavez appears to have anger issues, as he frequently snaps at his guests and after exposing "motivational speaker" [[Jeremy Robard]] as a desperate fraud, he breaks Robard's nose with a paperweight.
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[[File:MauriceChavez-GTAV-Star.jpg|thumb|Chavez' star on the [[Vinewood Walk of Fame]].]]
 
In [[Grand Theft Auto V]], Chavez is one of the honoured celebrities on the [[Vinewood Walk of Fame]].
   
 
==Trivia==
 
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*It is hinted that he might be a parody of American radio host {{WP|Ray Suarez}}, especially on his show ''{{WP|Talk of the Nation}}'', which was hosted on public radio.
[[File:MauriceChavez-GTAV-Star.jpg|right|thumb|Chavez' star on the Vinewood Boulevard sidewalk.]]
 
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*His mannerisms, way of speaking, and actions may represent him as Vice City's "98–01" era [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]], as he appears to be more grounded to earth and sarcastic as opposed to most of his guests on his show, showing constant disapproval and irritation of their downright lunatic and psychotic habits.
* In [[Grand Theft Auto V]], he's one of the honored celebrities on the [[Vinewood Walk of Fame]].
 
   
 
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 11 March 2024

Here, on Pressing Issues, the #1 rated show on public radio in the Vice City area and hosted by me, Maurice Chavez, Pressing Issues is about free speech, not feeding each other hemlock, literally or metaphorically.
— Maurice Chavez hosting Pressing Issues in 1986

Maurice Chavez is a character who is the host of Vice City Public Radio in both Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and its prequel Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. In this radio he has his own show called Pressing Issues. He is voiced by Philip Anthony-Rodriguez.

Maurice Chavez is either Caribbean or of Caribbean descent. He is bilingual and from time to time he speaks snippets of Spanish. His tone of voice and mannerisms imply that he is always tense, angry or irritated. Moreover, he comes to have situations of anger management issues over the course of the radio. When not getting angry, he likes to make offensive or sarcastic remarks towards others.

Background

Prior to becoming a radio host, Chavez worked as "Sal the Wheat-Free Clown", entertaining at birthday parties, bar mitzvas and juvenile correctional facilities (where he was set on fire by the inmates). His act was once nominated as "Best Up-and-Coming Dietary-Restricted Comic Act" in Vice City, but he lost to Mary the Meat-Free Mime. He also had aspirations of becoming an actor, but despite appearing at 17 auditions his only role came as a fluffer in a sex education video. His salary was meagre, at less than $2,000, and at one point Chavez suffered from anxiety and considered having a sex-change. Chavez was discovered by Michelle Montanius and the two had a brief relationship. Michelle fell pregnant in 1984, and asked Chavez to either marry her or pay for her to have an abortion. Chavez refused to pay for an abortion, though it is unknown whether Michelle kept the child. Chavez married and divorced an un-named woman, and his un-named ex-girlfriend is now married to his best friend. One of Chavez's guests, Jeremy Robard, claims Chavez lives with his mother, though Chavez describes himself as "between apartments".

Broadcasting career

Chavez began presenting Pressing Issues, a topical debate show on Vice City Public Radio at some either either during or prior to 1981. By 1986, the show is the only show on VCPR, and Chavez has won several broadcasting awards, including "Best Personality". However, station hosts Michelle Montanius and Jonathan Freeloader treat Chavez with contempt, describing him as a "useless, talentless asshole", though Chavez is mostly oblivious to this. According to Alex Shrub, one of the guest on Pressing Issues, Chavez also writes a newspaper column, though Shrub implies that it is of poor quality and claims he uses it to line his bird cage.

Chavez appears to have anger issues, as he frequently snaps at his guests and after exposing "motivational speaker" Jeremy Robard as a desperate fraud, he breaks Robard's nose with a paperweight.

MauriceChavez-GTAV-Star

Chavez' star on the Vinewood Walk of Fame.

In Grand Theft Auto V, Chavez is one of the honoured celebrities on the Vinewood Walk of Fame.

Trivia

  • It is hinted that he might be a parody of American radio host Ray Suarez, especially on his show Talk of the Nation, which was hosted on public radio.
  • His mannerisms, way of speaking, and actions may represent him as Vice City's "98–01" era Lazlow, as he appears to be more grounded to earth and sarcastic as opposed to most of his guests on his show, showing constant disapproval and irritation of their downright lunatic and psychotic habits.

Navigation

[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ProtagonistTommy Vercetti
Major charactersKen Rosenberg | Lance Vance† | Sonny Forelli† | Earnest Kelly | "Big" Mitch Baker | Avery Carrington† | Phil Cassidy | Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez | Ricardo Diaz† | Jezz Torrent | Percy | Dick | Kent Paul | Auntie Poulet | Umberto Robina | Steve Scott | Mr. Black
Minor charactersVictor Vance† | Gonzalez† | Leo Teal† | Pierre La Ponce† | Mercedes Cortez | Doris | Cougar | Zeppelin | Pastor Richards | Donald Love | Streetwannabe's Leader† | Cam Jones | Hilary King† | Alex Shrub | The Psycho | Maude Hanson | Jethro | Dwaine | Mike | Unnamed Vercetti Gang Bodyguard | Porn Guy | Harry† | Lee† | Alberto Robina | Rico | Pepe (gangster) | Pepe (customer) | Pablo | Pedro Garcia | Candy's Agent† | Franco Carter† | Mrs. Dawson† | Charlie Dilson† | Mike Griffin† | Marcus Hammond† | Nick Kong† | Carl Pearson† | Ricardo Diaz's Hitmen | Candy Suxxx | BJ Smith | Sonny's Right-Hand Man | Sonny Forelli's Associate | Dick Tanner† | Ted | Unnamed Property Developer† | Willy | V.I.P. | The Greasy Chopper Bartender | Unnamed Businessman† | Unknown Dead Man† | Café Robina Bartender | Haitian Gang Lord† | Officer Miller | Jackson | Officer Jones | Sam
Radio DJsOliver Biscuit | Maurice Chavez | Adam First | Jonathan Freeloader | Lazlow | Mr. Magic | Fernando Martinez | Michelle Montanius | Pepe | Amy Sheckenhausen | Toni
Radio guestsJan Brown | Michaela Carapadis | Jenny Louise Crab | Callum Crayshaw | Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy | Freddy | John F. Hickory | Jack Howitzer | Claude Maginot | Mandy | Emanuel | Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker | Doctor Phillips | Jeremy Robard | BJ Smith | Konstantinos Smith | Barry Stark | Thor
Mentioned charactersMr. Chesterfield | Morgan Daniels | Giorgio Forelli | Fran | Jono | Ho Chi | Jimmy | Mario | Patrick III | Laura Shrub | Tim
Beta charactersMr. Moffat
Other charactersBob | Bruce | Mark Cosgrove | Eugene | Martin | May | Moweesha | Doctor Perkins | P. Rowe | Darren Webb
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in GTA Vice City | Category:Characters in GTA Vice City | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Category:Characters
[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
ProtagonistVictor Vance
Main
characters
Lance Vance† | Phil Cassidy | Louise Cassidy-Williams† | Jerry Martinez† | Bryan Forbes† | Reni Wassulmaier | Gonzalez† | Ricardo Diaz† | Armando Mendez† | Diego Mendez† | Phil Collins | Umberto Robina | Marty Jay Williams
Minor
characters
Barry Mickelthwaite | Carlos | Mary-Jo Cassidy | Aunt Enid | Fernandez | Frankie | Hank† | Hilberto | Javier | Jesús† | Juan | Mary | Mona | Sergeant Peppah | Alberto Robina | Ronaldo | Marty Williams' cousin† | Spitz | T.J. Sucker | Janet Vance | Mary-Beth Williams | Welfare Woman | Jerry Martinez's Dealer† | Welfare Man | Unnamed Cholo Thug† | Cuban 1
Radio station
employees
Trish Camden | Maurice Chavez | Couzin Ed | Adam First | Jonathan Freeloader | Heinrich Havelock | Hector Hernandez | Phil Herrick | Larry Joe | Lazlow | Luke | Lionel Makepeace | Michelle Montanius | Bryce Parker | Pepe | Bobbie Ray | John Sickerman | Chuck Summers | Teri | Dwayne Thorn | Tina Jane | Toni
Radio Show
characters
Lily Banbury | Pete Banbury | Chief | Ernest Keigel | Molly Malmstein | Gordon Moorehead | Pablo | Richard
Radio guestsBryony Craddock | Kenny Crane | Martin Graves | Pedro | Jeremy Robard | Thorton | Forbes Waverly III
Multiplayer
characters
Colin Allcars | Agent Alman | Harry Balzac | Robin Banks† | Candy Barr | Anita Bath | Bishop | Bub | Des Buratto | Officer Butts | Officer Cracker | Decjuan DeMarco† | Duane DeVane | Kanye Diggit | Martha Fokker | Dee Generate | Gabe Hiker† | Jose | Daryl Lect | Moe Lester† | Harris Mint | Ron A. Muck | Pearl Neklass | Joaquin Noff | Beau Nurr | Buster Nutt | Cam O'Flarge | Juan Ovzem† | Abe Ozo | Chris Packet | Private Parts | Private Places | Poop Dawg | Pops | Agent Provocateur | Stacy Rhect | Abe Rudder | Boyd Schidt | Hayden Seek | Fidel Sistaxez | The Specialist | T.J. Sucker | Sue E. Sydle | Leo Tarred | Tess Tickle | Jenny Tulls | Tate Urchips | Lee Vitout | Dylan Weed | Hugo Zehr
Mentioned
characters
Oliver Biscuit | Cousin Bob | Juan Cortez | Jock Cranley | Derek the Dodo | Destiny | Diaz' Girlfriend | Doris | Dot | Eileen | Betty Feeley | Giorgio Forelli | Trent Hopkins | Abner Horowitz | Jack Howitzer | Stonewall J | Bonnie Knight | Linda | Marie Sue | Beverly McFadden | McGinley | Jenny Mitchell | Mystique | Clay Parsons | Puddles | Smithy | Tim | Trev | Troy | Chris Van Angel | Pete Vance
Deleted
characters
Leo Teal
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in GTA Vice City Stories | Category:Characters in GTA Vice City Stories | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Category:Characters