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Jorge Garcia

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Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia is an actor born on April 28, 1973 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is known for The Wedding Ringer, The Ridiculous 6 and The Healer. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
April 28, 1973
Place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Also known as
Jorge Fernando Garcia · خورخه گارسیا

Biography

Jorge García (born April 28, 1973, height 5' 11½" (1,82 m)) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker and later for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the television series Lost. Garcia also performs as a stand-up comedian. He most recently starred in the FOX television series Alcatraz, as well as playing a minor character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. García was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Dora Mesa, is a Cuban-born professor, and his father, Humberto Garcia, is a Chilean-born doctor. He grew up in Southern California and went to San Clemente High School. As a senior, he was selected by the faculty as "Triton of the Year", the highest award given to a graduating senior. Garcia graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1995 as a Communication Studies major. García was the first actor to be cast on Lost after the producers saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm the night before casting began, and created the character of Hugo Reyes specifically for him. García appeared in the second episode of the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown, where he lost to Michael Ian Black. He was a contestant on an episode of Russian Roulette on Game Show Network. He missed a question about the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and fell through the trap door. Garcia is scheduled to star in the movie When We Were Pirates due out in 2012. In the independent film, he will play a man named Jason, who along with a group of close friends, learn that their childhood love of playing pirates helps them overcome some of the difficulties they face later in their lives. He is also seen singing in the studio for the upcoming project on an officially released YouTube clip. During Lost's run, Garcia wrote a blog about the show called Dispatches from the Island. He also hosted a weekly podcast, Geronimo Jack's Beard, in which he discussed the script of Season 6 along with his then girlfriend Bethany Leigh Shady. Garcia is also featured on the front cover of Weezer's album Hurley, released on September 10, 2010. The album is named after his character from Lost. He performed as a guest vocalist at several Weezer concerts in 2010. On 21 November 2010, Entertainment Weekly announced that Garcia was cast in the upcoming U.S. television series Alcatraz. On 23 November 2010, Garcia made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother's episode "Blitzgiving". In the episode references are made to Garcia's time on Lost. In 2011, Garcia appeared as a recurring character in Mr. Sunshine, portraying a caretaker at the Sunshine Center. Starting in January 2012, Garcia portrayed Dr. Diego Soto, an Alcatraz expert, in the FOX series, Alcatraz. The show was a mid-season replacement for Fox's Terra Nova. Despite an impressive start, the series was officially cancelled by Fox on May 9, 2012, due to dropping viewership throughout its run. Garcia appeared on The Nerdist podcast posted June 18, 2012. In 2013, Garcia played Steve Wozniak in the parody film, iSteve produced for the Funny or Die website.

Filmography

  1. 2026American Muscle
  2. 2024Getting LOSTas Self
  3. 2024Good Griefas Drew
  4. 2023Bookieas Hector · 16 episodes
  5. 2023The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Specialas Self
  6. 2023All the World Is Sleepingas Nick
  7. 2023Condor's Nestas Proprietor Hipolito
  8. 2022The Munstersas Floop
  9. 2021Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins1 episode
  10. 2020The Wrong Missyas Guy on Plane
  11. 2020Nobody Knows I'm Hereas Memo
  12. 2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaireas Self - Phone a Friend · 1 episode
  13. 2019The Masked Singeras Cyclops · 1 episode
  14. 2017The Healeras Father Malloy
  15. 2016MacGyveras Jerry Ortega · 1 episode
  16. 2016Rock Dogas Germur (voice)
  17. 2016Get a Jobas Fernando the Janitor
  18. 2015The Ridiculous 6as Herm
  19. 2015The Wedding Ringeras Lurch / Garvey
  20. 2014Cootiesas Rick
  21. 2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime Storiesas Bryan · 1 episode
  22. 2014BoJack Horsemanas Jorge Garcia (voice) · 1 episode
  23. 2013The Ordainedas Carlos
  24. 2013iSteveas Steve Wozniak
  25. 2012Alcatrazas Dr. Diego Soto · 13 episodes
  26. 2011Maktubas Carlos
  27. 2011Once Upon a Timeas Anton · 3 episodes
  28. 2011Mr. Sunshineas Bobert · 3 episodes
  29. 2010Hawaii Five-0as Jerry Ortega · 130 episodes
  30. 2010The New Man in Chargeas Hugo Reyes
  31. 2008Fringeas Kevin · 1 episode
  32. 2008Deer Mike
  33. 2007Sweetzeras Sergio
  34. 2007Californicationas Drug Dealer · 2 episodes
  35. 2006Deck the Hallsas Wallace
  36. 2006Clickas Ammer in SAP scene (uncredited)
  37. 2005How I Met Your Motheras Steve Henry · 2 episodes
  38. 2005Little Athensas Pedro
  39. 2005The Good Humor Manas Mt. Rushmore
  40. 2004Our Time Is Upas Gardner
  41. 2004Lostas Hurley Reyes · 118 episodes
  42. 2004Tales from the Crapperas Racoon Head
  43. 2003Rock Me Babyas Vizzy · 1 episode
  44. 2003Old Schoolas Jorge
  45. 2001Tomorrow by Midnightas Jay
  46. 2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Drug Dealer · 1 episode
  47. 1999Raven's Ridgeas Monty
  48. 1998Beckeras Hector Lopez · 13 episodes
  49. 1998The Wild Thornberrysas Ricardo (voice) · 1 episode
  50. 1996Spin Cityas Cabbie · 1 episode
  51. 1971Columboas Julius · 1 episode