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Jorge Garcia
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Acting
Birthday
1973-04-28,Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Gender
Male
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

All the World Is Sleeping

5

All the World Is Sleeping
2023-03-17

5.615

Deck the Halls
2006-11-22

10

Sweetzer
2007-08-13

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special

5

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
2023-04-25

Tales from the Crapper

4.231

Tales from the Crapper
2004-01-29

The Good Humor Man

4.4

The Good Humor Man
2005-03-16

7.7

Maktub
2011-12-16

A Pretty Good Movie

0

A Pretty Good Movie

4.591

iSteve
2013-04-14

The Wedding Ringer

6.459

The Wedding Ringer
2015-01-16

5.9

Cooties
2014-10-10

6.6

Getting LOST
2024-09-22

5.3

Get a Job
2016-03-17

6.3

Rock Dog
2016-07-08

6

Our Time Is Up
2004-10-08

The Ridiculous 6

5.244

The Ridiculous 6
2015-12-11

5.6

Condor's Nest
2023-01-27

1

The Ordained
2013-06-01

3.8

Little Athens
2005-06-01

7.6

Raven's Ridge
1999-02-13

7.148

The Healer
2017-02-17

Tomorrow by Midnight

4.5

Tomorrow by Midnight
2001-08-02

The Wrong Missy

6.128

The Wrong Missy
2020-05-13

Nobody Knows I'm Here

6.6

Nobody Knows I'm Here
2020-04-15

6.315

Click
2006-06-23

5.6

The Munsters
2022-09-27

The New Man in Charge

6.2

The New Man in Charge
2010-08-24

0

Old School
2003-01-01

0

Good Grief
2024-06-08

American Muscle

10

American Muscle
2026-03-14

Mick Skylark: Mini Golf Prodigy

0

Mick Skylark: Mini Golf Prodigy

0

Deer Mike
2008-03-24

How I Met Your Mother

8.114

How I Met Your Mother
2005-09-19

The Tony Danza Show

6.4

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

5.9

Best Week Ever
2004-01-23

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.288

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

9.8

Rock Me Baby
2003-09-16

7.044

Spin City
1996-09-17

7.286

MacGyver
2016-09-23

7.231

Becker
1998-11-02

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.322

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

The Masked Singer

7.5

The Masked Singer
2019-01-02

The Masked Singer

7.5

The Masked Singer
2019-01-02

7.96

Lost
2004-09-22

The Wild Thornberrys

6.997

The Wild Thornberrys
1998-09-01

7.732

Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20

8.062

Columbo
1971-09-15

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

Californication

7.621

Californication
2007-08-13

7

Bookie
2023-11-30

8.1

Fringe
2008-09-09

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

7.2

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014-09-18

BoJack Horseman

8.53

BoJack Horseman
2014-08-22

Once Upon a Time

7.4

Once Upon a Time
2011-10-23

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

5.945

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009-03-02

6.2

Mr. Sunshine
2011-02-09

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

9.2

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020-04-08

Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins

0

Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
2021-09-20

6.3

Alcatraz
2012-01-16

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

0

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live