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Jorge García

García in Madrid, April 21, 2009
Born April 28, 1973 (1973-04-28) (age 37)
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Occupation Actor/Comedian
Years active 1997–present

Jorge García (born April 28, 1973) is a U.S. actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the show Becker and starred as Hugo Reyes in the U.S. television series Lost. García also performs as a stand-up comedian.

Early life

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.[1][2] 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.

Career

García was the first actor to be cast on Lost. He had originally auditioned for the role of Sawyer; however, the producers saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm the night before casting began, and created the character of Hugo Reyes specifically for him.[3]

García appeared in the second episode of the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown. He went on to lose 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 will star in the new comedy / drama "When we were Pirates" due out later this year. 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.[4] He is also seen singing in the studio for the upcoming project on an officially released youtube clip.[5]

Garcia keeps a blog, Dispatches from the Island.[6] He also has a weekly podcast, Geronimo Jack's Beard, where he discusses the script of Season 6 with girlfriend Bethany Leigh Shady.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1997 Raven's Ridge Monty
1999 Tomorrow by Midnight Jay
2000 King of the Open Mics Meatloag
2002 The Slow and the Cautious Teddy
2003 Tales from the Crapper Racoon Head
2004 Happily Even After Chris
2004 Our Time Is Up Gardener
2005 The Good Humor Man Mt. Rushmore
2005 Little Athens Pedro
2006 Deck the Halls Wallace
2007 Sweetzer Sergio
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Spin City Taxi Driver Episode: The Arrival
2003 Old School Jorge TV movie
2003 Columbo Julius Episode: Columbo Likes the Nightlife
2003 Rock Me, Baby Vizzy Episode: Would I Lie to You?
2003-2004 Becker Hector Lopez 13 episodes
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Drug Dealer Episode: The Car Pool Lane
2005 Higglytown Heroes Dog Trainer Hero Episode: Me and My Shadow/Out to Sea
2004-2010 Lost Hugo "Hurley" Reyes 114 episodes
Video Games
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2006 Hitman: Blood Money Voice

References

  1. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/13/entertainment/ca-lost13/3
  2. ↑ http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=70475&tabla=espectaculos
  3. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (2006-05-14). "On 'Lost,' the Castaway Who Stands Out Without Even Trying". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/arts/television/14itzk.html.
  4. ↑ New Transmissions: News from the "Lost" world and beyond Lost: The Official Magazine Issue 24 (September/October 2009): p 10
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/user/whenwewerepirates
  6. ↑ http://dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/
  7. ↑ http://geronimojacksbeard.blogspot.com/

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