Jorge Garcia Biography: Age, Weight Loss, Net Worth, Wife, Girlfriend, Height, Appearance, Movies and TV Shows, Wiki

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Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor, television personality and comedian.

He is highly appreciated for his skillful acting and is appreciated for his roles in all his films.

He gained attention for his performance on the television show; Becker as Hector Lopez.

However, this was just the beginning of his career as he became widely known for his role as Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes in the television series – Lost.

Additionally, this earned him the name Hurley, and he was affectionately called Hurley for a long time.

Jorge Garcia was asked by the producers of the movie Lost to lose weight.

He didn’t let his weight bring down his ambitions but instead rose to beat it and succeeded by losing a lot of weight for the series.

As a result, he lives a healthy life and is now an inspiration and role model for many people.

He is a multi-award winner and positive force in Hollywood.

Additionally, he also launched his podcast called Kaiju Podcast.

American actor

Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia: History, Biography, Photos
Wiki Info & About Data
First and last name: Jorge Garcia
Losing weight: Over 100 Pounds
Born: April 28, 1973 (51 years old)
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Nationality: American
Parents: Dora Messa, Humberto Garcia
Height: 1.82 m
Siblings: do not apply
Girlfriend • Wife: Bethany Leigh Shady (ex) Rebecca Birdsall (m. 2019)
Job: Actor • Comedian
Net value: 5 million USD

Early life

Jorge Garcia was born in 1973 on April 28 in Nebraska, USA.

He was born to Dora Messa, a professor of Cuban descent, and Humberto Garcia, a doctor of Chilean descent.

He spent his childhood in the city of San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California.

Jorge Garcia attended Clement High School and there he earned the nickname the Baby-Faced Killer.

After graduating as a senior, he was awarded the Triton of the Year award.

To further his education, he obtained a degree from the prestigious University of California in 1995.

After that, he continued to attend acting school.

Education

Jorge Garcia attended Clement High School. After that, he studied Communications at the University of California and graduated in 1995.

He then became interested in studying acting and attended the Beverly Playhouse School of Acting.

Career

Jorge Garcia is a famous American actor, television personality and comedian. He got his start in the television show Becker as Hector Lopez. However, his role as Hugo Hurley Reyes in the TV series Lost helped him become more famous.

Luckily, he became the first actor to participate in a TV series. In 2012, he was cast in the popular Fox series; Alcatraz. He plays Dr. Diego Soto, an expert on Alcatraz. He was also featured as a guest star in Hawaii Five-0 season 4 episodes until he received a promotion that made him a series regular in season 5 as Jerry Ortega.

Jorge Garcia has appeared in numerous shows and co-produced and starred in the film When We Were Pirates, in which he played Jerry. Additionally, he hosted a weekly podcast with his then-girlfriend, Bethany Leigh Shady; there, he discussed Season 6 of the series.

In November 2010, he guest-starred in the ‘BlitzThanks’ episode of ‘How I Met Your Mother’. In 2011, he was also seen as a character in Mr. Sunshine.

November 14, 2016; He launched his bi-weekly podcast with Ralph Apel titled Kaiju Podcast.

Personal life

Jorge Garcia is a married man. Before his marriage, he was known to be in a relationship with Bethany Leigh Shady.

He is now married to Rebecca Birdsall; they got married on June 22, 2019.

She is an actress and is well known for her supporting roles in films. She appeared in an episode of Hawaii Five-0.

Social Media

Jorge Garcia is a famous actor who is admired by many people on social networks. He is also very engaged on social media. He is on Instagram @pronouncedhorhay with more than 253k followers while he follows more than 533 people.

Net value

A highly successful and award-winning actor, Jorge Garcia has earned an estimated net worth of $5 million and counting.

Filming

  • Raven Ridge (1997)
  • Tomorrow Before Midnight (1999)
  • Open Mic King (2000)
  • Slowly and Carefully (2002)
  • Tales from a Trickster (2003)
  • Our Time is Up (2004)
  • Funny Man (2005)
  • Deck Hall (2005)
  • Sweet People (2007
  • Maktub (2011)
  • Cooties (2014)
  • The Wedding Bell Ringer (2015)
  • Funny Story 6 (2015)
  • Find a job (2016)
  • Kick a Dog (2016)
  • The Healer (2017)
  • Mistake (2020)
  • No One Knows I’m Here (2020)

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