Biography
Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor, television personality, and comedian.
He is widely recognized for his masterful acting and commendable portrayal in all his films.
He is noted for his role in 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.
This also gave him the name Hurley, and he was affectionately called Hurley for a long time.
Jorge Garcia was asked by the producers of the show Lost to lose weight.
He didn’t let his weight ruin his ambitions but instead overcame it and successfully lost a lot of weight to prepare for the film.
As a result, he lives a healthy life and is now an inspiration and role model to many.
He is a multi-award winner and a major influence in Hollywood.
Additionally, he also launched his podcast called Kaiju Podcast.
American actor
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| Full name: | Jorge Garcia |
| Losing weight: | Over 100 pounds |
| Born: | April 28, 1973 (age 51) |
| Place of birth: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Parents: | Dora Messa, Humberto Garcia |
| Height: | 1.82 meters |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Girlfriend • Wife: | Bethany Leigh Shady (formerly) Rebecca Birdsall (married 2019) |
| Job: | Actor • Comedian |
| Net worth: | 5 million dollars |
Early life
Jorge Garcia was born in 1973 on April 28 in Nebraska, United States.
He is the son of Dora Messa, a Cuban professor, and Humberto Garcia, a Chilean physician.
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 Baby-Faced Killer.
After graduating, he was awarded the Triton of the Year award.
To further his education, he earned a degree from the prestigious University of California in 1995.
He then went on to attend acting school.
Education
Jorge Garcia attended Clement High School. He then studied communications studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated in 1995.
He then became interested in studying acting and attended the Beverly Playhouse Acting School.
Career
Jorge Garcia is a widely acclaimed American actor, television personality, and comedian. He started out as Hector Lopez in the television show Becker. However, it was his role as Hugo Hurley Reyes in the television series Lost that brought him more fame.
Luckily, he became the first actor to join a television series. In 2012, he was cast in the popular Fox series; Alcatraz. He played Dr. Diego Soto, an expert on Alcatraz. He also guest starred in episodes of Hawaii Five-0 season 4 until he was promoted and became a regular cast member 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. He also hosts a weekly podcast with his then-girlfriend, Bethany Leigh Shady, where he discussed Season 6 of the series.
In November 2010, he made a guest appearance in the ‘How I Met Your Mother’ episode ‘Blitzgiving’. In 2011, he also appeared as a character in the film ‘Mr. Sunshine’.
On 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 currently married to Rebecca Birdsall; they married on June 22, 2019.
She is an actress and is known for her supporting roles in films. She appeared in one episode of Hawaii Five-0.
Social media
Jorge Garcia is a famous actor who many people love to admire on social media. He is also very active on social media. He has an Instagram account @pronouncedhorhay with more than 253k followers while he follows more than 533 people.
Net worth
A highly successful and award-winning actor, Jorge Garcia has an estimated net worth of $5 million and the number continues to rise.
List of movies played
- Raven’s Ridge (1997)
- Tomorrow at Midnight (1999)
- King of Open Shows (2000)
- Slow and Cautious (2002)
- Tales from the Toilet (2003)
- Our Time Is Up (2004)
- Funny Man (2005)
- Hallway Decoration (2005)
- Sweetheart (2007)
- The Movie (2011)
- Cooties (2014)
- Wedding Bell Ringer (2015)
- Stranger Things 6 (2015)
- Employed (2016)
- Kick the Dog (2016)
- The Healer (2017)
- Mussy’s Mistake (2020)
- Nobody Knows I’m Here (2020)
