Antonio Fargas
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In 2009, Fargas played a recurring role as “Doc” in the TV series Everybody Hates Chris. The year before, he was cast in the film Sucker Punch, a boxing-themed movie not to be confused with the 2011 fantasy action film of the same name.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 14 Aug, 1946
- Age
- 73 yrs
- Occupations
- Actor
Television actor
Film actor
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- New York City
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- American actor
- Net Worth 2021
- 1 million
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Selected for this profile
Antonio Fargas's “Huggy Bear” persona became a cultural touchstone. The Argentine rock band Babasónicos paid tribute to him in their 1998 song “Antonio Fargas,” which includes the Spanish lyric “Antonio Fargas es Huggy Bear.” Another memorable part of his legacy comes from the cult comedy I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, where his character’s exaggerated “fish shoes” became an instantly recognizable comedic image in pop culture.
Selected Filmography
Shaft
Putney Swope
Across 110th Street
Busting
Cisco Pike
Pound
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Car Wash
The Gambler
Pretty Baby
Next Stop
Conrack
Sucker Punch
Fist of the Warrior
Whore
The Borrower
Shakedown
Up the Academy
Night of the Sharks
3 Strikes
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Firestarter
Crime Wave
Howling VI: The Freaks
The 'Burbs
