Jorge Garcia was born in the year 1973 and he is a comedian and American actor. He became noticed by the public when he performed as Hector Lopez in the television show called Becker. He became to be known later when he played as Hugo Hurley Reyes for Lost TV series since 2004 until 2010. He is also a stand-up comedian and his recent appearance was in Alcatraz, a Fox Television series where he was playing in a minor role in the Once Upon a Time show of ABC.
Now he is starring like Jerry Ortega for Hawaii Five-O. He also appears in Ridiculous 6, an original movie of Netflix.
Jorge Garcia was born in Nebraska, in the place called Omaha. His mother is a Cuban-born professor called Dora Mesa while his father is called Humberto Garcia and he is a Chilean-born doctor. He was raised in the area of San Juan Capistrano, in California and he attended San Clemente High School. He was a wrestler in the high school and he was called Baby-Faced Killer. When he was a senior, he was admitted to the faculty of Triton of The Year. This is the highest award that can be given to a senior while graduating. He graduated in the University of California Los Angeles and he was doing communication studies as a major. He also went to study in Beverly Hills Playhouse for acting school.
While auditioning, Jorge Garcia spends some six years when he was working on the Borders Books and Music. During that time, he appeared on some commercials and he gained the first popularity when he appeared in the commercial of Jack in The box. However, the career did not really take off until the time he played as Hugo Reyes in Lost. Jorge Garcia was a first person to join in Lost because the producers saw him while on Curbing Your Enthusiasm before the casting started and they made up the character of Hugo Reyes for him.
Jorge Garcia had a girlfriend called Bethany and even if they stayed together for a long period, they did not get married since they broke up. He is not a gay as it is being rumored. His net worth is 5 million dollars and he has a large number of the fans who follow him on his twitter, Instagram and facebook accounts.
He is expected to act in the movie called When We Were Pirates and he is also its producer. He is singing in an upcoming project or the official released clip of YouTube. He had hosted weekly podcast known as Geronimo Jack’s Beard and he discusses the script on the 6 season with her ex girlfriend Bethany Leigh Shady. He joined into the cast of The Healer in 2015. Besides his acting, Jorge Garcia was also in the limelight with his weight and weight loss issues.
Birth Date: | 28 Apr, 1973 |
Age: | 46 yrs |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Omaha |
Education: | University of California, Los Angeles |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American actor and comedian |
Twitter Id: | Jorgegarcia |
Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |