Jorge Garcia

Jorge García (lahir 28 April 1973, tinggi 5' 11½" (1,82 m)) adalah aktor dan komedian Amerika. Dia pertama kali menarik perhatian publik dengan penampilannya sebagai Hector Lopez di acara televisi Becker dan kemudian karena perannya sebagai Hugo "Hurley" Reyes dalam serial televisi Lost. Garcia juga tampil sebagai stand-up comedian. Dia terakhir membintangi serial televisi FOX Alcatraz, serta memainkan karakter kecil di ABC's Once Upon a Time. García lahir di Omaha, Nebraska. Ibunya, Dora Mesa, adalah seorang profesor kelahiran Kuba, dan ayahnya, Humberto Garcia, adalah seorang dokter kelahiran Chili. Ia dibesarkan di California Selatan dan bersekolah di Sekolah Menengah San Clemente. Garcia lulus dari University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) pada tahun 1995 dengan jurusan Ilmu Komunikasi. García adalah aktor pertama yang berperan Kalah setelah produser melihatnya Batasi Antusiasme Anda malam sebelum casting dimulai, dan menciptakan karakter Hugo Reyes khusus untuknya. García muncul di episode kedua musim kedelapan Celebrity Poker Showdown, di mana dia kalah Michael Ian Black. Dia adalah kontestan di episode Roulette Rusia di Game Show Network. Dia melewatkan pertanyaan tentang Pemberontakan Boxer tahun 1900 dan terjatuh melalui pintu jebakan. Garcia dijadwalkan untuk membintangi film When We Were Pirates yang dirilis pada tahun 2012. Dalam film independen tersebut, ia akan berperan sebagai seorang pria bernama Jason, yang bersama sekelompok teman dekatnya, mengetahui bahwa kecintaan masa kecil mereka bermain bajak laut membantu mereka mengatasi beberapa kesulitan yang mereka hadapi di kemudian hari dalam hidup mereka. Dia juga terlihat bernyanyi di studio untuk proyek mendatang dalam klip YouTube yang dirilis secara resmi. Selama menjalankan Lost, Garcia menulis blog tentang acara berjudul Dispatches from the Island. Dia juga menjadi pembawa acara podcast mingguan, Geronimo Jack's Beard, di mana dia membahas naskah Musim 6 bersama pacarnya saat itu Bethany Leigh Shady. Garcia juga ditampilkan di sampul depan album Weezer, Hurley, yang dirilis pada 10 September 2010. Nama album ini diambil dari karakternya di Lost. Dia tampil sebagai vokalis tamu di beberapa konser Weezer pada tahun 2010. Pada 21 November 2010, Entertainment Weekly mengumumkan bahwa Garcia berperan dalam serial televisi AS mendatang, Alcatraz. Pada tanggal 23 November 2010, Garcia menjadi bintang tamu di episode "Blitzgiving" How I Met Your Mother. Dalam episode tersebut referensi dibuat tentang waktu Garcia di Lost. Pada tahun 2011, Garcia muncul sebagai karakter berulang di Mr. Sunshine, memerankan seorang penjaga di Sunshine Center. Mulai Januari 2012, Garcia memerankan Dr. Diego Soto, seorang ahli Alcatraz, dalam serial FOX, Alcatraz. Pertunjukan tersebut merupakan pengganti pertengahan musim untuk Terra Nova dari Fox. Meskipun awal yang mengesankan, serial ini secara resmi dibatalkan oleh Fox pada 9 Mei 2012, karena penurunan jumlah penonton selama penayangannya. Garcia muncul di podcast The Nerdist yang diposting 18 Juni 2012. Pada tahun 2013, Garcia memerankan Steve Wozniak dalam film parodi yang diproduksi iSteve untuk situs web Funny or Die.

Jorge García (born April 28, 1973, height 5' 11½" (1,82 m)) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker and later for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the television series Lost. Garcia also performs as a stand-up comedian. He most recently starred in the FOX television series Alcatraz, as well as playing a minor character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. 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. 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. Garcia graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1995 as a Communication Studies major. García was the first actor to be cast on Lost after the producers saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm the night before casting began, and created the character of Hugo Reyes specifically for him. García appeared in the second episode of the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown, where he lost 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 is scheduled to star in the movie When We Were Pirates due out in 2012. 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. He is also seen singing in the studio for the upcoming project on an officially released YouTube clip. During Lost's run, Garcia wrote a blog about the show called Dispatches from the Island. He also hosted a weekly podcast, Geronimo Jack's Beard, in which he discussed the script of Season 6 along with his then girlfriend Bethany Leigh Shady. Garcia is also featured on the front cover of Weezer's album Hurley, released on September 10, 2010. The album is named after his character from Lost. He performed as a guest vocalist at several Weezer concerts in 2010. On 21 November 2010, Entertainment Weekly announced that Garcia was cast in the upcoming U.S. television series Alcatraz. On 23 November 2010, Garcia made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother's episode "Blitzgiving". In the episode references are made to Garcia's time on Lost. In 2011, Garcia appeared as a recurring character in Mr. Sunshine, portraying a caretaker at the Sunshine Center. Starting in January 2012, Garcia portrayed Dr. Diego Soto, an Alcatraz expert, in the FOX series, Alcatraz. The show was a mid-season replacement for Fox's Terra Nova. Despite an impressive start, the series was officially cancelled by Fox on May 9, 2012, due to dropping viewership throughout its run. Garcia appeared on The Nerdist podcast posted June 18, 2012. In 2013, Garcia played Steve Wozniak in the parody film, iSteve produced for the Funny or Die website.