Jorge Garcia: Biography in Details
Who is Jorge Garcia?
Jorge Garcia is an American actor and comedian famous for his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker.
Similarly, he is best known for his portrayal of Hugo “Hurley” Reyes in the television series Lost from the year 2004 to 2010.
How old is Jorge Garcia?
He was born on 28th April 1973 in Omaha, Nebraska, US. He is the son of Humberto Gracia and Dora Mesa.
His father is a Chilean-born doctor and his mother is a Cuban-born professor. Similarly, he grew up in San Juan Capistrano in Orange Country, California.
His nationality is Cuban and American and his ethnicity is Chilean-Cuban.
Jorge Garcia: Education, School/College University
Talking about his education, Jorge Garcia went to San Clemente High School. While he was in high school, he used to wrestle and as a senior, he was selected by the faculty as “Triton of the Year”, the highest award is given to a graduating senior.
Similarly, he graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1995 as a Communication Studies major. Also, he studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school.
Jorge Garcia: Professional Life, and Career
His started becoming famous after starring in the Jack in the Box commercial which was aired frequently on local television.
After that, he began landing roles in television and film. But his career really took off when he played the role of Hugo Reyes (Hurley) in the television series Lost.
Similarly, he appeared in the second episode of the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown. Later, he was a contestant on an episode of Russian Roulette on Game Show Network.
He is scheduled to star in the movie When We Were Pirates, for which he is also an associate producer.
Likewise, Jorge Garcia was also featured on the front cover of Weezer’s album Hurley. It was released on September 10, 2010. Also, he performed as a guest vocalist at several Weezer concerts in 2010.
In the year 2013, he played Steve Wozniak in the parody film, iSteve, produced for the Funny or Die website.
Moreover, after appearing as a guest star in several seasons and four episodes of Hawaii Five-0. He was promoted to a series regular starting with season five.
Furthermore, in 2015, Jorge Garcia joined the cast of The Healer starring British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Camilla Luddington, and Jonathan Pryce.
Jorge Garcia: Awards, Nominations
Jorge Garcia has been nominated to many awards. He has been nominated to ALMA Awards for Actor in Television for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Television Series.
Also, nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie for Lost. Similarly, he won The 2006 ALMA Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series for Lost.
Likewise, he won the Gold Derby TV Award for Ensemble of the Year for Lost and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Lost.
What is the net worth of Jorge Garcia?
The estimated net worth of this actor is around $5 million as of 2022. He might earn a huge amount of money from his career.
But he has not revealed his salary and income. In Raven’s Ridge, he earned an estimated salary of $58000 in an episode in 2004.
Similarly, while he played in Lost, he charged $40000 per episode which later increased to $80000.
He is also associate producer of the movie When We Were Pirates which stacked up $32.3 million. Likewise, he has a house in New York that he bought for $40 million.
Jorge Garcia: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal
There is no rumors and controversy about Jorge Garcia. He is successful in maintaining his life away from rumors and controversy.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Talking about Jorge Garcia’s body measurements, he has a height of almost 6 feet and his weight is around 182 kg.
He has dark brown hair and hazel color eyes.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Jorge Garcia is active on social media.
He has around 189k followers on Instagram and 94.7k followers on Twitter. But this comedian does not seem on Facebook yet.
Jorge Garcia’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | April | Sunday |
| 2025 | April | Monday |
| 2026 | April | Tuesday |
| 2027 | April | Wednesday |
| 2028 | April | Friday |