Ricky Garcia: Biography in Details
Who is Ricky Garcia?
Ricky Garcia is an American actor and singer.
He is best known as a member of the boy band Forever in Your Mind and star of Disney’s Sci-Fi sitcom Best Friends Whenever.
Ricky Garcia: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
He was born on January 22, 1999, in Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico, where his father, Tammy served in the military base of the US Navy.
He has two older siblings, both brothers Emery Kelly and Liam Attridge. His family relocated to Texas, United States, and later moved to Los Angeles.
Details about his academics are not disclosed.
Ricky Garcia: Professional Life and Career
Ricky Garcia started his career at a young age as a model. He rose to fame when he auditioned for season 3 of the X-Factor.
Although he was eliminated, judge Simon Cowell put him together with two other eliminated contestants Emery Kelly and Jon Klaasen. After Jon Klaasen left the band, Liam Attridge replaced him.
The trio formed a boy band named Forever in Your Mind and began to release their music worldwide.
The band released their first single She Lights the World in 2013 which was followed by hit singles Naughty List (2014), Sweet Little Something (2015), and Wrapped Up for Christmas (2015).
Finally, in July 2016 the band released its debut EP FIYM and in January 2018 released its second EP Euphoric.
Ricky Garcia is also an actor. Ricky Garcia appeared as Naldo in the Disney Channel comedy Best Friends Whenever.
The show’s theme song Whenever is from Forever in Your Mind’s album. However, the series ended in December 2016 after 2 seasons and 30 episodes.
He was also cast in Disney’s Forever Boys, which also starred bandmates, Emery Kelly and Liam Attridge. Unfortunately, the show was not picked up.
Furthermore, he made guest appearances as Asher Garcia in Girl Meets World, as Jake in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as Matt in Intervention, and in Netflix series Alexa & Katie, in which Kelly plays Lucas Mendoza.
Nominations, Awards
Ricky Garcia was nominated for the Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Movie Actor: Comedy for ‘Big Fat Liar 2’ in 2017.
Ricky Garcia: Rumors, Controversy
Sexual Assault
He sued ex-manager Joby Harte for sexual assault in September 2019. According to Garcia, the assault began when he was 12 years old, continued for years, and passed him around as a “sexual plaything” to other industry pedophiles.
The lawsuit claims that the manager used the “well-worn pedophile playbook of grooming and seduction” first by having conversations with Garcia about sexuality, showing him porn, and later plying him with alcohol before raping him.
It further claims that Harte sexually assaulted him “on a weekly basis” by the time Garcia was 16 years old.
The suit added that Garcia did not tell anyone about the abuse until March 2018 because he was afraid to lose his career. He then first told Harte’s former assistant, who told Garcia’s mother.
Ricky Garcia: Net Worth, Salary
Ricky Garcia has an estimated net worth of around $1 million as of 2023, and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.
Body Stats: Height, Weight
Ricky Garcia has a height of 5 ft. 9 inches and has blue eyes and blonde hair.
Other information about his weight, shoe size, dress size, etc. is not available.
Social Media
Ricky Garcia has around 810k followers on Instagram, but he does not seem to be active on Facebook and Twitter.
Ricky Garcia’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Monday |
| 2025 | January | Wednesday |
| 2026 | January | Thursday |
| 2027 | January | Friday |
| 2028 | January | Saturday |