Andy Garcia

AKA:
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez
Nationality:
Cuban
Birthdate:
04/12/1956
Birthplace:
Havana, Cuba
biography
Andy Garcia lived the American dream, but kept a piece of his heart in Cuba. After settling in Florida as a child, Garcia’s passion for acting grew, drawing him to Hollywood in the late 1970s, where his smoldering looks and commanding characters in Brian DePalma’s brutal “The Untouchables” (1987) and Francis Ford Coppola’s epic “Godfather III” (1990) eventually helped establish him as a bankable star of his generation. Instead of following the prescribed path, Garcia came to gravitate towards intimate projects, many of which, over the years, personified his admirable range, with out losing the Continued
Credits
Vincenzo
2009
Fingers
2008
Terry Benedict
2007
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Director
2007
Stanley Locke
2007
Fico Fellove
2006
Director
2006
Producer
2006
Terry Benedict
2004
Mike Delmarco
2004
Gunther Butan
2003
(TV Show)
2003-2003
Milo
2003
Byron Tiller
2002
(TV Show)
2001-2001
Terrance
2001
Terry Benedict
2001
Producer
1999
Gary Starke
1999
Frank Connor
1998
Federico Garcia Lorca
1997
Lucky Luciano
1997
Sean Casey
1997
Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia
1995
Robert Martin
1995
Vincent Mancini
1990
Raymond Avilla
1990
Ramirez
1988
George Stone
1987
Producer
Ray Martinez
Executive Producer
Co-Executive Producer
John Bubber
Charlie Vincent
Amedeo Modigliani
Luis Angel Mora
Gray Baker
Himself
John Berlin
Michael Green
Doctor Michael Hunter
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Born in Cuba
1961 
At age five, moved to the USA with family; settled in Florida
 
Performed with regional Florida theater groups before entering films
1978 
Moved to Los Angeles; worked as a waiter while performing with improvisational theater groups and appearing at the Comedy Store and other local Los Angeles improv clubs
1981 
TV debut as a gang member in the premiere episode of NBC's "Hill Street Blues"
1983 
Film acting debut in "Blue Skies Again"
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