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, without the
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"
