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|name = Jorge Fernando Garcia
 
|name = Jorge Fernando Garcia
|birthdate = April 28. 1973
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|birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|28}}
|birthplace = Omaha, Nebraska, US
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|birthplace = [[wikipedia:Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, Nebraska]], [[wikipedia:United States|U.S.]]<ref name="birth"/>
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
|portrays = [[The Giant]]
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|portrays = [[Anton]]
 
|status = Guest Starring
 
|status = Guest Starring
 
|firstappearance = [[Tallahassee]]
 
|firstappearance = [[Tallahassee]]
|latestappearance = [[Tiny]]
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|latestappearance = [[Lacey]]
|image = Jorge-Garcia.jpg}}
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'''Jorge Garcia''' is the American actor who portrays [[Anton]] on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''.
 
'''Jorge Garcia''' is the American actor who portrays [[Anton]] on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''.
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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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.
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Jorge Fernando García was born on April 28, 1973<ref name="birth">http://voices.yahoo.com/jorge-garcia-hurley-lost-suddenly-hes-everywhere-8080358.html</ref> in [[wikipedia:Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, Nebraska]] to Cuban-born professor Dora Mesa and Chilean-born doctor Humberto García.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/13/entertainment/ca-lost13/2</ref> He grew up in [[wikipedia:San Juan Capistrano|San Juan Capistrano]] in Southern [[wikipedia:California|California]] and attended [[wikipedia:San Clemente High School (San Clemente, California)|San Clemente High School]].
   
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His interest in acting sprouted after portraying a villain on-stage for a musical at [[wikipedia:Shorecliffs Middle School|Shorecliffs Middle School]] where he received good reception from the audience. Jorge was known by teachers and classmates for his love of theatre drama and acted in plays such as ''[[wikipedia:Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' and ''Fiddler on the Roof'', had singing skills that garnered first place at the school talent show, did choir performances at the Triton Center, and was on the wrestling heavyweight team. As a senior, he was selected by the faculty as "Triton of the Year", the highest award given to only one graduating student per year.<ref name="sancelemente">http://www.sanclementetimes.com/blog/2008/05/22/lost-no-longer/</ref>
Garcia graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1995 as a Communication Studies major.
 
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Jorge graduated from the [[wikipedia:University of California, Los Angeles|University of California]] in [[wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] in 1995 earning a bacelor's degree in communications. During his time at university, he did double duty as an academic student as well as engaging in school and community theatrical productions. Following leaving school, Jorge took a job at [[wikipedia:Borders Group|Borders]] and continued acting in musicals and plays at the [[wikipedia:Beverly Hills Playhouse|Beverly Hills Playhouse]].<ref name="sancelemente"/> In 2003, he landed a role on the [[wikipedia:The WB Television Network|WB Television Network]] pilot show ''Originals'', and quit his day job, though the production was not picked up for airing. Even so, he had enough television gigs to pay the bills. In 2004, Jorge's break came in the form of the [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] show ''[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' as [[wikipedia:Hugo "Hurley" Reyes|Hugo "Hurley" Reyes]], and one-hundred seventeen episodes later, he is one of the most recognizable characters on television. His other recurring roles in the industry have been on ''[[wikipedia:Becker (TV series)|Becker]]'' as Hector Lopez and ''[[wikipedia:Alcatraz (TV series)|Alcatraz]]'' as Dr. Diego Soto. He also appears as Jerry Ortega on the CBS show [[wikipedia:Hawaii Five-o (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-o]]” with guest appearances on ''[[wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Mr. Sunshine (2011 TV series)|Mr. Sunshine]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Curb Your Enthusiasm|Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Spin City|Spin City]]''.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Jorge has worked with [[Jennifer Morrison]] prior to ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' on ''How I Met Your Mother''.
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*Has previously worked with [[Jennifer Morrison]] on ''[[wikipedia:How I Met Your Mother|How I Met Your Mother]]''.
*He is well-known among friends for his enormous record collection.<ref name=jorge>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0306201/bio</ref>
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*Is well known among friends for his enormous record collection.<ref name=jorge>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0306201/bio</ref>
 
*Used to be a news stand operator.<ref name=jorge/>
 
*Used to be a news stand operator.<ref name=jorge/>
*His picture is prominently featured on the cover of Weezer's album "Hurley", released on September 14, 2010. The album is named after his character from ''Lost''.<ref name=jorge/>
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*His picture is prominently featured on the cover of [[wikipedia:Weezer|Weezer]]'s album ''[[wikipedia:Hurley (album)|Hurley]]'', released on September 14, 2010. The album is named after his character from ''[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''.<ref name=jorge/>
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==Filmography==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
 
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Film
 
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
 
!Year
 
!Film
 
!Role
 
!Notes
 
|-
 
|1997
 
|''Raven's Ridge''
 
|Monty
 
|
 
|-
 
|1999
 
|''Tomorrow by Midnight''
 
|Jay
 
|
 
|-
 
|2000
 
|''King of the Open Mics''
 
|Meatloag
 
|
 
|-
 
|2002
 
|''The Slow and the Cautious''
 
|Teddy
 
|
 
|-
 
|2003
 
|''Tales from the Crapper''
 
|Racoon Head
 
|
 
|-
 
|2004
 
|''Our Time Is Up''
 
|Gardener
 
|
 
|-
 
|2005
 
|''The Good Humor Man''
 
|Mt. Rushmore
 
|
 
|-
 
|2005
 
|''Little Athens''
 
|Pedro
 
|
 
|-
 
|2006
 
|''Deck the Halls''
 
|Wallace
 
|
 
|-
 
|2007
 
|''Sweetzer''
 
|Sergio
 
|
 
|-
 
|2011
 
|''Maktub''
 
|Carlos
 
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
 
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television
 
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
 
!Year
 
!Title
 
!Role
 
!Notes
 
|-
 
|2001
 
|''Spin City''
 
|Taxi Driver
 
|Episode: The Arrival
 
|-
 
|2003
 
|''Old School''
 
|Jorge
 
|TV movie
 
|-
 
|2003
 
|''Columbo''
 
|Julius
 
|Episode: Columbo Likes the Nightlife
 
|-
 
|2003
 
|''Rock Me, Baby''
 
|Vizzy
 
|Episode: Would I Lie to You?
 
|-
 
|2003–2004
 
|''Becker''
 
|Hector Lopez
 
|13 episodes
 
|-
 
|2004
 
|''Curb Your Enthusiasm''
 
|Drug Dealer
 
|Episode: The Car Pool Lane
 
|-
 
|2005
 
|''Higglytown Heroes''
 
|Dog Trainer Hero
 
|Episode: Me and My Shadow/Out to Sea
 
|-
 
|2004–2010
 
|''Lost''
 
|Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
 
|114 episodes<br />[[Wikipedia:ALMA_Award|ALMA Award]] for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series (2006)<br />[[Wikipedia:ALMA Award|ALMA Award]] for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Television Series (2008)<br />[[Wikipedia:Screen_Actors_Guild_Award|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for [[Wikipedia:Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Drama_Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] (2006) (shared with cast)Nominated — [[Wikipedia:ALMA Award|ALMA Award]] for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie (2007)<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:Imagen_Award|Imagen Award]] for Best Supporting Actor - Television (2007)<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:Imagen_Award|Imagen Award]] for Best Supporting Actor - Television (2008)<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:Imagen_Award|Imagen Award]] for Best Actor - Television<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:2009_Scream Awards|Scream Award]] for Best Ensemble (2009)<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:Teen_Choice_Award|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice TV Sidekick (2005)<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:Teen_Choice_Award|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male (2005)<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:Teen_Choice_Award|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice TV Sidekick (2006)<br />Nominated — [[Wikipedia:Teen_Choice_Award|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice TV Sidekick (2007)
 
|-
 
|2010
 
|''How I Met Your Mother''
 
|Steve (The Blitz)
 
|Episode: Blitzgiving
 
|-
 
|2011
 
|''Mr. Sunshine''
 
|Bob Bobinson Bobert
 
|2 Episodes: Pilot, Hostile Workplace
 
|-
 
|2011
 
|''Fringe''
 
|Kevin
 
|Episode: Os
 
|-
 
|2012
 
|''Alcatraz''
 
|Dr. Diego Soto
 
|13 episodes
 
|-
 
|2012
 
|''Phineas and Ferb''
 
|Rodrigo
 
|Episode: Minor Monogram
 
|}
 
 
==Appearances==
 
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==External Links==
 
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<small>Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.</small>
 
==External links==
 
*{{IMDB|name/nm0306201}}
 
*{{IMDB|name/nm0306201}}
 
*{{Wikipedialink|Jorge Garcia}}
 
*{{Wikipedialink|Jorge Garcia}}
*[https://twitter.com/jorgegarcia Jorge Garcia] on Twitter
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==References==
 
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Jorge Garcia is the American actor who portrays Anton on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography

Jorge Fernando García was born on April 28, 1973[1] in Omaha, Nebraska to Cuban-born professor Dora Mesa and Chilean-born doctor Humberto García.[2] He grew up in San Juan Capistrano in Southern California and attended San Clemente High School.

His interest in acting sprouted after portraying a villain on-stage for a musical at Shorecliffs Middle School where he received good reception from the audience. Jorge was known by teachers and classmates for his love of theatre drama and acted in plays such as Arsenic and Old Lace and Fiddler on the Roof, had singing skills that garnered first place at the school talent show, did choir performances at the Triton Center, and was on the wrestling heavyweight team. As a senior, he was selected by the faculty as "Triton of the Year", the highest award given to only one graduating student per year.[3]

Jorge graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles in 1995 earning a bacelor's degree in communications. During his time at university, he did double duty as an academic student as well as engaging in school and community theatrical productions. Following leaving school, Jorge took a job at Borders and continued acting in musicals and plays at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.[3] In 2003, he landed a role on the WB Television Network pilot show Originals, and quit his day job, though the production was not picked up for airing. Even so, he had enough television gigs to pay the bills. In 2004, Jorge's break came in the form of the ABC show Lost as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, and one-hundred seventeen episodes later, he is one of the most recognizable characters on television. His other recurring roles in the industry have been on Becker as Hector Lopez and Alcatraz as Dr. Diego Soto. He also appears as Jerry Ortega on the CBS show Hawaii Five-o” with guest appearances on Fringe, Mr. Sunshine, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Spin City.

Trivia

  • Has previously worked with Jennifer Morrison on How I Met Your Mother.
  • Is well known among friends for his enormous record collection.[4]
  • Used to be a news stand operator.[4]
  • His picture is prominently featured on the cover of Weezer's album Hurley, released on September 14, 2010. The album is named after his character from Lost.[4]

Appearances

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

External links

References