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{{Infobox Cast=Jorge Garcia
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=Jorge Garcia
={{birth date and age}}
=Omaha, Nebraska, USA
=Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
=0306201
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'''Jorge Garcia''' played the role of Hugo Reyes, more commonly known as Hurley.
==Background==
'''Jorge Garcia''' was born in wikipediaOmaha, Nebraska, Nebraska. He is of Cuban and Chilean ancestry.http//www.imdb.com/name/nm0306201/bio
His first performance was as the villain in his school's seventh-grade musical production, based on the comic strip wikipediaDrabble (comic)|''Drabble''. It was after this that he began to seriously consider acting as a career. Once he completed college, he joined the wikipediaBeverly Hills Playhouse. {{Source needed}}
==Podcast==
In February 2010, to coincide with the sixth and final season of ''Lost'', Garcia and girlfriend Bethany James Leigh Shady created Geronimo Jack's Beard's Beard A ''Lost'' Podcast and its accompanying blog, which presents the couple's reactions to the episode scripts as delivered to Garcia rather than to the episodes as filmed and broadcast.
==Filmography==
===TV shows===
* wikipediaHawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)(2013-present) Jerry Ortega, a conspiracy theorist, who is eventually hired as a consultant by the Five-0 task force.
* wikipediaAlcatraz (TV series)(2012) as Dr. Diego “Doc” Soto, a PhD. in Criminal Justice, author of books on Alcatraz and comic book enthusiast
* wikipediaFringe (TV series)(2011) as Kevin the Security Guard
* Lost (2004-2010) as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
* wikipediaHigglytown Heroes (2005) as Dog Trainer Hero
* wikipediaCurb Your Enthusiasm(2004) as Drug Dealer
* wikipediaBecker (TV series)(2003-2004) as Hector Lopez
* '''''Columbo Columbo Likes the Nightlife''''' (2003) as Julius (TV Movie)
* wikipediaRock Me Baby (TV series), Baby (2003) as Vizzy
* wikipediaOld School (film)(2003) as Jorge (TV Movie)
* wikipediaSpin City (2001) as Cabbie
* wikipediaHow I Met Your Mother(2010) as Steve Henry aka "The Blitz"
* wikipediaOnce Upon a Time(2011) as The Giant (from wikipediaJack and the Beanstalk) aka Anton
===Stage===
* '''''The Midnight Zone'''''
* '''''Something Borrowed Something Blue'''''
* '''''Romancing Valentino'''''
* wikipediaFiddler on the Roof* wikipediaHurlyburly
* wikipediaGuys and Dolls===Feature films===
* wikipediaWhen We Were Pirates(2012) as Jason
* '''''Seymour's Last Rule''''' (2008) as Seymour Holmes
* '''''Sweetzer''''' (2007) as Sergio
* wikipediaDeck the Halls (film)(2006) as Wallace
* wikipediaLittle Athens (2005) as Pedro
* '''''The Good Humor Man''''' (2005) as Mt. Rushmore
* wikipediaOur Time Is Up(2004) as Gardener
* '''''Happily Even After''''' (2004) as Chris
* wikipediaTales from the Crapper(2004) as Racoon Head
* '''''The Slow and the Cautious''''' (2002) as Teddy
* '''''King of the Open Mic's''''' (2000) as Meatloag
* '''''Tomorrow by Midnight / Midnight 5''''' (1999) as Jay
* '''''Raven's Ridge''''' (1997) as Monty
===Video game===
* wikipediaHitman Blood Money|''Hitman Blood Money'' (2005) as a voiceover
==Media appearances==
===Talk show===
Garcia has appeared as a talk show guest in the following talk shows and other television shows
*January 17, 2005 - ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' (S3 E180)
*May 6, 2005 - 20/20 ''"Lost Special"'' (S26 E1396)
*May 18, 2005 - wikipediaLive with Regis and Kelly|''Live with Regis and Kelly'' (S17 E359)
*May 17, 2006 - ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (S3 E2228)
*November 10, 2006 - wikipediaThe Late Show with David Letterman|''The Late Show with David Letterman'' (S14 E2689) http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=zECDqruYbWw
*May 4, 2010 - ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''
Source http//www.tv.com/ tv.com
===Magazine===
Garcia has been featured as the main topic of the following magazine articles
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===Miscellaneous===
*August 8, 2004; September 14, 2005; September 30, 2006 Sunset on the Beach (Season 1-3 premieres)
*June 2005, conventions
*Episode 15 of the Official UK Lost Podcast
*October 21, 2006, Lost Panel at the HIFF (Hawaii International Film Festival) Lost Panel, also featuring Jean Higgins, Michael Emerson, and Henry Ian Cusick. http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4hct7s771M
*October 5, 2006 - TV.com video interview http//www.tv.com/video/7098/jorge-garcia-matthew-fox-and--evangeline-lilly-exclusive-interview?o=tv
*January 13, 2007 - conventions& Sciences - "An Evening with Lost"
* October 25, 2008, HTY Benefit Reading http//www.starbulletin.com/features/20081104_dream_benefit_for_lost_fans_.htmlhttps//archive.is/20130111041109/www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881016074
*December 13-14, 2008, Honolulu Symphony Youth Concert''Peter and the Wolf'' narration http//www.honolulusymphony.com/season_and_tickets/season_calendar/2008-2009/masterworks/1213_peter_and_the_wolfhttp//www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081214/BREAKING01/81214041http//video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3455828034027961903http//dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/01/symphony.html
*October 17, 2009 - Hawaii International Film Festival - "An Evening with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse"
*May 13, 2010 - Lost Live
*Will feature on the cover of wikipediaWeezer's new album http//www.tvovermind.com/abc/lost/new-weezer-album-cover-stars-losts-hurley/27989
{{I=Hurley452.jpg=200=right=Weezer's Album "Hurley"}}
==Trivia==
* Garcia was the first actor to be cast on ''Lost''.{{Source needed}}
* Did a commercial once for the fast-food chain, wikipediaJack in the Box.{{Source needed}}
* Appeared as a contestant in a game show called ''"Russian Roulette"''. http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=s93W-80plfM
* Jorge Garcia auditioned for the part of Hurley, but since the writers hadn't written any lines for the character yet, they had him read some of Sawyers lines. http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DjTOJ88KLg
* When preparing to leave for the airport on May 30, 2010, Jorge's dog Nunu was hit and killed by a car while crossing the street. http//dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/05/nunu-greatest.html
* His character in ''How I Met Your Mother'' was a direct reference to ''Lost'', with the character being unlucky and saying the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 when asked to say randomly.
==References==
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==External links==
*http//www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/forumdisplay.php?f=52 Jorge Garcia Q&A Forum at Thefuselage.com
*http//dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/ Dispatches From The Island - Jorge Garcia's personal blog while on ''Lost''
*http//furtherdispatches.wordpress.com/ Further Dispatches - Jorge Garcia's post-''Lost'' personal blog
*http//geronimojacksbeard.blogspot.com Geronimo Jack's Beard - Jorge Garcia's ''Lost'' podcast, with his girlfriend Bethany James Leigh Shady
*http//www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=001648&type=garcia Biography - at ABC Medianet
*http//www.hawaiiup.com/lost/2006/09/20/lpn-interview-daniel-dae-kim-and-jorge-garcia/ Podcast Interview (September 20, 2006) - Interview with Jorge Garcia and Daniel Dae Kim for Unofficial podcasts.
*http//www.midweek.com/content/story/theweekend_coverstory/hurley_goes_house_hunting/ Honolulu Midweek (October 6, 2006) "Hurley Goes House Hunting" by Yu Shing Ting - article by local media on Garcia's move to Hawaii, relationship breakup, his pet dog, paparazzi, and house-hunting
*Garcia has joined Unofficial podcasts for two podcasts
**May 19, 2007 - Interview - http//www.switchpod.com/users/dharmalars/ftp/Predictions.m4a Download episode (.m4a)
**December 16, 2007 - Commentary on {{ep}} - http//www.switchpod.com/users/dharmalars/ftp/TriciaCommentary.m4a Download episode (.m4a)
* A http//recordings.talkshoe.com/TS-10814.mp3 45-minute interview recorded live with Jorge Garcia on the Unofficial podcasts's Lost Podcast* List of http//www.imdb.com/name/nm0306201/ movies and TV shows that Garcia appears in
* http//dutchlost.blogspot.com/2009/04/het-interview-met-jorge-garcia-hurley.html Dutch Lost Interview
*http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DjTOJ88KLg Jorge Garcia Interview At The LOST Convention
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