|
|
|
| Born As |
: |
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez |
|
|
| Sex |
: |
Male |
|
|
| Height |
: |
5' 11" |
|
|
| Nationality |
: |
CU - Cuba |
|
|
| Date of Birth |
: |
April 12, 1956 |
|
|
| Place of Birth |
: |
Havana, Cuba |
|
|
| Address |
: |
c/o Paradigm |
|
|
|
|
360 N. Crescent Dr., N. Building |
|
|
|
|
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
|
|
|
|
USA |
|
|
See also:
Dead Again
 |
Biography |
 |
|
| |
|
Andrés Arturo García Menendez (born April 12, 1956 in Havana, Cuba) was born a Siamese twin; his twin was only partially formed, as a tennis ball-sized growth on his shoulder. When Garcia was 5, the invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces failed, the family had to move to Miami, Florida and built up a million-dollar perfume company. During his last year in high school, he became seriously ill, which made him decide on acting as a future career. His chance arouse when he was offered a role in the first episode of the popular TV series Hill Street Blues. Director Brian de Palma liked his performance in the 1986 movie 8 Million Ways to Die and engaged him the following year for The Untouchables, which made Garcia a popular Hollywood actor. The character of the son of "Sonny Corleone" in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part III (1989)" earned Garcia an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance and became an internationally acclaimed star. In 1982, he married María Victoria Lorido and has 4 children. Garcia then starred in Ocean's Eleven (2001) and Ocean's Twelve (2004) directed by Steven Soderbergh.
|
|
