Andy Garcia
Milestones
- Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
- Birthday: April 12, 1956
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2008
Lent her voice to the live-action comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"
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2007
Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"
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2006
Feature directorial debut, (also starred) "The Lost City" set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution
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2006
Made guest appearance on ABC hit sitcom "George Lopez" as Angie's shady brother
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2005
Directed, co-wrote and starred in the independent film "The Lost City"
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2005
Portrayed Amedeo Modigliani in the drama "Modigliani"
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2004
Reprised the role of Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Twelve"
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2003
Played FBI agent Gunther Butan in "Confidence"
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2002
Produced and starred in "The Man From Elysian Fields"; screened at Toronto Film Festival
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2001
Co-starred with Gregory Hines in the Showtime biopic "Bojangles"
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2001
Starred as Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven" a remake of the 1960's heist film
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2000
Portrayed (also executive produced) Cuban musician, Arturo Sandoval in the HBO drama "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story"; earned an Emmy nomination for his performance and shared Emmy nod for Outstanding TV-Movie
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1999
Produced and starred in "Just the Ticket"
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1997
Appeared as the Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca in "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca"
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1997
Had supporting role of mobster Lucky Luciano in "Hoodlum"
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1997
Starred as a ditsrict attorney in Sidney Lumet's "Night Falls on Manhattan"
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1995
Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September)
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1995
Wrote songs for and sang on soundtrack to "Steal Big, Steal Little"; also played twins
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1994
Produced the recording "Master Session Volume I" of the music of Cachao
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1994
Won praise for his turn as the husband of an alcoholic (Meg Ryan) in "When a Man Loves a Woman"
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1993
Directed (also produced) the documentary "Cachao: Like His Rhythm There Is No Other"
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1990
Co-starred opposite Richard Gere in "Internal Affairs"
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1990
Portrayed the illegimate son of Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather, Part III"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor
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1988
First starring role in a feature film, "American Roulette" (British-Australian)
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1988
Made TV-movie debut opposite Ellen Barkin in the HBO production "Clinton and Nadine"
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1987
Convinced Brian De Palma to cast him as George Stone in "The Untouchables"
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1986
First garnered attention as a drug dealer in "8 Million Ways to Die"
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1983
Film acting debut in "Blue Skies Again"
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1981
TV debut as a gang member in the premiere episode of NBC's "Hill Street Blues"
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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
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1961
At age five, moved to the USA with family; settled in Florida
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Born in Cuba
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Formed CineSon Productions
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Performed with regional Florida theater groups before entering films