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Born: April 28, 1973

Background: Jorge Garcia was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He is of Cuban and Chilean ancestry. He first perfromance was as the villian in his schools seventh-grade musical production, based on the comic stripe 'Drabble'. It was after this that he began to seriously consider acting as a career. Once he completed college, he joined the Beverely Hills Playhouse and has been working steadily as an actor ever since. Garcia performed on the CBS sitcom 'Becker' as well as guest leads on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Spin City' and in the television movie 'Columbo: Columbo Likes The Nightlife', prior to his career on LOST. On stage he has appeared in productions of 'The Midnight Zone, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Romancing Valentino, Fiddler On The Roof, Hurlyburly, and Guys and Dolls'. Garcia will soon be seen on the big screen in films such as 'The Good Humour Man' and 'Little Athens'. Garcia also enjoys doing stand-up comedy and has perfoemd at the Laugh Factory and Comedy Store in Los Angeles.

Trivia:

• He was the first actor to be cast on LOST
• Did a commercial once for the fast-food chain, Jack In The Box
• He appeared as a contestant on the gameshow, 'Russian Roulette'.

Pre-Lost signature role: Laidback drug dealer on Curb Your Enthusiasm

Fun fact: Garcia is known for his massive music collection; he says that his iTunes library would take 91 days to play. He's very involved in the Lost fan communities and has been known to not only listen to podcasts, but call in and give his two cents from time to time.

In August 2006, Jorge became the first cast member to start his own, official, MySpace page. His username is JorgeGarciaTheRealOne.

Quote: On getting back into standup comedy, “It might be cool to do it again because now I'd get to play a better room than a coffee shop!” (TV Guide)