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García in 2024
Born
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez [1]

(1956-04-12) April 12, 1956 (age 68) [1]
CitizenshipUnited States [2]
Alma mater Florida International University [3]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Years active1978–present
Spouse
Marivi Lorido García
(m. 1982)
Children4, including Dominik García-Lorido

Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García, is an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) alongside Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro. He continued to act in films such as Stand and Deliver (1988), and Internal Affairs (1990). He then costarred in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III (1990) as Vincent Mancini, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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He continued to act in Hollywood films such as Stephen Frears' Hero (1992), the romantic drama When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), and the action thriller Desperate Measures (1998). In 2000, he produced and acted in the HBO television film, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000), where he received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award nominations. He also starred in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). In 2005, García directed and starred in the film The Lost City alongside Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray. He also starred in New York, I Love You (2008), the dramedy City Island (2009), the romantic comedy At Middleton (2013), and the crime thriller Kill the Messenger (2014). He has had supporting roles in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again , Book Club , The Mule , the HBO television movie My Dinner with Hervé (all 2018), and the title role in the Father of the Bride remake (2022).

In 2005, he won both a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award for producing Cuban musician Cachao's record ¡Ahora Sí! [4] [5]

Early life

García was born Andrés Arturo García Menéndez in Havana, Cuba. His mother, Amelie Menéndez, was an English teacher and his father, René García, was an attorney in Cuba. [6] García has two older siblings, a sister named Tessi and a brother named René. [7] When he was five years old, his family moved to Miami, Florida after the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion. Over a period of several years, they built up a million-dollar perfume/fragrance company. García was raised as a Catholic [8] [9] and attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where he played on the basketball team. During his senior year of high school, he became ill with mononucleosis, [10] which convinced him to pursue a career in acting. He began his acting career that year by taking a drama class with Jay W. Jensen. He graduated from Florida International University. [3]

Career

1980s

García began acting at Florida International University but soon went to Hollywood. He had a short role alongside Angela Lansbury in the first episode of Murder, She Wrote as "1st white tough", in 1984. He played the role of a gang member in "Hill Street Station", the first episode of TV series Hill Street Blues . He appeared in a supporting role in The Mean Season in 1985, alongside Kurt Russell. [11]

In 1987, Garciá received an acting breakthrough in Brian De Palma's crime drama The Untouchables . The film starred Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Patricia Clarkson, and Robert De Niro. The film follows Eliot Ness as he forms the Untouchables law enforcement team to bring Al Capone to justice during the Prohibition era. It received widespread critical acclaim and was a financial success. [12]

In 1988, García played the main role in the music video clip of the British boyband Breathe. The song is called: "How can I fall" and reached #3 in the Billboard hot 100 in 1988.

In 1989, García acted in the Ridley Scott action thriller Black Rain with Michael Douglas as Detective Charlie Vincent. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a financial success, earning $134 million. [13]

1990s

In 1989, Francis Ford Coppola cast García as Vincent Mancini, the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone, in The Godfather Part III (1990). [14] The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Eli Wallach. The film concludes the story of Michael Corleone, the patriarch of the Corleone family, who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire. For his performance, García earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination. [15]

In the 1990s, García appeared in the Mike Figgis film Internal Affairs , in which he engages in a battle of wits with a corrupt fellow police officer, played by Richard Gere. In 1992, he played a cynical everyman in Stephen Frears' Hero starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, and Joan Cusack. In 1994, he played the enabling husband of an alcoholic played by Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman . In 1995, he portrayed a tragic criminal in Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead alongside Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi, and Christopher Walken. He starred as a hotshot lawyer in the 1996 Sidney Lumet drama Night Falls on Manhattan alongside Richard Dreyfus, and James Gandolfini. He played mobster Lucky Luciano in Hoodlum (1997) alongside Tim Roth, and Laurence Fishburne. He portrayed a cop trying to save his gravely ill son in the 1998 action thriller Desperate Measures starring Michael Keaton and Marcia Gay Harden.

2000s

At the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival with Julianna Margulies (left) and his daughter Dominik Garcia-Lorido Julianna Margulies Andy Garcia and Dominik Garcia at the Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
At the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival with Julianna Margulies (left) and his daughter Dominik García-Lorido

In 2000, García starred and produced the HBO film, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story . The film is about Cuba's jazz scene and the life of trumpeter and composer Arturo Sandoval. It starred Gloria Estefan as Maria, and Charles S. Dutton as jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie. For his performance, García received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations.

He portrayed the arrogant Las Vegas casino owner Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper movie starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Julia Roberts. The film was a massive commercial success earning $450 million at the box office. He also appeared in the sequel, Ocean's Twelve (2004), and in the third film, Ocean's Thirteen (2007).

He co-wrote, directed, and starred in The Lost City alongside Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray. [16] In 2005, he appeared in the last two episodes of the Turkish TV series Valley of the Wolves , along with Sharon Stone. In 2008, he starred in the first segment of New York, I Love You which was directed by Jiang Wen starring Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson.

Since 2009, García has been slated to direct the film Hemingway & Fuentes about writer Ernest Hemingway, co-written by García and Hemingway's niece Hilary Hemingway. They secured financing for the film in 2012, and García himself, Anthony Hopkins, and Annette Bening were announced as stars. Filming was originally to have begun in January 2013, [17] [18] but due to delays, Hopkins left the project in 2014 and was replaced by Jon Voight. [19] [20]

2010s

Towards the end of the 2010s, García had a career resurgence. He starred in four films in 2018.

He appeared as Fernando Cienfuegos in the critical and commercial success Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again alongside Cher, Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, and Pierce Brosnan. [21] When asked about singing with Cher, García told NBC's Today show, "It was sublime. One thing is to act with Cher who is a great actress and then to be asked to sing with her". [22]

García also starred in the Paramount romantic comedy, Book Club , alongside Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, and Mary Steenburgen. The film was a box office success grossing over $89 million worldwide against its $10 million budget.[ citation needed ]

He also starred in Clint Eastwood's drama film, The Mule alongside Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Peña. It grossed $174.8 million and received positive reviews from critics.[ citation needed ]

García appeared in the HBO movie My Dinner with Hervé alongside Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, [23] and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Television Movie.

2020s

In 2020, García starred in Charles McDougall's comedic film Ana . Also that year, he starred in Thor Freudenthal's critically acclaimed coming of age drama Words on Bathroom Walls . The following year, he made an uncredited cameo in the comedy film Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar starring Kirsten Wiig and Jamie Dornan. That same year, he starred in the action films Redemption Day and the Guy Ritchie film Wrath of Man .

In 2022 he starred in the comedy Big Gold Brick . He also starred opposite Gloria Estefan again in the romantic comedy HBO Max film Father of the Bride . It is the third filmed version of the 1949 novel of the same name by Edward Streeter. Time praised García on his comedic turn writing, "Garcia carries the film ably with his gruff elegance". [24]

García appeared in the action comedy film Expend4bles as Marsh, a CIA agent who is also a double agent and the main antagonist of the film.

Personal life

Garcia met his now wife, Marivi Lorido, when they were both students at Florida International University during the mid-70's when they first saw each other in a Miami nightclub. The couple dated for seven years before tying the knot on September 24, 1982. [25] The family divides their time between Toluca Lake, Los Angeles and Key Biscayne, Florida. [26] [27]

The couple shares four children: Dominik García-Lorido, Daniella, Alessandra, and Andrés. Dominik was born on August 16, 1983, in Miami, Florida. She is married to Michael Doneger. Daniella was born on January 3, 1988, in Los Angeles, California. She is married to actor, Stephen Borrello and the couple has a daughter named Violette Rose. Alessandra was born on June 20, 1991, in Los Angeles. The fourth child and only son, Andres, was born on January 28, 2002. Andres has gone on to become an established DJ across Los Angeles and Miami. [28]

García has often expressed his distaste for the communist regime that has ruled Cuba since the revolution. [29] [30] [31] Following Fidel Castro's death in November 2016, García criticized his legacy, stating: "It is necessary for me to express the deep sorrow that I feel for all the Cuban people...that have suffered the atrocities and repression caused by Fidel Castro and his totalitarian regime." [29]

In 2018, García attended a fundraiser event for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, which raised $60 million. [32] Following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023 that killed 1,200, García signed an open letter by Creative Community for Peace condemning the killings and calling the world to "stand with Israel as it defends itself against a terrorist regime in Gaza that seeks Israel’s destruction." [33]

García is Catholic, [34] and a naturalized citizen of the United States. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Blue Skies Again Ken
Guaguasi Ricardo
A Night in Heaven T. J. the Bartender
1984 The Lonely Guy Uncredited
1985 The Mean Season Ray Martínez
1986 8 Million Ways to Die Angel Maldonado
1987 The Untouchables Agent George Stone/Giuseppe Petri
1988 Stand and Deliver Dr. Ramírez
American RouletteCarlos Quintas
1989 Black Rain Det. Charlie Vincent
1990 Internal Affairs Raymond Avilla
A Show of Force Luis Ángel Mora
The Godfather Part III Vincent Mancini
1991 Dead Again Gray Baker
1992 Hero John Bubber
Jennifer 8 Sgt. John Berlin
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman Michael Green
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia
Dangerous Minds Scenes deleted
Steal Big Steal Little Ruben Partida Martinez / Robert Martin / Narrator
1996 Night Falls on Manhattan Sean Casey
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca Federico García Lorca
1997 Hoodlum Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
1998 Desperate Measures Frank Conner
1999 Just the Ticket Gary StarkeAlso producer
2000 Lakeboat Guigliani
2001 The Unsaid Michael HunterAlso executive producer
Direct-to-video
The Man from Elysian Fields Byron TillerAlso producer
Ocean's Eleven Terry Benedict
2003 Confidence Special Agent Gunther Butan
Just Like Mona
2004 Twisted Mike Delmarco
Modigliani Amedeo Modigliani Also executive producer
Ocean's Twelve Terry Benedict
2005 The Lazarus Child Jack Heywood
The Lost City Fico FelloveAlso executive producer/director
2006 Smokin' Aces Stanley Locke
2007 The Air I Breathe Fingers
Ocean's Thirteen Terry Benedict
2008 New York, I Love You Garry
Beverly Hills Chihuahua DelgadoVoice
2009 The Pink Panther 2 Insp. Vicenzo Brancaleone
City Island Vince RizzoAlso producer
The Line Javier Salazar
2010 Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Jorge Garza
2011 5 Days of War Mikheil Saakashvili
2012 For Greater Glory Enrique Gorostieta Velarde
A Dark Truth Jack Begosian
2013 Open Road Chuck
At Middleton George Hartman
2014 Let's Be Cops Detective Brolin
Kill the Messenger Norwin Meneses
Rob the Mob Big Al
Rio 2 EduardoVoice
2016 Ghostbusters [35] Mayor Bradley
Max Steel Dr. Miles Edwards
True Memoirs of an International Assassin El Toro
Passengers Admiral Norris
2017 Geostorm President Andrew Palma
2018 Bent Jimmy Murtha
Book Club Mitchell
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Fernando Cienfuegos
The Mule Laton
2019 Against the Clock [36] Gerald Hotchkiss
2020 Ana Rafael "Rafa" Rodriguez
Words on Bathroom Walls Father Patrick
2021 Redemption Day Ambassador Williams
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Tommy BahamaUncredited [37]
Wrath of Man FBI Agent King
2022 Big Gold Brick Floyd Deveraux
Father of the Bride Guillermo "Billy" HerreraAlso executive producer
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter Mitchell
Expend4bles Marsh [38]
Miranda's Victim Alvin Moore
Pain Hustlers Jack Neel
2024 What About Love Peter Tarlton
TBA Eenie Meanie Post-production
The Prince [39] Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 ¿Qué Pasa, USA? PepeEpisode: "Here Comes the Bride"
1979 Archie Bunker's Place ManuelEpisode: "Building the Restaurant"
1981,
1984
Hill Street Blues Street Kid
Ernesto
Episodes: "Hill Street Station" & "Hair Apparent"
1983For Love and HonorMedicEpisode: "For Love and Honor" (pilot)
1984 Murder, She Wrote Tough Guy #1Episode: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" (pilot)
Brothers JoseEpisode: "Happy Birthday Me!"
1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents AlejandroEpisode: "Breakdown"
1986 Foley Square PerformerEpisode: "The Star"
1988 Clinton and Nadine Clinton DillardTelevision movie
1999 Swing Vote Joseph Michael Kirkland
2000 For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Arturo Sandoval Television movie; also producer
2001 Frasier TerranceEpisode: "Bully for Martin"
2003 Will & Grace MiloEpisode: "Field of Queens"
2005 Valley of the Wolves AmonEpisode: "S04E96" & Episode: "S04E97"
2006 George Lopez RayEpisode: "George Doesn't Trustee Angie's Brother"
2009 The National Parks: America's Best Idea Various rolesVoice; Documentary
2010 Top Gear Himself Series 15, episode 4
2011 The Simpsons Slick PublisherVoice; Episode: "The Book Job"
2012 Dora the Explorer Don Quixote Voice; Episode: "Dora's Knighthood Adventure" & "Dora's Royal Rescue"
Dora's Royal RescueTelevision movie
2013 Christmas in Conway Duncan Mayor
Doll & Em AndyEpisode: "Five"
2014 Valley of the Wolves: Ambush AmonEpisode: "S09E230", Episode: "S09E231", Episode: "S09E232", Episode: "S09E234" & Episode: "S09E238"
2016 Ballers Andre Allen6 episodes, HBO
2018 My Dinner with Hervé Ricardo Montalbán Television movie, HBO
2018–19 3Below: Tales of Arcadia King FialkovVoice; 7 episodes
2019 Modern Love Michael2 episodes, Amazon
Raul Julia: The World's a StageHimselfDocumentary, American Masters
2020 Flipped Rumualdo5 episodes, Quibi
Elena of Avalor Hetz, the Weather ShadeVoice; Episode: "Coronation Day"
2021 Rebel Julian CruzMain role
2024 Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Pad-VarrVoice; Episode: "Kid Kree"
Landman GallinoUpcoming series

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1991 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor The Godfather Part III Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated
2001 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Nominated
Outstanding Made for Television Movie Nominated
2005 Grammy Awards Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album ¡Ahora Si!(Shared with Cachao and Eric Schilling) [4] Won

Miscellaneous awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1986 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actor 8 Million Ways to Die Nominated
1991 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor The Godfather Part IIINominated
1995 MTV Movie Awards Most Desirable Male When a Man Loves a Woman Nominated
1997Nostros Golden Eagle AwardsOutstanding Performer in FilmWon
1998 ALMA Awards Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film Night Falls on Manhattan Nominated
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca Nominated
1999Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role Desperate Measures Won
2000Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film Just the Ticket Nominated
2001Outstanding Host of a Variety or Awards Special Latin Grammy Awards
(Shared with Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Smits)
Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval StoryNominated
2002ALMA AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Ocean's Eleven Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Acting EnsembleNominated
2005 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble Ocean's Twelve Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards Best Traditional Tropical Album (Shared with Cachao) [5] ¡Ahora Si!Won
2007ALMA AwardsBest Director – Motion Picture The Lost City Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Chemistry Ocean's Thirteen Nominated
2010Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy City Island Nominated
2012ALMA AwardsFavorite Movie Actor For Greater Glory Nominated
2013 Boston Film Festival Best Actor At Middleton Won
2015 Annie Awards Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production Rio 2 Nominated
2022 San Diego International Film Festival Gregory Peck Award Lifetime AchievementAwarded

Other honors

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