Andy García (born April 12, 1956) is an American actor.
He was born Andrés Arturo García in Havana, Cuba, into a well-to-do family. He had a partially formed Siamese twin, which appeared as a tennis ball-sized growth on his shoulder. The twin was successfully removed. When Garcia was 5, the invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces failed, and the family had to move to Miami, Florida, where they did various types of work in order to survive. Over a period of several years, however, they built up a million-dollar perfume company. García went to high school in Miami, where he played in the basketball team. During his last year in high school, however, he became seriously ill, which made him decide on acting as a future career.
Garcia began acting at Florida International University, but went soon after to Hollywood. He started to perform in very short roles, and worked as waiter and in a warehouse when he had no job in the film industry. |
