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Andrés Arturo García Menéndez

Also Known As: "Andy García"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Havana, Havana, Cuba
Immediate Family:

Son of René García Núñez and Private
Husband of Private
Father of Dominik Cristina García Lorido; Private; Private and Private
Brother of Private; Private and René García Menéndez

Occupation: Actor, director.
Managed by: Ricardo Eduardo Gómez Callejas
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About Andy García

Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956) is an American actor and director. 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 film such as Stand and Deliver (1988), and Internal Affairs (1990). He then starred in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III (1990) as Vincent Mancini alongside Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Eli Wallach. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He continued to act in Hollywood movies 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 nomination for his performance. 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, Garcia 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), the crime thriller Kill the Messenger (2014). In recent years he's had a career resurgence in such films as Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Book Club, The Mule (all 2018) and the HBO television movie My Dinner with Hervé (2018).

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Andy García's Timeline

1956
April 12, 1956
Havana, Havana, Cuba
1983
August 16, 1983
Miami, Dade, FL, United States