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Andy García Biography

Birth Name:Andrés Arturo García Menéndez

Birth Place:Havana, Cuba

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Won an award at the 2006 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  • Won the Imagen Foundation Award for Best Director in 2006
  • Graduated from Florida International University
  • Is the father of actress Dominik Garcia-Lorido
  • Is the father of model Alessandra Garcia-Lorido
  • Started out performing with an improvisational group at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles
  • Well known for his role in the "Ocean's Eleven" film franchise

Awards

  • 1986NYFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 1991Oscar-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1991CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 1991Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1995MTV Movie Award-Most Desirable Male: nominated
  • 1998ALMA Award-Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 1999ALMA Award-Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role: winner
  • 2000ALMA Award-Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2001OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
  • 2001Golden Satellite Award-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2002ALMA Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2002PFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2003DVD Premiere Award-Best Audio Commentary, New Release: nominated
  • 2005Critics Choice Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2006Imagen Award-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2006Imagen Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2007ALMA Award-Outstanding Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2007Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Chemistry: nominated
  • 2009Imagen Award-Best Actor/Feature Film: nominated
  • 2010Imagen Award-Best Actor - Film: nominated
  • 2010Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: nominated
  • 2011Movies for Grownups Award-Best Grownup Love Story: nominated
  • 2011Pursuit of Perfection Award-: winner
  • 2012ALMA Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
  • 2013Festival Prize-Best Actor: winner
  • 2013Grace Award-Most Inspiring Performance in Movies: winner
  • 2015Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2018Imagen Award-Best Actor - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2019Imagen Award-Best Actor - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2021Best Actor-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2023Award of Excellence-Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2023Imagen Award-Best Actor - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2023Best Supporting Actor-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2025Vanguard Award-Latino Cinema & Television: winner
  • 2026Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated