Jorge García (born April 28, 1973) is a Latino-American comedian and actor. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the show Becker, and currently stars as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the American television series
Lost. García also performs as a stand-up comic.
García was born in Omaha, Nebraska to a Chilean father and Cuban mother. He grew up in Southern California and went to San Clemente High School. As a senior, he was selected by the faculty as "Triton of the Year", the highest award given to a graduating senior.
He was a prominent character in Troma Studio's film, Tales from the Crapper, in which he portrayed a raccoon-headed young man who is unlucky in love.
García was the first actor to be cast on
Lost. The producers saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm the night before casting began, and created the character of Hugo Reyes specifically for him. García had to miss his sister's wedding back on the mainland because he was shooting scenes for the series in Hawaii.
García appeared in the second episode of the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown. He went on to lose to Michael Ian Black. He was a contestant on an episode of Russian Roulette on Game Show Network. He missed a question about the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and fell through the trap door.
He has been a guest multiple times on Jay and Jack's popular Lost Podcast and Ramblecast, and he participated in their live 25 hour podcast on March 15, 2008 which raised money for autism awareness.
