Andy Garcia lived the American dream, but kept a piece of his heart in Cuba. After settling in Florida as a... (Learn more)
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Andy Garcia’s Milestones
| Born in Cuba | |
| Formed CineSon Productions | |
| Performed with regional Florida theater groups before entering films | |
| 1961 | At age five, moved to the USA with family; settled in Florida |
| 1978 | Moved to Los Angeles; worked as a waiter while performing with improvisational theater groups and appearing at the Comedy Store and other local Los Angeles improv clubs |
| 1981 | TV debut as a gang member in the premiere episode of NBC's "Hill Street Blues" |
| 1983 | Film acting debut in "Blue Skies Again" |
| 1986 | First garnered attention as a drug dealer in "8 Million Ways to Die" |
| 1987 | Convinced Brian De Palma to cast him as George Stone in "The Untouchables" |
| 1988 | First starring role in a feature film, "American Roulette" (British-Australian) |
| 1988 | Made TV-movie debut opposite Ellen Barkin in the HBO production "Clinton and Nadine" |
| 1990 | Co-starred opposite Richard Gere in "Internal Affairs" |
| 1990 | Portrayed the illegimate son of Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather, Part III"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1993 | Directed (also produced) the documentary "Cachao: Like His Rhythm There Is No Other" |
| 1994 | Produced the recording "Master Session Volume I" of the music of Cachao |
| 1994 | Won praise for his turn as the husband of an alcoholic (Meg Ryan) in "When a Man Loves a Woman" |
| 1995 | Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September) |
| 1995 | Wrote songs for and sang on soundtrack to "Steal Big, Steal Little"; also played twins |
| 1997 | Appeared as the Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca in "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca" |
| 1997 | Had supporting role of mobster Lucky Luciano in "Hoodlum" |
| 1997 | Starred as a ditsrict attorney in Sidney Lumet's "Night Falls on Manhattan" |
| 1999 | Produced and starred in "Just the Ticket" |
| 2000 | Portrayed (also executive produced) Cuban musician, Arturo Sandoval in the HBO drama "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story"; earned an Emmy nomination for his performance and shared Emmy nod for Outstanding TV-Movie |
| 2001 | Co-starred with Gregory Hines in the Showtime biopic "Bojangles" |
| 2001 | Starred as Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven" a remake of the 1960's heist film |
| 2002 | Produced and starred in "The Man From Elysian Fields"; screened at Toronto Film Festival |
| 2003 | Played FBI agent Gunther Butan in "Confidence" |
| 2004 | Reprised the role of Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Twelve" |
| 2005 | Directed, co-wrote and starred in the independent film "The Lost City" |
| 2005 | Portrayed Amedeo Modigliani in the drama "Modigliani" |
| 2006 | Feature directorial debut, (also starred) "The Lost City" set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution |
| 2006 | Made guest appearance on ABC hit sitcom "George Lopez" as Angie's shady brother |
| 2007 | Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13" |
| 2008 | Lent her voice to the live-action comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" |
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