Andy Garcia Highlights

  • 2008: Lent her voice to the live-action comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"
  • 2007: Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"
  • 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
  • 2005: Portrayed Amedeo Modigliani in the drama "Modigliani"
  • 2005: Directed, co-wrote and starred in the independent film "The Lost City"
  • 2004: Reprised the role of Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Twelve"
  • 2003: Played FBI agent Gunther Butan in "Confidence"
  • 2002: Produced and starred in "The Man From Elysian Fields"; screened at Toronto Film Festival
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1999: Produced and starred in "Just the Ticket"
  • 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"
  • 1995: Wrote songs for and sang on soundtrack to "Steal Big, Steal Little"; also played twins
  • 1995: Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September)
  • 1994: Won praise for his turn as the husband of an alcoholic (Meg Ryan) in "When a Man Loves a Woman"
  • 1994: Produced the recording "Master Session Volume I" of the music of Cachao
  • 1993: Directed (also produced) the documentary "Cachao: Like His Rhythm There Is No Other"
  • 1990: Portrayed the illegimate son of Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather, Part III"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor
  • 1990: Co-starred opposite Richard Gere in "Internal Affairs"
  • 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"
  • 1987: Convinced Brian De Palma to cast him as George Stone in "The Untouchables"
  • 1986: First garnered attention as a drug dealer in "8 Million Ways to Die"
  • 1983: Film acting debut in "Blue Skies Again"
  • 1981: TV debut as a gang member in the premiere episode of NBC's "Hill Street Blues"
  • 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
  • 1961: At age five, moved to the USA with family; settled in Florida
  • Born in Cuba
  • Performed with regional Florida theater groups before entering films
  • Formed CineSon Productions