Early life

García was born Andrés Arturo García Menéndez in Havana, Cuba. His mother, Amelie Menéndez, was an English teacher, and his father, René García Núñez, was an avocado farmer and attorney in Cuba, and later owned a fragrance business in the United States. García has two older siblings, a sister named Tessi and a brother named René. When García was five years old, the family moved to Miami, Florida, after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion. Over a period of several years, they built up a million-dollar perfume company. García was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where he played on the basketball team. During his last year in high school, he became ill with mononucleosis, which convinced him to pursue a career in acting. He began his acting career taking a drama class with Jay W. Jensen in his senior year at Miami Beach Senior High School. He graduated from Florida International University in Miami.

Career

García began acting at Florida International University but soon went to Hollywood. He had a short role in the first episode of "Murder, She Wrote" as "1st white tough" in 1984. He played the role of a gang member in the first episode of the popular TV series Hill Street Blues. He appeared in a supporting role in 1985's The Mean Season alongside Kurt Russell. Director Brian De Palma engaged him for The Untouchables (1987).

In 1989, García did the Ridley Scott film Black Rain with Michael Douglas. Also in 1989, Francis Ford Coppola was casting The Godfather Part III. García won the part of Vincent Mancini, the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone, and earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance.

In the 1990s, García appeared in Internal Affairs, in which he engages in a battle of wits with a corrupt fellow police officer, played by Richard Gere. He played a conflicted good samaritan in Hero (1992), the enabling husband of an alcoholic in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), a doomed criminal in Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), a crusading lawyer in the drama Night Falls on Manhattan (1997), and a cop trying to save his gravely ill son in the action thriller Desperate Measures (1997). He played mobster Lucky Luciano in Hoodlum (1998).

He portrayed the ruthless Las Vegas casino owner Terry Benedict in 2001's Ocean's Eleven, a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper movie. He also appeared in the sequel, Ocean's Twelve (2004), and in the final film, Ocean's Thirteen (2007).

In 2005, he released The Lost City, which he co-wrote, directed, and starred in, alongside Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray.

In 2006, he appeared in the last episode of the Turkish TV series Kurtlar Vadisi, along with Sharon Stone.

Hemingway project

García is slated to direct the upcoming film Hemingway & Fuentes about famous writer Ernest Hemingway co-written by García and Hemingway's niece Hilary Hemingway. Originally, announced stars included Anthony Hopkins, Annette Bening and García himself. Filming was originally to have begun in January 2013, but due to delays, Hopkins left the project and Garcia announced that the role of Hemingway would be played by actor Jon Voight.

Personal life

In 1982, García married Marivi Lorido. García and his wife have four children: daughters Dominik García-Lorido (b. 1983), an actress, Daniella (b. 1988), and Alessandra (b. 1991); and son Andres (b. 2002). Garcia was ranked one of "Newsmax's 50 Most Influential Latino Republicans" in 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Blue Skies Again	Ken
1983	Guaguasi	Ricardo
1983	A Night in Heaven	T. J. The Bartender
1984	The Lonely Guy		Uncredited
1985	The Mean Season	Ray Martínez
1986	8 Million Ways to Die	Angel Moldonado
1987	The Untouchables	Agent George Stone/Giuseppe Petri
1988	Stand and Deliver	Dr. Ramírez
1988	American Roulette	Carlos Quintas
1989	Black Rain	Det. Charlie Vincent
1990	Internal Affairs	Raymond Avilla
1990	A Show of Force	Luis Ángel Mora
1990	The Godfather Part III	Vincent Mancini	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1991	Dead Again	Gray Baker
1992	Hero	John Bubber
1992	Jennifer 8	Sgt. John Berlin
1994	When a Man Loves a Woman	Michael Green	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia
1995	Dangerous Minds		Scenes deleted
1995	Steal Big Steal Little	Ruben Partida Martinez/Robert Martin/Narrator
1996	Night Falls on Manhattan	Sean Casey	Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film
1996	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca	Federico García Lorca	Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film
1997	Hoodlum	Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
1998	Desperate Measures	Frank Conner	ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film
1999	Just the Ticket	Gary Starke	Also producer Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film
2000	Lakeboat	Guigliani
2001	The Unsaid	Michael Hunter	Also executive producer Direct-to-DVD release
2001	The Man from Elysian Fields	Byron Tiller	Also producer
2001	Ocean's Eleven	Terry Benedict	ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—DVD Exclusive Award for Best Audio Commentary Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2003	Confidence	Special Agent Gunther Butan
2003	Just Like Mona
2004	Twisted	Mike Delmarco
2004	Modigliani	Amedeo Modigliani	Also executive producer
2004	Ocean's Twelve	Terry Benedict	Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2005	The Lazarus Child	Jack Heywood
2005	The Lost City	Fico Fellove	Also executive producer/director Imagen Foundation Award for Best Director Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Director - Motion Picture Nominated—Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actor
2006	Smokin' Aces	Stanley Locke
2007	The Air I Breathe	Fingers
2007	Ocean's Thirteen	Terry Benedict	Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry
2008	New York, I Love You	Garry
2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Delgado	Voice only
2009	The Pink Panther 2	Inspector Vicenzo Brancaleone
2009	City Island	Vince Rizzo	Also producer Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2009	La Linea	Javier Salazar
2010	Across the Line	Jorge Garza
2011	5 Days of War	Mikheil Saakashvili
2012	For Greater Glory	Enrique Gorostieta Velarde
2012	A Dark Truth	Jack Begosian
2013	Open Road	Chuck
2013	At Middleton	George Hartman
2014	Let's Be Cops	Detective Brolin
2014	Kill the Messenger	Norwin Meneses
2014	What About Love	Peter Tarlton	Post-production
2014	Rob the Mob	Big Al
2014	Rio 2	Eduardo	Nominated-Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
2015	Max Steel	Dr. Miles Edwards	Post-production
2015	Headlock	Gerald Hotchkiss	Filming
2016	Geostorm	President of the United States	Filming
2016	Ghostbusters	Mayor of New York City	Post-production
2016	The True Memoirs of an International Assassin		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	¿Qué Pasa, USA?	Pepe (Carmen's Boyfriend)	Episode: "Here Comes the Bride"
1979	Archie Bunker's Place	Manuel	Episode: "Building the Restaurant"
1981, 1984	Hill Street Blues	Street Kid Ernesto	Episode: "Hill Street Station" Episode: "Hair Apparent"
1983	For Love and Honor	Medic	Episode: "For Love and Honor" (pilot)
1984	Murder, She Wrote	1st White Tough	Episode: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" (pilot)
1984	Brothers	Jose	Episode: "Happy Birthday Me!"
1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Alejandro	Episode: "Breakdown"
1986	Foley Square	A movie star seeking to sue his business manager	Episode: "The Star"
1988	Clinton and Nadine	Clinton Dillard	TV movie
1999	Swing Vote	Joseph Michael Kirkland	ABC television movie
2000	For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story	Arturo Sandoval	Also producer Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
2001	Frasier	Terrance	Episode: "Bully for Martin"
2003	Will & Grace	Milo	Episode: "Field of Queens"
2005	Kurtlar Vadisi	Amon	Episode: 4.96 Episode: 4.97
2006	George Lopez	Ray	Episode: "George Doesn't Trustee Angie's Brother"
2008	Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show	Himself	TV movie
2009	The National Parks: America's Best Idea	Various historical figures	Voice only
2010	Top Gear	Himself	Series 15, episode 4
2011	The Simpsons	Slick Publisher	Episode: "The Book Job"
2012	Dora the Explorer	Don Quixote	Episode: "Dora's Royal Rescue"
2012	Dora's Royal Rescue	Don Quixote	TV movie
2013	Christmas in Conway	Duncan Mayor	TV movie
2013	Doll & Em	Andy	Episode: 1.5 TV mini-series
2014	Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu	Amon	Episode: 9.230 Episode: 9.231 Episode: 9.232 Episode: 9.235 Episode: 9.238

Other awards and nominations

ALMA Awards

• 2001: Nominated, "Outstanding Host of a Variety or Awards Special" - 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards
• 2006: Won, "Anthony Quinn Award for Achievement in Motion Pictures"

Nostros Golden Eagle Awards

• 1997: Won, "Outstanding Performer in Film"

Charities

Andy Garcia supports the following charitable cause: AIDS.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]