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If Jorge could bring back one dead character on the show, Lost, it would be Libby. This is so because he liked the relationship between Libby and his character, Hurley.
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Jorge has had long and curly hair ever since he was in high school.
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Jorge knows how to play Table Tennis. In fact, he was shown playing in one of the episodes of Lost.
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Jorge always wanted to be a musician.
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According to Jorge, the only negative thing about doing Lost is that its too intense.
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Jorge's favorite character on Lost is Sawyer.
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Like his character in Lost, if he had won a lottery he would have bought a house in Hawaii.
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Jorge TiVos Battlestar Galactica, The Daily Show and Ace of Cakes.
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Jorge was a huge fan of Star Wars, and used to play with its action figures.
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In his spare time, Jorge likes to hang out with his friends and family.
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Jorge loves playing video games.
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Jorge is very good friends with the whole cast of Lost.
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Jorge is left-handed.
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Jorge used to work as a newsstand operator.
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While shooting for season one of the
Lost, Jorge hosted poker tournaments on the set of the show. A total of eight players enter the game with a buy-in of 10 dollars per player. The single winner wins 80 dollars.
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Awards & Nominations:
2005-2007 - Teen Choice Award "Choice TV Sidekick" for
Lost (nominated)
2005: Teen Choice Award "Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male" for
Lost (nominated)
2006 - SAG Award "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" for
Lost, shared with cast mates (won)
2006 - ALMA Award "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series" for
Lost (won)
2007 - Imagen Award "Best Supporting Actor - Television" for
Lost (nominated)
2007 - ALMA Award "Outstanding Supporting Actor - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie" for
Lost (nominated)
2008 - ALMA Award "Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Drama" for
Lost (nominated)
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In November 2007, Jorge did recording work for the
Tales from the Crapper video as Racoon Head. As a child Jorge appeared in one of
Mr.T's Recoupe videos which showed kids how to respond to tricky situations.
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Jorge has received the oddest things from
Lost fans. A lady fan once sent him a coupon for Slim Fast and several religious pamphlets. She also sent him some dieters' tea. Other fans have sent him a picture of themselves with his requested autographed picture seen on the background.
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Magazine Covers:
- TV Guide (USA) dated 28 August 2005, Vol. 53, Iss. 35 - Entertainment Weekly (USA) dated 19 May 2006, Vol. 1, Iss. 877 - TV Guide (USA) dated 28 August 2005, Vol. 53, Iss. 35
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Jorge was on his high school's wrestling team. His nickname on the team was Baby-Faced Killer. They also called him Afro Man because of his big curly hair.
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Jorge sings in
Matthew Fox's band "Lost Souls". They performed together at the airing of an episode of
Lost.
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Jorge is very involved in the
Lost fan communities and doesn't just listen to pod casts but actually calls in and gives his opinions too.
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In August 2006, Jorge became the first cast member of
Lost to start his own official MySpace page. His username is JorgeGarciaTheRealOne. Since August of 2007, Jorge has also maintained his own blog entitled "Dispatches from the Island".
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Jorge, like his character Hurley, believes that the numbers in
Lost are cursed.
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Jorge starred in a series of commercials for Jack in the Box. He also appeared in an advertisement for Simon Malls.
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As a senior in high school Jorge was selected by the faculty as Triton of the Year. It is the highest award given to a graduating senior.
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Jorge was the first actor to be cast on
Lost.
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Jorge is 6 feet (1.83 metres) tall.
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According to his girlfriend Malia, Jorge is an amazing cook and he makes the best marinades.
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Jorge's favorite shrimp restaurant in O'ahu is "Giovanni's Aloha Shrimp."
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Jorge has a cat, Little Ninja, and a dog, Nunu.
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Jorge had to miss his sister's wedding back on the mainland because he was shooting
Lost over in Hawaii.
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Before becoming an actor on shows such as
Becker and
Lost, Garcia appeared as a contestant on the Game Show Network's
Russian Roulette. He lasted to the final versus round, but lost all of his money on the final question of the game. He fell down the Roulette chute and his opponent went on to the final round of the game.
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He is known to have a huge collection of music. Jorge says that his iTunes library would take 91 days to play.