Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia was born on April 12, 1956. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Andy Garcia
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) followed by roles in Stand and Deliver (1988), Black Rain (1989) and Internal Affairs (1990). He then portrayed Vincent Mancini in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III (1990) earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and becoming the first Cuban to be nominated for an acting Oscar. He continued to act in Hollywood films such as Stephen Frears' Hero (1992), the romantic drama When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), and the action thriller Desperate Measures (1998). He also starred in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). He also took roles in New York, I Love You (2008), the dramedy City Island (2009), the romantic comedy At Middleton (2013), and the crime thriller Kill the Messenger (2014), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Book Club, The Mule (all 2018), and as the title role in the Father of the Bride remake (2022). He made his directorial debut with The Lost City (2005) followed by Diamond (2026). For television, he portrayed the title role in the HBO television film, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000), which he also produced. His performance earned him nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Award. He portrayed Ricardo Montalbán in the HBO television movie My Dinner with Hervé (2018). He stars in the Paramount+ neo-western series Landman (2025–present). In 2005, he won both a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award for producing Cuban musician Cachao's record ¡Ahora Sí!.