Andy Garcia's Real Name: Andrés Arturo García Menéndez

Quick answer: The actor is known professionally as Andy Garcia. Biography.com and the Los Angeles Times independently give the name Andrés Arturo García Menéndez and date the birth to April 12, 1956, in Havana, Cuba.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Andy Garcia and give the longer name Andrés Arturo García Menéndez. Biography.com dates the birth to April 12, 1956, in Havana, Cuba, says he and his family moved to Miami, Florida, when he was five, later studied acting at Florida International University, and moved to Hollywood in 1978. The Los Angeles Times independently dates the birth to April 12, 1956, in Havana, Cuba, and says he was 5 when he left Havana in 1961, after his family had been forced into exile.

Career highlights

Biography.com says his film work includes Blue Skies Again (1983), a significant role in The Untouchables (1987), Stand and Deliver, an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor as Vincent Mancini in The Godfather: Part III (1990), Internal Affairs, his 1994 directorial debut with the documentary Cachao ... Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos, and later appearances in Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). The Los Angeles Times independently records work in The Untouchables (1987) and Ocean's Eleven (2001), an Oscar nomination for The Godfather Part III, and a Grammy as producer of "Ahora Si" by Israel "Cachao" Lopez. Biography.com, writing about the Cachao documentary, says he produced an album based on the film that was nominated for a Grammy Award. Biography.com also records a role as a gang member in the pilot episode of Hill Street Blues in 1981, later films including When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) and The Lost City (2005), and later work including Ghostbusters (2016), Passengers (2016), HBO's Ballers (2018), and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). The Los Angeles Times independently says he appeared in a bit part as a character named Manuel in a 1979 TV episode of Archie Bunker's Place and later produced the Emmy-winning soundtrack of HBO's For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Andy Garcia or Andrés Arturo García Menéndez are looking for the same actor, including the later film work most often associated with his name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Andy Garcia.