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1956 – He was an American actor born on the 12th day of April this year in Havana, Cuba. He was raised as a Catholic and attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where he played on the basketball team. During his last year in high school, however, he became seriously ill with hepatitis, which convinced him to pursue a career in acting.
1961 – He left Cuba at his early ages of 5 and their family migrated to the United States this year.
1982 – He married María Victoria Lorido. He is the father of three daughters and one son. The Garcia family lives in Los Angeles and Miami. They are practicing Catholics.
1983 - His first break came as a gang member on the very first episode of the popular TV series Hill Street Blues. His film acting debut came in this year in Blue Skies Again, but he really caught the critic’s attention three years later as a drug dealer in 8 Million Ways to Die. Brian De Palma's The Untouchables brought Andy his major break. From then on he has never looked back.
1989 - Francis Ford Coppola was casting The Godfather Part III. The character Vincent Corleone, the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone, was an exceptional part which many actors wanted. The role thus went to Garcia, who earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance and became an internationally acclaimed star.
1990 – His role as Vincent Mancini in The Godfather, Part III was one of his notable performance and his claim to fame.
1991 - He has also established himself as a producer, composer/musician and humanitarian - and as a director in his own right. He formed his own production company, CineSon Productions, in this year.
2001 – He has remained equally strong in both leading and supporting roles. One of his more well-known films was this year’s remake of Ocean's Eleven, in which he played Terry Benedict, the ruthless Las Vegas mogul who just happens to be seeing the estranged wife (Julia Roberts) of George Clooney's character.
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