Garcia, Adam 1973–
GARCIA, Adam 1973–
PERSONAL
Full name, Adam Gabriel Garcia; born June 1, 1973, in Wahroonga (some sources cite Sydney), New South Wales, Australia. Education: Attended University of Sydney, 1991–92; trained at Capital Dance Studio, Sydney, Australia. Avocational Interests: Surfing, reading, walking.
Addresses:
Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Robyn Gardiner, RGM Associates, 64–66 Kippax St., Suite 202, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia 2010. Manager—Brillstein–Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Peter Brooks, Creative Artists Management, 19 Denmark St., London WC2H 8NA, England. Publicist—I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.
Career:
Actor, singer, and dancer. All Tap Company (dance group), cofounder; performer at the Party in the Park 98, 1998; dancer in various productions, including the opening ceremony of the Olympic games, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000.
Awards, Honors:
Laurence Olivier Award nomination, Society of West End Theatre, best actor in a musical, 1998, for Saturday Night Fever.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
Jones, Wilde (also known as Oscar Wilde), Dove International, 1997.
Kevin O'Donnell, Coyote Ugly, Buena Vista, 2000.
Sean Odken, Bootmen, Fox Searchlight, 2000.
Jason D'Onofrio, Riding in Cars with Boys, Columbia, 2001.
Andy, The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2002.
(Uncredited) Voice of Jackie Leggs, Kangaroo Jack (also known as Down and Under), Warner Bros., 2003.
Piece of Cake (short film), 2003.
Billy Del Nino, Sr., Chooch, Artistic License Films, 2004.
Gino Donnini, Love's Brother, Arclight Films, 2004.
Michael, Standing Still, Insomnia Entertainment, 2004.
Scott Doherty, Fascination (also known as Heart of Stone), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2004.
Stu Wolff, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Buena Vista, 2004.
Stage Appearances:
Hot Shoe Shuffle (musical), Queen's Theatre, London, 1994.
Doody, Grease (musical), London production, 1995.
Al, Birdy, Plymouth, England, 1996, then Comedy Theatre, London, 1997.
Tony Manero, Saturday Night Fever (musical), Palladium, London, 1998–99.
Chris, "Cadillac Ranch," Four Plays: Four Weeks, Soho Theatre, London, 2001.
Fiyero, Wicked (staged reading of musical), Gotham Theatre, New York City, 2002.
Tyler, Where Do We Live?, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Theatre, London, 2002.
Chip, On the Town (musical), English National Opera, Coliseum, London, 2005.
Appeared as Alexander, An Introduction to Their Picture; in the monologue "Restricted Liberty," Solitary Confinement, London; in Death; or, The Playground; and in the staged reading Ten Minutes of Human Rights, Royal Court Theatre.
Major Tours:
Hot Shoe Shuffle (musical), Australian cities, 1992–93.
Television Appearances; Series:
Presenter, Boiled Eggs and Soldiers, [Great Britain], beginning 1996.
Noah, Dream Team, Sky One, 1998.
Television Appearances; Movies:
Raymond Starr, Marple: The Body in the Library (also known as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple), Independent Television and PBS, 2004.
Television Appearances; Specials:
An Audience with the Bee Gees, Independent Television and Channel 4 (England), 1998.
Special guest, An Audience with Kylie Minogue, Independent Television and Channel 4, 2001.
(Uncredited) Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men, American Movie Classics, 2002.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2000.
Richard & Judy, Channel 4 (England), 2004.
Rove Live, 10 Network (Australia), 2004.
Appeared as Orlando in The Wild House (live action and animated), BBC. Also appeared in Home and Away, 7 Network (Australia); and in Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops and TOTP), BBC.
RECORDINGS
Albums:
Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), Polydor, 1998.
Performed as Perchik for the album Fiddler on the Roof; and as Wolf for the album Hair, That's Entertainment Records.
Singles:
"Night Fever," c. 1998.
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
Black and White, June, 2000.
Empire, January, 2002, p. 29.
Interview, February, 2000.
Movieline, August, 2000.
Premiere, October, 2001, p. 21.
Urban Cinefile, May 10, 2000.
Electronic:
Adam Garcia Official Site,http://www.adamgarcia.com, December 7, 2004.
More From encyclopedia.com
Pete Postlethwaite , Postlethwaite, Pete 1945(?)–
POSTLETHWAITE, Pete 1945(?)–
(Peter Postlethwaite)
PERSONAL
Surname is pronounced "poss–ul–thwait"; full name, Peter Wil… Michael Gough , Gough, Michael 1916(?)–
PERSONAL
Surname is pronounced "Goff"; born November 23, 1916 (some sources cite 1917), in Malaya (now Malaysia); son of F. B… Bob Hoskins , HOSKINS, Bob 1942–
PERSONAL
Full name, Robert William Hoskins; born October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England; son of Robert (a bookkee… Carl Davis , Davis, Carl 1936–
Davis, Carl 1936–
PERSONAL
Born October 28, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Isadore and Sara (maiden name, Perlmutter) Davis; married… Idris Elba , Idris Elba
1972—
Actor
British actor Idris Elba is one of a number of foreign-born thespians who have begun landing impressive roles on American scre… Heath Ledger , LEDGER, Heath 1979–
PERSONAL
Full name, Heathcliff Andrew Ledger; born April 4, 1979, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; son of Kim Ledger (a mi…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Garcia, Adam 1973–