Jeffrey Garcia
Jeffrey Garcia (born May 3, 1977)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor,[2] who is best known for voicing Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and its two Nickelodeon spin-off television show series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Planet Sheen, as well as Pip the Mouse in Barnyard and its spin-off television show series Back at the Barnyard.
Jeffrey Garcia | |
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Born | [1] La Puente, California, U.S. | May 3, 1977
Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
Years active | 1991–present |
Genres | Observational comedy, blue comedy, sketch comedy, insult comedy |
Spouse | Lisa Garcia
(m. 2002; div. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Early life
Garcia was born in La Puente, California on May 3, 1977. His parents are Mexican immigrants.
Career
Garcia began his career as a stand-up comedian, starting in 1991 at the age of fourteen, he continued his stand-up comedy through the '90s at comedy clubs in Southern, California before getting into acting in 1995.[2] Garcia is known for portraying Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and its spin-off series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Planet Sheen on Nickelodeon. He also guest starred on the animated series Clone High. He was also the leader of the KMRK-FM 96.1 Wild Wake-Up crew. He also voices "Tyler Nelson" in The Maw franchises, "Pip" the mouse in the 2006 film Barnyard, and he continued to provide the voice of the same character for the television show Back at the Barnyard. He voiced "Rinaldo" the penguin in the 2006 film Happy Feet. He is rumored to be the voice of Suneo Honekawa in the anime series Doraemon and in the anime film The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer. He has appeared on one of the half-hour comedy special Comedy Central Presents in May 2006. He was a contestant in the Comedy Central series Reality Bites Back, but quit after the first day. He also voiced Tipa, one of the smugglers and the bat in the 2011 animated comedy film, Rio. In the 2nd film Rio 2, he voices a spoonbill and an auditioning Spix's Macaw named Peri.
Personal life
Garcia was married to Lisa Garcia from 2002 to 2013; together they had two children: Savannah and Joseph Garcia.[3]
Garcia has been actively involved with Gracie's Fund, a charity set up to help a young woman brutally shot by her mother. He has been promoting the fund by performing comedy shows and donating a portion of the proceeds of his online DVD and CD sales.[4]
Filmography
Live-action
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Best of Comedy Live | Himself | |
Caroline in the City | Jeff | Episode: "Caroline and the Mugger" | |
Dangerous Minds | Raoul | ||
1998 | LiteWeight | Oscar | |
2000 | Cursed Part 3 | ||
2000 | 3 Strikes | Valet | |
2003 | Latin Comedy Fiesta Volume 1 | Himself | Host |
2007 | Payaso Comedy Slam | Himself | Comedy special |
2010 | Marmaduke | Beach Dog #3 | Voice |
2012–2013 | Mr. Box Office | Freddy Lopez | 33 episodes |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Sheen Estevez | |
2006 | Barnyard | Pip | |
2006 | Happy Feet | Rinaldo | |
2008 | Doraemon: Nobita to midori no kyojinden | Suneo Honekawa | English dub |
2011 | Rio | Tipa, Bat | |
2011 | Happy Feet Two | Rinaldo | |
2014 | Rio 2 | Spoonbill, Peri (Auditioning blue Spix's macaw) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | ChalkZone | Jerry Rivera | Episode "Indecent Exposure/My Big Fat Chalk Wedding/Rap-A-Present/Greetings from Greenland" |
Clone High | Jesús Cristo | Episode: "A.D.D.: The Last 'D' Is for Disorder" | |
2002–2006 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Sheen Estevez | Recurring-role |
2003 | Ozzy & Drix | Ricardo Amino | |
2004 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | Sheen Estevez | Crossover TV film |
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Win, Lose and Kaboom! | TV movie | ||
2005 | Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies | TV special | |
2006 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide | Crossover TV film | |
The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! | |||
2007–2011 | Back at the Barnyard | Pip | |
2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Additional voices | |
2010–2013 | Planet Sheen | Sheen Estevez Zennuan |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Sheen Estevez |
2002 | Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron | |
2003 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion | Sheen Estevez, Racing Ninja, Pirate |
2003 | Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3D | Sheen Estevez |
2004 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies | |
2005 | Nicktoons Unite! | |
2006 | Happy Feet | Rinaldo |
2006 | Barnyard | Pip |
2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | Sheen Estevez |
2011 | Nicktoons MLB | |
2017 | Girls Mode 4: Suta sutairisuto | Additional voices |
Awards and nominations
- 2004 - Annie Award for Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production - Won
References
- "Jeffrey Garcia," Behind the Voice Actors, Behindthevoiceactors.com/
- "Comedian Jeff Garcia Spends Valentine's Day at Pechanga". Whatsuptemecula.com. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- Asbury, John. 5 May 2009, The Press-Enterprise, "Left for dead, Gracie has new family and guardian angels". Accessed 7 May 2009.
- Asbury, John. 5 May 2009, The Press-Enterprise, "Left for dead, Gracie has new family and guardian angels". Accessed 7 May 2009.