Jeffrey Garcia
| Jeffrey Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 3, 1977[1] La Puente, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor, stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Sheen Estevez Back at the Barnyard as Pip the Mouse |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Garcia (born May 3, 1977)[1] is an American voice actor and stand-up comedian,[2] best known for voicing Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and its two Nickelodeon spin-off series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Planet Sheen.
Early life
Garcia was born in La Puente, California. His parents are Mexican immigrants.
Career
Garcia began his career as a stand-up comedian, starting in 1991 at the age of fifteen, 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 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 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.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Sheen Estevez | Voice |
| 2006 | Barnyard | Pip the Mouse | Voice |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Rinaldo | Voice |
| 2008 | Doraemon: Nobita to midori no kyojinden | Suneo Honekawa | Voice English dub |
| 2011 | Rio | Tipa, Bat | Voice |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Rinaldo | Voice |
| 2014 | Rio 2 | Spoonbill, Peri (Auditioning blue Spix's macaw) | Voice |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ChalkZone | Jerry Rivera | Voice Episode "Indecent Exposure/My Big Fat Chalk Wedding/Rap-A-Present/Greetings from Greenland" |
| Clone High | Jesús Cristo | Voice Episode: "A.D.D.: The Last 'D' Is for Disorder" | |
| 2002–2006 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Sheen Estevez (voice) | Recurring-role |
| 2004 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | 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 the Mouse | Voice |
| 2010–2013 | Planet Sheen | Sheen Estevez Zennuan |
Voice |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Additional voices | Voice |
| 2012 | Mr. Box Office | Freddy Lopez | Voice |
| 2015 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Roberto | Voice |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3D | Sheen Estevez | Voice |
| 2005 | Nicktoons Unite! | Voice | |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Rinaldo | Voice |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | Sheen Estevez | Voice |
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | Voice |
Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best of Comedy Live | Himself | |
| Caroline in the City | Jeff | Episode: "Caroline and the Mugger" | |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds | Raoul | |
| 1998 | LiteWeight | Oscar | |
| 2000 | Cursed Part 3 | ||
| 2000 | 3 Strikes | Valet | |
| 2003 | Latin Comedy Fiesta Volume 1 | Himself | Host |
| 2010 | Marmaduke | Beach Dog #3 | Voice |
| 2012–2013 | Mr. Box Office | Freddy Lopez | 20 episodes |
Awards and nominations
- 2004 - Annie Award for Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production - Won
References
- 1 2 "Jeffrey Garcia," Behind the Voice Actors, Behindthevoiceactors.com/
- 1 2 "Comedian Jeff Garcia Spends Valentine's Day at Pechanga". Whatsuptemecula.com. 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.
External links
- Jeff Garcia on IMDb