Table of Biography
Adam Garcia is an actor and dancer from Australia. Adam Garcia is widely recognized for his leading roles in musicals such as “Saturday Night Fever” and “Kiss Me, Kate.”
Early Life
Adam Garcia was born in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia, on 1 June 1973. According to the astrological chart, he has a zodiac sign of Gemini and is aged 50 years old as of 2024. He holds Australian nationality and belongs to the Australian-Colombian ethnicity.
The names of his parents are Jean Balharry and Fabio Garcia. In addition, his mother is a retired physiotherapist. Meanwhile, he has a half-sibling from his father’s side whose name is unknown.
Adam Garcia – Education
In terms of his academics, he attended Knox Grammar School where he completed his high school education. Later, he took formal tap dance training at Capital Dance Studio in Sydney, Australia.
He enrolled at Sydney University but did not complete his education as he left the university to take the role of Slide in the production of the musical Hot Shoe Shuffle, which toured Australia for two years before transferring to London, England.
Professional Career
Moving on to his professional career, Adam Garcia started his career as an actor with the musical play, ‘Hot Shoe Shuffle.’ He played the character of Slide in the play and traveled to Australia for two years.
After this, he made his film debut playing the role of Jones Brian Gilbert’s biographical romantic film “Wilde.” He then played Tony Manero in the stage version of ‘Saturday Night Fever,’ which premiered on 5 May 1998 at the London Palladium and closed on 26 February 2000.
For his works in the plays, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical category in 1999. In 2000, he starred in his second feature film, “Coyote Ugly.” Later, he played the major part in Dein Perry’s Bootmen that year.
Continued his successful career
He played Fiyero in the original West End production of Wicked, starring Idina Menzel, Kerry Ellis, and Helen Dallimore, from 2006 to 2007. Moreover, he played the same part in the show’s early Broadway theatre workshops in 2000. He participated in two ITV dramas in 2008, “Britannia High and Mr Eleven.”
Moreover, he served as a judge in the British reality show “Got to Dance” in January 2010, alongside Ashley Banjo and Kimberly Wyatt. He served as a judge on the show for four seasons, from 2010 to 2012, and then again in 2014.
Caption: The poster of the play, Kiss Me, Kate (Source: Spotify)
Moreover, the actor appeared in the 2011 Comedy Central British television sitcom “Threesome” In 2012, he performed in Trevor Nunn’s and Stephen Mear’s production of Cole Porter’s musical ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Later, he became the fourth judge in the thirteenth season of the Australian version of “Dancing with the Stars.”
Recent Works
He began an Australian national tour of Singin’ in the Rain as Don Lockwood in 2016 but got injured onstage in Melbourne, therefore ending his tenure. Moreover, he appeared as a judge in the reality television dance competition “Dance Boss” in 2018.
Later that year, he received critical acclaim for his performance as the Artilleryman in Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds 40th anniversary tour. Moreover, he played the role of George Felliet in the 2019 TV series ‘Agatha Raisin.”
In 2021, he played the role of Howie in the supernatural comedy film “Afterlife of the Party” directed by Stephen Herek. Then, he appeared in the second UK series of “The Masked Dancer” in 2022 and finished in second place in the competition.
Voice artist and singer
In 2003, he provided the voice for the character Kangaroo Jack in the film “Kangaroo Jack.” In 1998, he performed a cover of the Bee Gees’ Night and the Kings. Later, the song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
Awards
Till now, this actor has not won any awards. However, he was nominated for two Laurence Olivier Awards (1999, 2013).
Net Worth 2024
Garcia has amassed a net worth of $3 million as of 2023 from his acting career. His earnings as an actor range from $19k to $208k and earned around $22k to $594k as a voice artist range.
Relationship Status
Caption: Adam Garcia with his wife, Nathalia Chubin (Source: The West Australian)
On the 26th of March 2015, Adam Garcia married Natalia Chubin in London. By profession, his wife is a former senior marketing executive for PlayStation. With the marriage, the couple has a daughter named Arya Storm Diana Garcia. Previously, Garcia dated Laetitia Ray (1998 – 2001) and Amelia Warner (2003 – 2004).
Body Measurements
Caption: Adam Garcia with his daughter (Source: Daily Mail)
This handsome actor stands 5 feet 10 inches tall (1.8 m) and weighs around 75 kg (165 lbs). In addition, he has a pair of blue eyes with brown hair colour and his body measurement is 40-32-14 inches.
Adam Garcia – Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@thatadamgarcia’ there are over 50.6k followers. Likewise, there are over 82.8k followers on his Twitter page ‘@ThatAdamGarcia’ and over 7.3k followers on his official Facebook page.