FILMOGRAPHY
2005] Riot at the Rite (TV)
2004] Marple: The Body in the Library (TV)
2004] Fascination
2004]
Piece of Cake
2004] Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2003] Love's Brother
2003] Kangaroo Jack (voice)
2002] Fascination
2002] The First
$20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2001] Riding in Cars with Boys
2000] Coyote Ugly
2000] Bootmen
1997] "Dream Team"
1997] Wilde
LINKS
Born 1 June 1973 in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga
Lives in London.
Are you a surfer? "Yeah. Short board. Shredder. I mainly swim and surf in the northern beaches. I used to live in Clovelly."
So what's it like to be sort of connected to Andy Garcia? 'People always ask, "Are you related to Andy Garcia?" I subtly remind them that Garcia is the third most common name in the world, and that Garcias breed like rabbits. Garcia is like Smith and Ming, which I think are the two most popular.'
Bruckheimer had this to say about Adam:
"He's young, really talented, well trained as a dancer and has a very light comedic touch. He is fresh and interesting, and I think that's the reason we gravitate towards Australia. Originally, we wanted him to do the role as an American with a kind of generic accent. But when the girls in the office heard his Aussie accent, they thought it was cute, so we kept it. There's no doubt about Adam. He's going to be a huge star."
Played the gay boyfriend of a socialist writer in the London stage production of Where Do We Live?
Trained as a dancer at the renowned Capital Dance Studios in Sydney.
Three days after filming was finished in Newcastle on Bootmen, he was in New York preparing for Coyote Ugly.
He starred in the Australian stage production of Hot Shoe Shuffle which played in London’s West End, then remained in the theatre scene with a series of roles, including Young Al in Birdy and Doody in Grease. But it was his role as Tony Manero in the West End production of Saturday Night Fever which brought accolades including being nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Performed at the Sydney Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Studied ballet from the age of seven
When in New York, Garcia likes to take classes at Broadway Dance Center and other places where tappers congregate. "You get to discover other people's styles and rhythms, he remarks. "The great thing I've found in tap dancing is that fraternity of jamming, where you can come in, stand in a circle and bash out your eight counts."
Adam on his ego:
"I have a chronically big ego but my friends like to puncture it, so I keep on inflating it for their enjoyment."
Adam talks about his mum:
"My mum is one of the most amazing people I know. She is so positive and I have a family that, although it may sound corny has always said, 'You can do whatever you want to do in life as long as it makes you happy'. I have had their support 110 per cent of the way and without their help I don't think I'd be here today."
Adam on Bootmen:
"It was a stroke of luck, to do my first film back home, with a director I've known for 10 years and whom I trust implicitly and a couple of my friends--about tap dancing, which is something I'm passionate about and feel very comfortable doing",
Adam on dancing:
"I was using dancing as a way to pay my way through university; I started to work professionaly when I was fifteen. I was doing advertisments and stuff like that."