Jeffrey Garcia

Jeffrey Garcia is an American actor and stand-up comedian, 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
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stand-up comedian
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Lisa Garcia
(m. 2002; div. 2013)
Children2

Career

Garcia began his career as a stand-up comedian in 1991.[1] He continued his stand-up comedy through the '90s at comedy clubs in Southern California before getting into acting in 1995.[1]

He has also performed stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory.[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 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.[3]

Filmography

Live-action

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Best of Comedy Live Himself
Caroline in the City Jeff Episode: "Caroline and the Mugger"
Dangerous Minds Raoul 2 episodes
1998 LiteWeight Oscar
2000 Cursed Part 3 Short film
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[4]
2012–2013 Mr. Box Office Freddy Lopez 33 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Sheen Estevez [4]
2006 Barnyard Pip [4]
2006 Happy Feet Rinaldo [4]
2011 Rio Tipa, Bat [4]
2011 Happy Feet Two Rinaldo [4]
2014 Rio 2 Spoonbill, Peri (Auditioning blue Spix's macaw) [4]

Animation

Year Title Role Notes
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 Series regular[4]
2003 Ozzy & Drix Ricardo Amino Episode: "Tricky Ricardo"[4]
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, Additional voices [4]
2010 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Additional voices
2010–2013 Planet Sheen Sheen Estevez, Zennuan, Additional voices [4]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Sheen Estevez [4]
2002 Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron
2003 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion Sheen Estevez, Racing Ninja, Pirate [4]
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 [4]
2006 Barnyard Pip
2008 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom Sheen Estevez
2011 Nicktoons MLB [4]
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

  1. "Comedian Jeff Garcia Spends Valentine's Day at Pechanga". Whatsuptemecula.com. February 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. "The Jeff Garcia Channel | Laugh Factory Comedy Network".
  3. Asbury, John. May 5, 2009, The Press-Enterprise, "Left for dead, Gracie has new family and guardian angels". Accessed May 7, 2009.
  4. "Jeffrey Garcia". Behind the Voice Actors, Behindthevoiceactors.com.
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