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All of the cast members of ABC’s Lost are reaping the benefits of the show’s enormous success, but few have a fan following as devoted as Jorge Garcia’s. His portrayal of Hurley, a fast-food worker who won the lotto only to discover the numbers he played are cursed, has established him as one of the television’s rising stars.
“The thing that Jorge brought to Hurley is something we could never have written,” Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof says. “He's the everyman. He’s funny without trying to be funny. On an island full of people with dark secrets, Jorge just brought a sense of fun and lightness that created real balance not just in the cast, but in the show. More importantly, he's such a genuinely sweet guy that it oozes into his performance and has the effect of everyone rooting for him.”
When asked about his status as a fan favorite, Garcia replies, “I think there’s a cool aspect to the fact that Hurley isn’t being a villain or a hero. He’s just a regular guy. I think that has an appeal to it.”
Garcia says Lost fans eager to learn more about Hurley’s backstory will be treated to another Hurley flashback episode this season that depicts his time in a mental institution. “The episode is really interesting,” he says. “[What happened to him while he was in the institution] was even a question I had.”
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All of the cast members of ABC’s Lost are reaping the benefits of the show’s enormous success, but few have a fan following as devoted as Jorge Garcia’s. His portrayal of Hurley, a fast-food worker who won the lotto only to discover the numbers he played are cursed, has established him as one of the television’s rising stars.
“The thing that Jorge brought to Hurley is something we could never have written,” Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof says. “He's the everyman. He’s funny without trying to be funny. On an island full of people with dark secrets, Jorge just brought a sense of fun and lightness that created real balance not just in the cast, but in the show. More importantly, he's such a genuinely sweet guy that it oozes into his performance and has the effect of everyone rooting for him.”
When asked about his status as a fan favorite, Garcia replies, “I think there’s a cool aspect to the fact that Hurley isn’t being a villain or a hero. He’s just a regular guy. I think that has an appeal to it.”
Garcia says Lost fans eager to learn more about Hurley’s backstory will be treated to another Hurley flashback episode this season that depicts his time in a mental institution. “The episode is really interesting,” he says. “[What happened to him while he was in the institution] was even a question I had.”
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