Who is Ricky Garcia?
Ricky Garcia is an American actor as well as a singer.
He introduced himself as a singer from his participation in an American reality show ‘The X Factor US’, 2013.
Likewise, he is best known for his Pirate Character named Monks in Netflix’s American adventure film ‘Finding Ohana’.
In addition, this film was shot in Brooklyn, Hawaii, Thailand, and in the Dominican.
Quick Bio
| Real Name | Ricky Garcia |
| Nick Name | N/A |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | January 22, 1999 |
| Birth Place | Puerto Rico |
| Age | 22 years |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Actor, Singer |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Net Worth | $10 million (Approx) |
Early Life Of Ricky Garcia
Ricky Garcia was born on 22 January 1999 in Puerto Rico’s US Navy base because his father served US Navy. He is the youngest in the family.
Additionally, Actor Ricky Garcia has not disclosed any information regarding his family and background.
Ricky landed in the glamour industry with his participation in the American reality show, The “X-Factor” US season 3, 2013.
In fact, he was chosen by Simon Cowell, to team up with ‘Emery Kelly’ and ‘Jon Klaasen’Â to form a trio boyband.
Therefore, he was a former member of the pop boy band named ‘Forever in your mind’.
In addition, he is still on good terms with the band members.
Accordingly, Ricky Garcia gains huge fame along with the band member.
Afterward, In his 20’s he alleged a rape case on his former manager and sued him. later he shared this information through his Instagram.
Career As FIYM Member
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive who picked Ricky Garcia to formed a boy band as a result Ricky get the spotlight.
The pop boy band was formed in 2013 during ‘The X Factor US’ reality show season 13.
Likewise, their cover song on Jonas Brothers ‘Lovebug’ received immense love from the audience and judges in the completion.
Finally, their band reached the semi-final but their journey helps them to create their own strong fan base.
Afterward, on 2013 November 7, the band released its first song named, ‘She Lights the World’.
Again, this song was also appreciated by the audience.
Besides, in 2014 June, Klaasen left the band and was replaced by ‘Emery Kelly’ cousin ‘Lim Attridge’.
Following the year Nov 2015, the band signed to Hollywood Records and released ‘Wrapped Up for Christmas’.
Similarly, Ricky Garcia with his band member recorded a medley of five songs from Disney Channel movies.
Which were later included on the 2016 soundtrack called Your favorite Songs from 100 Disney Channel Original Movies.
In the same way, Ricky continues his singing career.
Thus, from the X factor US, he started his career as a singer.
Career As Actor
Later, he starred in American comedy TV series named ‘Best Friend Whenever’.
In this television series, he portrays the role of ‘Naldo Montoya’ whose moniker is ‘Renaldo’.
Which was given by his friend ‘Berry Eisenberg’, portrayed by ‘Gus Kamp’.
In brief, this show and Ricky’s character were admired by a lot of audiences.
Therefore, this also increased his fan following.
Again he starred in another TV series known as ‘Forever People’Â along with his band member ‘Emery Kelly’ and ‘Lim Attridge’.
In addition, all of them are the main character of the series.
Likewise, In 2017, Ricky Garcia featured in ‘Ron Oliver’ comedy movie called ‘Bigger Fatter Liar’.
Ricky portrays ‘Kevin Shepherd’s character with ‘Jodelle Ferland’ who portrays his best friend character ‘Becca’.
similarly, On 10 June 2019, Ricky came up with a new series for his audience named Red Ruby from the teen Drama, Thriller, and Supernatural genre.
In fact, in this series, there were six important characters and one of them was played by Ricky named ‘Ian’.
Last but not least, recently in 2021, he appeared on Netflix’s American adventure film ‘Finding Ohana’ from the family and adventure genre.
According to him, this movie is one of his dream projects in which she justifies the role of a pirate whose name is Monks.
Not only this talented actor also released his new song titled “All I Want To Do” in February 2021.
Therefore, it can be estimated that an admirable and talented actor and singer has no intention of leaving his stardom lifestyle.
Ricky is Constantly trying hard on his work either it is acting or singing.
Hence, he has succeeded to impress the audience and becoming a fine artist.
Personal Info Of Ricky Garcia
What’s his height and Weight? –Â Ricky Garcia stands at 5ft 9in (182 cm) and his weight is approximately 69kg (181).
Ricky with an Independent and analytical personality has brown colored eyes with brown hair.
Who is Ricky’s favorite artist?
In his recent interview, he answered that he admires Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars.
Controversy
Why did Ricky Garcia sue his former manager?
In 2019, Ricky sues his former manager ‘Joby Harte’ of Hot Rock Media for sexual assault and rape, though Joby denied Ricky’s allegation of him.
However, actor and singer Ricky’s lawsuit mention that Ricky was in sexual assault and rape from the age of 12 on an almost weekly basis.
Ricky shared this information among his fans through Instagram.
Why did he shared this on media does he do this for fame?
Through his action, he encourages people to break silence on any kind of sexual assault as well he wrote on his Instagram, “You are not alone”.
After this, many tweets have trended on the internet supporting Ricky Garcia and encouraging people who have experienced sexual assault.
In addition, A look at #MeToo a year after the hashtag tweet went viral.
Relationship status
In his acting career, Ricky has stayed admirable and still working on giving commendable work in the future.
In addition, there are no rumors or information about his recent relationship updates.
Whereas In 2015, he seems to be in relation with actress, dancer, author, model, and producer ‘Chloe Elizabeth Lukasiak’.
They apart their way in 2016 due to their unmatch work schedule.
Therefore, Ricky Garcia’s relationship status is single.
NetWorth
How rich is Ricky Garcia?
Talented actor and singer Ricky Garcia is also an active personality in social media.
In addition, he has his own official ‘Youtube’ account in his own name. Likewise, he does modeling too for different brands.
Therefore, his net worth is $10 million approximately. Thus, he is assured to earn a fortune in the future with his hard work.
Trivia
- Before participating in ‘The X factor US’ he has tried to do modeling.
- He is passionate about acting and singing since his childhood.
- On Instagram, he gets a 712k range of followers.
- Among his movie experience, he finds ‘Finding Ohana’ dreamy project.
Image Credit:@realrickygarciaÂ
