Jeffrey Garcia, beloved ‘Jimmy Neutron’ voice actor and comedian, dies
Jeff Garcia speaks at the Jimmy Neutron 20th Anniversary Reunion & Live Script Reading during 2022 Los Angeles Comic Con at Los Angeles Convention Center on December 03, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/WireImag
LOS ANGELES - Actor and comedian Jeffrey Garcia — best known for voicing Sheen Estevez in Nickelodeon’s "Jimmy Neutron" film and television franchise — has died.
TMZ reported his was 50 years old.
His son, comedian Jojo Garcia, confirmed the news in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday.
What they're saying:
"With a very heavy heart, I would like to inform everybody that my father, Jeff Garcia, has passed away," he posted. "My father was a unique soul. He was unapologetically himself and I will always admire the love, compassion, and drive that he had. He taught me so much and gave me advice that I live by every single day."
Dig deeper:
According to TMZ, the comedian and actor was pronounced dead early Wednesday morning after being taken off life support Tuesday night at a Southern California hospital, where he was surrounded by family and friends.
The outlet reported that Garcia had been dealing with multiple medical issues in the months leading up to his death, including a brain aneurysm in the spring during which he fell and hit his head; although he recovered, sources told TMZ he later suffered a stroke.
He had also recently canceled several shows because he wasn’t feeling well, though he chose not to seek medical treatment.
TMZ further noted that he had been hospitalized around November 20 with pneumonia and discharged, but his condition worsened in the following weeks, leading to his return to the hospital on Monday with breathing difficulties before his lung collapsed on Tuesday.
The backstory:
Along with other works, Garcia is famously credited with voicing Sheen Estevez in the 2001 film "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" and in 59 episodes of "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius."
He also performed as a stand-up comic.
The Source: Information in this story comes from TMZ’s reporting on Jeffrey Garcia’s medical complications and death, along with confirmation from his son Jojo Garcia in an Instagram post. This story was reported from Los Angeles.