Antonio Fargas

Nov 16, 2011 on TV one at 8:00 PM

Summary

Since Antonio Fargas' initiation into the world of film at the age of fourteen, when his exceptional interpretative skills led to a role in Shirley Clark's Cool World, he has been noted for the unforgettable characters he creates, most famously throu... (more)gh his role as the incorrigible and loveable 'Huggy Bear' in TV's Starsky & Hutch. His film credits include Shaft, Car Wash, Pretty Baby, Next Stop, The Howling VI and The Borrower, amongst many others. Fargas’ television credits include starring, recurrent and guest roles on Miami Vice, Starsky and Hutch, All My Children, Martin, Everybody Hates Chris and more. His stage career is most extensive with appearances both on and off Broadway; these include Melvin Van Peeples' Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, the on-Broadway production of The Great White Hope, Stage West's The Rainmaker and The Emperor Jones, and numerous other productions. Whether perfecting outrageously comedic characters or chilling the audience with his range of talent, Antonio's performances have generated a near endless array of enthusiastic acclaim from some of the industry's most respected critics of film, television and stage.

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