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Comedian and voice actor Jeff Garcia died Wednesday, December 10. Garcia was the voice of Sheen Estevez on Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and its spinoff Planet Sheen. TMZ reported Garcia was pronounced dead after being taken off life support Tuesday night. Garcia had been suffering from a brain aneurysm and stroke earlier this year. “My father was a unique soul. He was unapologetically himself and I will always admire the love, compassion, and drive that he had,” his son Jojo Garcia wrote on Instagram. “He taught me so much and gave me advice that I live by every single day.”
Garcia was born in LaPuente, California in 1977. He got his start in stand-up comedy at age 15. Besides working in comedy clubs, he honed his vocal skills in the world of morning radio. “Jeff’s a comedian who needs to be remembered,” Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada told TMZ, noting that Garcia “used his success for outreach to the Latino community, helping to inspire young comics.”
In 2001, Garcia got his breakout role of Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The movie eventually became an animated series, which then spun off Sheen into his own show that ran for 26 episodes. Besides playing Sheen, Garcia had roles in Happy Feet, Rio, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Clone High. “From voice acting to stand up comedy, he shined with his quick wit, brash humor, and charm,” his son wrote on Instagram. “He has made such an impact on people’s lives internationally, whether you grew up watching Jimmy Neutron, or shared a laugh with him at one of his shows. He was my hero.”
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