José Doval Garcia (; born 17 March 1966), sometimes credited as José Luis Garcia,
is a Spanish-French
film and
television
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actor
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.
Early life and education
He was born as José Doval in
Paris
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, France.
At age 20, he received two years of training in the ''Classe libre'' ("Free Class") for actors at the
Cours Florent
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The school is located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; fu ...
in Paris, with
Francis Huster
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Biography
Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father is Charles Huster, commercial director at Lancia, and his Poli ...
as a teacher. He completed his training through the
Annie Fratellini
Annie Violette Fratellini (14 November 1932 – 1 July 1997) was a French circus artist, singer, film actress and clown.
Biography
She was born Annie Violette Fratellini on 14 November 1932, in Algiers, French Algeria, where her parents, who wer ...
Circus School (where he met his future wife Isabelle Doval) and taught in France following an
Actors Studio
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course.
He also holds a degree in accounting.
Career
Since 1989, Garcia has made acting appearances in over forty-five films.
Additionally, he has made appearances, some in acting roles but mostly as himself, in over twenty television productions.
Filmography
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
French male film actors
French people of Spanish descent
French male television actors
Cours Florent alumni