His dad was Puerto Rican while his mum came from Trinidad and Tobago. After starring in a string of blaxploitation movies in the early 1970s, such as Across 110th Street (1972) and Foxy Brown (1974), he gained recognition as streetwise informant Huggy Bear in the television series Starsky & Hutch. By using BiJog.com you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Antonio restores old homes, including a 1790's colonial in Connecticut and an 1820s farm house in upstate New York. He was also popular for featuring in movies like across 110th Street and Foxy Brown. Antonio Fargas has an estimated net worth of about $20 million. Fargas was born in New York City to Mildred (née Bailey) and Manuel Fargas; he was one of 11 children. Fargas' son, Justin, was recently drafted as a running back by the Oakland Raiders. Fargas played the driver in the 1998 music video for the Backstreet Boys hit "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". Fargas' son Justin Fargas, a University of Southern California alumnus, is a former NFL running back who played seven seasons for the Oakland Raiders, amassing over 3,000 rushing yards in his career. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Non-related Celebrities With Identical Birth-dates, (? His character was called The Rooster. Official Sites. His father was a Puerto Rican who worked for the City of New York. |  In 2008 he took part in a boxing moving Sucker punch. He had a regular role as Doc on the 2005–2009 television series Everybody Hates Chris. In 2008, Fargas acted in the British boxing film Sucker Punch. On an article published by Hollywood Reporter he was said to have been named the brand ambassador of NBC's COZI TV. His career continued to flourish after "Starsky and Hutch" wrapped up after four years, and he has appeared in over 50 movies to date, many TV shows and numerous stage productions. He has played a 90-year-old witch doctor in "The Great White Hope", was in Melvin Van Peebles' "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death", and appeared in productions of "The Rainmaker", "The Emperor Jones" and "Dream on Monkey Mountain". Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. The guy who was on 'Baretta' was a pimp. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Some of Fargas' notable appearances on British television shows include Series 4 of the reality series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! With 10 siblings, he grew up in the housing projects on Manhattan’s Lower West Side. He really hasn't showed any interest of such is social networks like Twitter and Tumblr, but it's no surprise considering his age and all. He appeared in an episode of Fox's Lie to Me as the father of a murdered firefighter. After moving back to L.A. after his divorce, he appeared in music videos and started a music production company, Bump It. He has a child Justin Fargas. Fargas' daughter-in-law is LSU women's basketball coach Nikki Caldwell. His film debut was in Shirley Clarke's The Cool World (1963), a gritty, uncompromising tale about African-American youth growing up in Harlem, New York. This whole glorification of pimps and all that makes people think that. He (Huggy Bear) wasn't a pimp. He also went on and featured in British television shows, he made frequent appearances in reality series I'm a celebrity.Get Me Out Of Here! Huggy bear became a word in the popular culture and Babasonicos an argentine band made a song called "Antonio Farags" in 1998, the song contained lyrical element like "Antonio Fargas … He guest-starred in the mid-1990s sitcoms Living Single, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Steve Harvey Show. He gained widespread recognition for the name "Huggy Bear" an informant in the '70s TV series titled Starsky and Hutch. He appeared in All My Children in the mid-1980s as the father of Angie Hubbard. [1][2] His father was a Puerto Rican who worked for the City of New York. - A strong advocate of the strength and diversity of African-American culture, Fargas holds positions on the boards of Rhode Island's Langton Hughes Center for the Arts and The Martin Luther King Center of Newport. Due to his success in the movie industries he was widely recognised as a great actor as he was featured in one of Backstreets Boys hit song music video "Everybody". [November 2004]. But he was never a pimp. Publicity Listings Antonio made guest appearances in popular comedy shows like The Steve Harvey show and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. When he was in his sophomore year, he auditioned for an independent film called “Cool World” and got the p… Antonio Fargas Net Worth $1 million Born in New York City, Fargas is the son of Mildred Bailey a homemaker who is of Trinidadian descent, and Manual Fargas, who worked on public relations and is of Puerto Rican descent. [2] Raised in New York's Spanish Harlem, Fargas graduated from Fashion Industries High School in 1965.[3]. (British TV series) participants, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 June 2020, at 04:09. Appeared in stage production of "Blues Brothers" in UK, doing. running the corner store in which Chris works for him. In 2009 he had a steady role in the TV series Everybody Hates Chris, where he played the role of "Doc". Of Puerto Rican and Trinidadian heritage. [4], Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, "LSU's Nikki Caldwell makes it official with longtime fiancé Justin Fargas", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonio_Fargas&oldid=964713728, American people of Trinidad and Tobago descent, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Plus there were other roles were I had played pimps so a lot of people may have thought that. Antonio became famous as an actor in the 60's for his role in the comedy cult film Putney Swope, he also starred in Blaxploitation in the early 70's. In the mid 1980 he featured in All My Children a movie which was aired by ABC. His son graduated from the University of Southern California and he played as the starting running back for NFL team Oakland raiders. Fargas’ career started as early as his high school years. Fargas' breakout role was in the comedy film Putney Swope (1969). As a nod to his early roles, Fargas had a part in the blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as well as another Wayans brothers "hood" parody, Don't Be a Menace (1996). present) ( 4 children). He then made his acting presence felt in many "blaxploitation" films of the early 1970s, including the classic Shaft (1971), the Mafia flick Across 110th Street (1972), the ultra-violent Pam Grier vehicle Foxy Brown (1974) and the classic tale of Huckleberry Finn (1975).Around this time ABC-TV executives were looking for a capable actor to play the role of golden-hearted street informant "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch (1975), and Fargas scored the role with which he is most closely identified. Fargas was born in New York City to Mildred (née Bailey) and Manuel Fargas; he was one of 11 children. Also his son's wife is a coach for the LSU women's basketball team. Born in New York City, Fargas is the son of Mildred Bailey a homemaker who is of Trinidadian descent, and Manual Fargas, who worked on public relations and is of Puerto Rican descent. firehouse44, Other Works Huggy bear became a word in the popular culture and Babasonicos an argentine band made a song called "Antonio Farags" in 1998, the song contained lyrical element like "Antonio Fargas is Huggy Bear" in Spanish. Around this time ABC-TV executives were looking for a capable actor to play the role of golden-hearted street informant "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch (1975), and Fargas scored the role with which he is most closely identified. Raised in New York's Spanish Harlem, Fargas graduated from Fashion Industries High School in 1965. in 2004 and Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in early 2006. His mother was from Trinidad and Tobago. He married Taylor Hastie in 1979, but their marriage lasted for only nine years, he then moved over and re married Sandra Reed. His mother was from Trinidad and Tobago. A tall, lanky and twinkle-eyed African-American actor with wonderful onscreen charisma, Antonio Fargas has been appearing on stage and screen for nearly 40 years. |  [September 2006], Appeared in the UK version of reality show "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here" on ITV1. The word Fish Shoes became popular from the role he played in the film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. But they never told you what he did. Before his rise to fame he worked as a register at a local shop. Appearing as Fleshcreep in Jack and the Beanstalk at Derby, UK, Assembly Rooms. Antonio Juan Fargas was born on August 14th  1946, in New York City, he's the child of Manuel Fargas and Mildred Fargas, while growing he had eleven siblings as his father worked for the city of New York. Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal as Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch. [December 2007], Appearing in Ford Explorer commerical as the car wash manager [January 2003], Antonio plays DOC on Everybody Hates Chris!

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