He found fame in the 1990s starring in a hit television series and with his affable attitude won millions of fans around the world.
However, in recent years he hasn’t been seen as much in the spotlight.
On Thursday, however, he made a rare public appearance when he attended Warner Bros. Television Group’s celebration of the fall television season in Los Angeles.
However, he looked virtually unrecognizable as he sported a new look, having lost a considerable amount of weight after adopting a plant-based diet in a bid to lose weight.
So can you guess who it is?
A TV star, 51, looked unrecognizable as she attended a Warner Bros party in Los Angeles after her vegan diet caused her to lose dramatic weight. Can you guess who it is?
That’s right, it’s Lost star Jorge García!
In a rare red carpet appearance, Jorge looked unrecognizable 19 years after starring on the ABC series as Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes.
Sporting a slimmer figure, he donned a gray single-breasted suit, paired with a blue printed shirt.
The star completed her look with a pair of shiny black pumps as she posed for photos on the red carpet.
The last time the actor appeared on the red carpet was celebrating the series’ 50th anniversary and the premiere of Magnum PI at Queen’s Surf Beach in September 2018 in Waikiki, Hawaii.
He now tends to enjoy a quiet life away from the spotlight with his wife Rebecca Birdsall, whom he met on the set of Five-O.
Throughout his career, Jorge has made headlines for his yo-yo diet, and once admitted that he had been encouraged to try to lose weight for health reasons.
He began exposing himself to health problems such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease that could ultimately lead to a heart attack.
That’s right, it’s Lost star Jorge Garcia, who played Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes on the ABC series Lost (pictured from the show).
Jorge has made headlines for his yo-yo diet, after being encouraged to lose weight for health reasons, but has found new success by adopting a vegan diet (just in 2005).
Jorge appears on Lost with his co-stars Josh Holloway and Evangeline Lilly.
But five years ago he decided to become vegan and eliminate all animal products from his diet.
There were also more reports that he followed a Nooch diet, which is based on deactivated yeast, and ate a lot of spinach, other vegetables, and protein.
Thanks to the strict diet and exercise plan, Jorge reportedly lost almost 100 pounds from his 400-pound frame.
At his most intense in 2014, a source close to the actor was reported to have said his loved ones were “terrified” he would die if he didn’t change his lifestyle.
A friend of Jorge’s told the National Enquirer, “We’re talking about type 2 diabetes or, worse, a heart attack.”
And they continued: “No one wants that to happen to him.”
“Jorge is one of the kindest, gentlest souls you’ll ever meet, but he just can’t keep the pounds off,” the source added.
In a March 2006 issue of Maxim, he revealed that he had lost 30 pounds, after causing health problems due to his size.
“I can afford to not live on rum and burritos and take better care of myself,” García told the magazine. “Plus, there were enough people who were expecting my character to lose weight as a result of being stranded on a desert island.”
Thanks to the strict diet and exercise plan, Jorge reportedly lost almost 100 pounds from his 400-pound body (pictured with actress Andrea Anders).
