Jeffrey "Jeff" Garcia (May 3, 1975 - December 10, 2025) was an American voice actor and a stand-up comedian best known for voicing Sheen in "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" and "Planet Sheen". He voiced Marcel's henchman Tipa and the Bat in Rio. In the second film, Rio 2, he also voiced Peri, a member of the Spix's Macaw Tribe and Kipo, who was previously voiced by Bernardo de Paula in Rio.
Early life[]
Garcia was born in La Puente, California. His parents are Mexican immigrants.
Career[]
Garcia began his career as a stand-up comedian, starting in 1991 at the age of fourteen, he continued his stand-up comedy through the 90s at comedy clubs in Southern, California before getting into acting in 1995. Garcia is known for portraying Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and its spin-off series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Planet Sheen on Nickelodeon. He also guest starred on the animated series Clone High. He was also the leader of the KMRK-FM 96.1 Wild Wake-Up crew. He also voiced Tyler Nelson in The Maw franchise and Pip the mouse in the 2006 film Barnyard, reprising his role as Pip in the television spin-off Back at the Barnyard. He voiced Rinaldo the penguin in the 2006 film Happy Feet. He appeared on one of the half-hour comedy special Comedy Central Presents in May 2006. He was a contestant in the Comedy Central series Reality Bites Back, but quit after the first day. He also voiced Tipa, one of the smugglers and the bat in the 2011 animated comedy film, Rio. In the sequel Rio 2, he voices a spoonbill and an auditioning Spix's Macaw named Peri.
Personal life and death[]
Garcia was married to Lisa Garcia from 2002 to 2013; together they had two children: Savannah and Joseph Garcia.
Garcia was involved with Gracie's Fund, a charity set up to help a young woman who was shot by her mother. He promoted the fund by performing comedy shows and donating a portion of the proceeds of his online DVD and CD sales.
Garcia died on December 10, 2025, at a hospital in California from complications from a collapsed lung at the age of 50. He was hospitalized for pneumonia and had recently been recovering from a fall, a stroke, and a cerebral aneurysm.