# Daniel Escobar

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{{short description|American actor (1964-2013)}}

{{Infobox person
| name         = Daniel Escobar
| image        = Daniel Escobar LG.jpg
| alt          =
| caption      = Escobar on ''[Lizzie McGuire](/source/Lizzie_McGuire)''
| birth_name   = Daniel Rene Escobar
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1964|4|9}}
| birth_place  = [California](/source/California), U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2013|12|13|1964|4|9}}
| death_place  = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California, U.S.
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1988–2011
}}

'''Daniel Rene Escobar''' (April 9, 1964 – December 13, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/themonitor/name/daniel-escobar-obituary?id=9228764|title=DANIEL ESCOBAR Obituary (1964 - 2013)|work=The Monitor|publisher=Legacy|date=December 19, 2013|accessdate=December 19, 2013}}</ref> was an American [actor](/source/actor) known for playing Mr. Escobar, a teacher on the [Disney Channel](/source/Disney_Channel) TV series, ''[Lizzie McGuire](/source/Lizzie_McGuire)''. His other television credits include ''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)'', ''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)'', ''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)'', and ''[Malcolm in the Middle](/source/Malcolm_in_the_Middle)'', amongst others. He died in a Los Angeles hospital on December 13, 2013, from complications resulting from diabetes; he was 49 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lizzie-mcguires-daniel-escobar-dies-666036/|title='Lizzie McGuire's' Daniel Escobar Dies at 49|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |date=December 17, 2013}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
He was born in McAllen, Texas. His last role was a waiter in ''[Whitney](/source/Whitney_(TV_series))'' back in 2011.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1988
|''[Talk Radio](/source/Talk_Radio_(film))''
|Frank
|Film, Voice
|-
|1997
|''[The Beautician and the Beast](/source/The_Beautician_and_the_Beast)''
|Hector
|Film
|-
|1997
|''[Leather Jacket Love Story](/source/Leather_Jacket_Love_Story)''
|Zana
|Film
|-
|1998-2002
|''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)''
|Tim Jones / Falana
|2 episodes
|-
|1999-2002
|''[Dharma & Greg](/source/Dharma_%26_Greg)''
|Lorenzo
|4 episodes
|-
|2000
|''[Malcolm in the Middle](/source/Malcolm_in_the_Middle)''
|Franklin
|Episode: "Red Dress"
|-
|2000
|''Between Christmas and New Year's''
|Manager
|Film
|-
|2001
|''[The Mexican](/source/The_Mexican_(film))''
|Raoul
|Film
|-
|2001
|''[Blow](/source/Blow_(film))''
|Emilio Ochoa
|Film
|-
|2001
|''Fishes''
|Deck Dexter
|Film
|-
|2001-2002
|''[Lizzie McGuire](/source/Lizzie_McGuire)''
|Mr. Escobar
|5 episodes
|-
|2002
|''[The Country Bears](/source/The_Country_Bears)''
|Store Manager
|Film
|-
|2002
|''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)''
|Chef Josh
|Episode: "Club Soda and Salt"
|-
|2003
|''[The Lizzie McGuire Movie](/source/The_Lizzie_McGuire_Movie)''
|Mr. Escobar
|Film
|-
|2003
|''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)''
|Richard Jean
|Episode: "Sense and Sense Ability"
|-
|2003
|''[Two and a Half Men](/source/Two_and_a_Half_Men)''
|Richard
|Episode: "Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor"
|-
|2008
|''[The Human Contract](/source/The_Human_Contract)''
|Seth
|Film
|-
|2009
|''[Not Forgotten](/source/Not_Forgotten_(film))''
|Hector
|Film
|-
|2009
|''[Desperate Housewives](/source/Desperate_Housewives)''
|Photographer
|Episode: "[Bargaining](/source/Bargaining_(Desperate_Housewives))"
|-
|2009
|''[Weeds](/source/Weeds_(TV_series))''
|Receptionist
|Episode: "[Glue](/source/Glue_(Weeds))"
|-
|2010
|''[Sympathy for Delicious](/source/Sympathy_for_Delicious)''
|Hector
|Film
|-
|2011
|''[How I Met Your Mother](/source/How_I_Met_Your_Mother)''
|Professor Rodriguez
|Episode: "[The Exploding Meatball Sub](/source/The_Exploding_Meatball_Sub)"
|-
|2011
|''[Whitney](/source/Whitney_(TV_series))''
|Waiter
|Episode: "First Date", (final appearance)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0260299}}

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Category:1964 births
Category:2013 deaths
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American people of Colombian descent
Category:Deaths from diabetes in California
Category:Male actors from California

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