Daniel Escobar obit

'Lizzie McGuire's' Daniel Escobar Dies at 4

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The actor is best known for his role as teacher Mr. Escobar on the Disney Channel series.

Daniel Escobar, best known for his role on Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire, died Friday of complications from diabetes at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 49.

Escobar played the character of Mr. Escobar opposite Hilary Duff on the TV series from 2001-02.

Escobar earned his bachelor's in fine arts at Southern Methodist University and also trained with the Shakespeare Theatre at Folger.

In addition to his Lizzie McGuire role, he recurred on Dharma & Greg and appeared in a slew of shows including Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Malcolm in the Middle, NYPD Blue, Two and a Half Men, Charmed, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Desperate Housewives, Whitney and How I Met Your Mother.

His film credits include Ted Demme's Blow, Gore Verbinski's The Mexican and Mark Ruffalo's Sundance winner Sympathy for Delicious.

Escobar also won a Helen Hayes Award in 2008 for his role in the Washington, D.C.-based Woolly Mammoth Theater Company's production of David Greenspan's She Stoops to Comedy.

Filmography

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1988      Talk Radio           Frank     Film, Voice

1997      The Beautician and the Beast      Hector Film

1997      Leather Jacket Love Story             Zana      Film

1998-2002          NYPD Blue           Tim Jones / Falana           2 episodes

1999-2002          Dharma & Greg                 Lorenzo                4 episodes

2000      Malcolm in the Middle   Franklin                Episode: "Red Dress"

2000      Between Christmas and New Year's          Manager              Film

2001      The Mexican      Raoul     Film

2001      Blow      Emilio Ochoa      Film

2001      Fishes    Deck Dexter       Film

2001-2002          Lizzie McGuire   Drama Teacher 5 episodes

2002      The Country Bears           Store Manager Film

2002      Curb Your Enthusiasm    Chef Josh             Episode: "Club Soda and Salt"

2003      The Lizzie McGuire Movie             Mr. Escobar        Film

2003      Charmed              Richard Jean       Episode: "Sense and Sense Ability"

2003      Two and a Half Men        Richard                 Episode: "Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor"

2003      The Lizzie McGuire Movie             Drama Teacher Film

2008      The Human Contract       Seth       Film

2009      Not Forgotten    Hector Film

2009      Desperate Housewives Photographer    Episode: "Bargaining"

2009      Weeds Receptionist       Episode: "Glue"

2010      Sympathy for Delicious Hector Film

2011      How I Met Your Mother                Professor Rodriguez        Episode: "The Exploding Meatball Sub"

2011      Whitney               Waiter Episode: "First Date", (final appearance)