'Lizzie McGuire's' Daniel Escobar Dies at 4
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)
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