Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor known
for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal
as Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch.Fargas was born
in New York City to Mildred (née Bailey) and Manuel Fargas; he was
one of 11 children. His father was a Puerto Rican who worked for the
City of New York. His mother was from Trinidad and Tobago. Raised in
New York's Spanish Harlem, Fargas graduated from Fashion Industries
High School in 1965.Fargas' breakout role was in the comedy film
Putney Swope (1969). After starring in a string of blaxploitation
movies in the early 1970s, such as Across 110th Street (1972) and Foxy
Brown (1974), he gained recognition as streetwise informant Huggy Bear
in the television series Starsky & Hutch. He appeared in All My
Children in the mid-1980s as the father of Angie Hubbard.As a nod to
his early roles, Fargas had a part in the blaxploitation spoof I'm
Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as well as another Wayans brothers "hood"
parody, Don't Be a Menace (1996). He guest-starred in the mid-1990s
sitcoms Living Single, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The
Steve Harvey Show. Fargas played the driver in the 1998 music video
for the Backstreet Boys hit "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)".
for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal
as Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch.Fargas was born
in New York City to Mildred (née Bailey) and Manuel Fargas; he was
one of 11 children. His father was a Puerto Rican who worked for the
City of New York. His mother was from Trinidad and Tobago. Raised in
New York's Spanish Harlem, Fargas graduated from Fashion Industries
High School in 1965.Fargas' breakout role was in the comedy film
Putney Swope (1969). After starring in a string of blaxploitation
movies in the early 1970s, such as Across 110th Street (1972) and Foxy
Brown (1974), he gained recognition as streetwise informant Huggy Bear
in the television series Starsky & Hutch. He appeared in All My
Children in the mid-1980s as the father of Angie Hubbard.As a nod to
his early roles, Fargas had a part in the blaxploitation spoof I'm
Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as well as another Wayans brothers "hood"
parody, Don't Be a Menace (1996). He guest-starred in the mid-1990s
sitcoms Living Single, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The
Steve Harvey Show. Fargas played the driver in the 1998 music video
for the Backstreet Boys hit "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)".
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