Actor Daniel Escobar dies
Actor Daniel Escobar has passed away at the age of 49.
Escobar, who was best known for his role as teacher Mr. Escobar on the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire starring Hilary Duff, died on Friday (13Dec13) in Los Angeles from complications from diabetes.
In addition to his work on Lizzie McGuire, Escobar had a recurring
role on the popular sitcom Dharma & Greg, and appeared in a number
of TV series including Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Malcolm in the
Middle, NYPD Blue, Two and a Half Men, Desperate Housewives, How I
Met Your Mother, and last worked in 2011 on short-lived sitcom
Whitney.
In 2008, Escobar won a coveted Helen Hayes Award for his role in
David Greenspan's play She Stoops to Comedy, which was performed at
the Woolly Mammoth Theater Company in Washington, D.C.