Daniel Escobar was an actor best known for the role of schoolteacher Mr. Escobar on the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire.
Born in California, he graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and also performed with the Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger Library in Washington, D.C.
In addition to Lizzie McGuire, Escobar's other TV credits included The Steve Harvey Show, Malcolm in the Middle, Dharma & Greg, NYPD Blue, Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Two and a Half Men, Charmed, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your Mother and Whitney.
His feature films included Talk Radio, Blow, The Mexican, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Sympathy for Delicious.
Escobar died December 13, 2013, in Los Angeles. He was 49.