Hugo "Hurley" Reyes

Hugo Reyes, more commonly known by his nickname "Hurley", is one of the main characters of the TV series Lost.
He was portrayed by , who also played Herm Stockburn in The Ridiculous 6 and Germur in Rock Dog.
==Biography==
He was one of the middle section survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Hurley's father disappeared when he was ten and did not return until Hurley was 27. During his father's absence, Hurley developed an eating disorder, and later a traumatic accident landed him in a mental asylum where he started seeing an imaginary person. He was overly-conscious about his sanity and weight afterwards. While employed at Mr. Cluck's, Hurley won the lottery by playing the numbers given to him by Lenny. Because of a series of unfortunate incidents following his win, he believed himself to be plagued with bad luck because of the numbers and searched for an answer to the curse.
On the Island, Hurley was typically happy-go-lucky and kept the spirits of his fellow survivors up. He was also a voice of reason in the group and used his common sense to solve difficult situations. Eventually, Hurley found that he could not escape the Numbers, and after seeing them on the side of the Hatch, believed that opening it would be a bad idea. He struggled with being given the task of dividing up the food in the Hatch and began seeing his old imaginary friend on the Island. Later, he was captured by the Others, along with Jack, Kate, and Sawyer as a part of Michael's betrayal, but was released to go back and warn the other survivors not to come for them. Back at camp, Hurley found an old DHARMA van which he was able to get running again with the help of Charlie, Sawyer, and Jin, restoring his and the rest of the survivors' optimism, and creating a belief in him of self-created luck. He later used the van as a crucial part in the mission to rescue Sayid, Jin, and Bernard.
After Jack called the freighter for rescue, Hurley and five other survivors managed to escape the Island by using a helicopter. However, they were forced to leave everyone else behind when Ben moved the Island. Hurley tried to carry on happily with his life, but began seeing visions of Charlie off the Island and struggled with accepting the lie they created. Eventually, he was readmitted to the Santa Rosa Mental Institute where he routinely conversed with Charlie and other deceased people. He was removed from Santa Rosa by Sayid, and taken to a "safe house", where he was mistaken for a murderer. He later threw a Hot Pocket at Benjamin Linus and surrendered to authorities. Hurley was found innocent and released from prison where he was convinced by a man to return to the Island.
He boarded Ajira Flight 316 and was flashed to 1977 where he worked in the kitchen for the DHARMA Initiative. After the detonation of Jughead by Juliet, he time traveled to his original timeline. Soon afterward, the now-deceased Jacob began to appear to Hurley, first telling him to take the wounded Sayid to the Temple, and then instructing him to take Jack to the Lighthouse. Hurley later acted as a medium between Richard and his deceased wife Isabella.
Hurley was confirmed to be one of Jacob's candidates by Jacob himself. He was visited and touched by Jacob while off the Island. Hurley's name appears on the wall in the cliffside cave and the Lighthouse wheel as "8 - Reyes". Hurley eventually took over as protector of the island for Jack and hired Ben as an advisor. ("The End")
In the flash-sideways, Hurley was finally reunited with his murdered island lover, Elizabeth "Libby" Smith and along with their friends, they moved on.
== Personality ==
Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes, a beloved character from the hit TV show LOST, is a man of many traits. With his kind heart, sentimental nature, and sense of humor, he is able to lift the spirits of his fellow survivors on the mysterious island. Despite his lousy luck after winning the lottery with the cursed numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42, Hurley remains brave and always willing to offer his help to those in need, even when he is struggling with his own weight and sanity. While he can be overly conscious about these aspects of himself, Hurley's growth throughout the series allowed him to learn to accept and even embrace his unique abilities, such as his mediumship that allows him to communicate with the dead. Though he may sometimes act passively, Hurley is far from rancorous and always willing to make his own decisions and trust in himself.
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