George Lopez
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 George Lopez in March 2006 |
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| Born: | April 23, 1961 Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Occupation: | Comedian, actor |
| Spouse: | Ann Serrano |
| Website: | http://www.georgelopez.com/ |
Jorge Lopez (born April 23, 1961, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California), more commonly known as George Lopez, is an American comedian, actor, and star of the ABC sitcom, The George Lopez Show.
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[edit] Early life and stand-up
He was born to a Sephardic family and grew up in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, California. He was abandoned by his parents and raised by his grandmother--whom many of his jokes revolve around. He became a popular stand-up comedian, especially among the Latino community for his satirizing of Mexican-American life and culture in the United States. Much of his humor was drawn from the financial poverty of his upbringing and of the Latino community in general. He has released four albums of recorded stand-up comedy shows, including Right Now Right Now and Team Leader, which was nominated for a 2004 Grammy for Best Comedy Album. [1] He appeared in The Latin Kings of Comedy, where he was special guest along with other top Latino stand-up comedians. Alien Nation in 1996 was his first album released of his stand-up comedy shows. His current stand-up comedy DVD is George Lopez Why You Crying?. He recently released "El Mas Chingon" in September of 2006. His new HBO Special premiered on February 24th of 2007 called "America's Mexican". The theme for The George Lopez Show and for Lopez's standup appearances is "Low Rider" from the album Why Can't We Be Friends?, by the band War.
[edit] Personal life
Lopez married Ann Serrano in 1993. Their daughter Mayan was born in 1995. In April 2005, he received a transplanted kidney from his wife. [2] An episode of The George Lopez Show was based on this. It is also mentioned briefly in a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode, where Larry David seeks inside information from George Lopez about the "kidney consortium" and in the nickelodeon series The Naked Brothers Band by Rosalina.the george lopez show is really funny man
With the debut of "The George Lopez Show", Lopez became the fourth-ever Latino male to headline an United States television sitcom. The others were Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze and Paul Rodriguez. His favorite food is menudo topped with green onions, lemon juice and cilantro.
[edit] Conflicts
George criticized Jay Leno during an interview on radio station WOMX-FM in Orlando on January 24,2007. "He's the biggest two-faced dude in TV," Lopez said of Leno he also added "fuck that beezy". He also called him a back-stabber [3] and said he can't interview guests very well.[4]He also likes to eat Ramon Noodle Soup.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.georgelopez.com/bio/bioinfo.html
- ^ http://www.webmd.com/content/article/121/114100.htm
- ^ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-lopezaudio-012407,0,6385878.mp3file?coll=orl-caltop
- ^ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-lopezleno-bk,0,5890460.story?coll=orl-home-entlife
[edit] External links
- George Lopez at the Internet Movie Database
- George Lopez's official site
- The George Lopez Show official site
- Lopez - Feherty Foundation Anti-Pro-Am official site
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Categories: American comedian stubs | 1961 births | American comedians | American film actors | American stand-up comedians | American television actors | Living people | Mexican American actors | Roman Catholic entertainers | American Roman Catholics | People from the San Fernando Valley | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Organ transplant recipients
