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George Lopez
George Lopez receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006
Born	April 23, 1961 (1961-04-23) (age 46) Los Angeles, California, United States
Medium	stand-up comedy, television, film
Years active	1983 - present
Genres	Observational comedy, Black comedy, Satire
Subject(s)	Mexican American culture, race relations, childhood, family
Influences	Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze, Cheech & Chong, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Paul Mooney
Influenced	Carlos Mencia
Spouse	Ann Serrano (1 child)
Notable works and roles	George Lopez in George Lopez
Website	GeorgeLopez.com

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Biography

Early life

George Lopez, a Mexican American, was born in Los Angeles, California. He was abandoned by his father as an infant and by his mother when he was ten years old.

Career

Lopez became a popular stand-up comedian among the Latino community by using his Mexican-American heritage as an attraction to Mexicans. Much of his comedy is based on the experiences growing up and that of the Mexican-American community in general. He has released four albums of recorded stand-up comedy shows, the first of which was "Alien Nation" in 1996, as well as Right Now Right Now and Team Leader, which was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. He released El Mas Chingon in September of 2006. On television Lopez has appeared on The Latin Kings of Comedy, where he was a guest star along with other top Latino stand-up comedians. His first stand-up comedy special George Lopez Why You Crying? premiered on Showtime. His second special America's Mexican was broadcast live on HBO on February 24, 2007.

Lopez starred on the television situation comedy George Lopez from 2002-2007. The show featured a majority Hispanic cast and is the second-longest running Hispanic-themed sitcom, after "I Love Lucy." George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show) is an American situation comedy starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007. ...

Lopez also appeared in an episode of the hit series "The Naked Brothers Band".

Personal life

Lopez is Catholic and married Ana Serrano in 1993. Their daughter, Mayan, was adopted in 1995. In April 2005, his wife transplanted a kidney to him. An episode of George Lopez, and The Naked Brothers Band 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". Even though George Lopez's family is in Mexico, it didn't stop him from achieving a high repution as a famous actor and comedian. George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show) is an American situation comedy starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007. ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy series (though not in the traditional sitcom format) starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. ... Lawrence Gene Larry David (born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. ...

Controversy

Lopez criticized Jay Leno, someone he once considered a "close friend", during an interview on radio station WOMX-FM in Orlando, Florida on January 24, 2007. "He's the biggest two-faced dude in TV." He also called him a back-stabber^[1] and said he is not a proficient interviewer. ^[2] James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ... WOMX is located in the Orlando, Florida area and broadcasts at 105. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State Counties Orange Government  - Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) Area  - City 101 sq mi (261. ...

Lopez is also known for his conflict with Carlos Mencia. In an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Lopez accused Mencia of appropriating 13 minutes of his material in Mencia's HBO special. He also claimed he had a physical altercation with Mencia over the alleged appropriation.^[3] The joke that Lopez specified was stolen and used on Mencia's HBO special was a Taco Bell joke. ^[4] Carlos Mencia on stage for his show, Ned Arnel Mencía (born October 22, 1967), better known by his stage name Carlos Mencia, is an American comedian, writer, and actor. ... This article is about the radio show hosted by Howard Stern. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ...

Lopez had some choice words when told that "George Lopez" was being cancelled despite decent-to-good ratings. He alleged that race was a factor (although ABC continues to air the small Latino-casted sitcom Ugly Betty), as well as his show's production by Disney rival Warner Brothers. Ugly Betty is an Emmy-winning[1] American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. ... Warner Bros. ...

"I get kicked out for a caveman and shows that I out-performed because I’m not owned by ABC? So a Chicano can't be on TV but a caveman can? And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs. TV just became really, really white again".^[5][6]

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In popular culture

Lopez is mentioned in the popular animated series Family Guy, where the character Chris says that the television show George Lopez only "furthers the stereotype that George Lopez is funny". He is also mentioned in "Scrubs", when Elliot says, "Like remember when Carla was pregnant and we all told her how beautiful she was, even though she looked like George Lopez?" Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ...

Lopez was once mentioned by the character Rosalina on the Naked Brothers Band TV series. He made an appearance on an episode of Punk'd. For the TV-movie, see The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie The Naked Brothers Band is a fictional comedy television series about a kids rock band based on The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie. ... Punkd was an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ...

Films

• Balls of Fury (2007)
• Brown is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream (2007). Directed by Phillip Rodriguez.
• The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2004)
• Real Women Have Curves (2002)
• Fidel (2002)
• Bread and Roses (2000)
• Fatal Instinct (1993)

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References

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External links

• George Lopez at the Internet Movie Database
• George Lopez' official site
• The George Lopez Show official site
• Lopez - Feherty Foundation Anti-Pro-Am official site
• George Lopez at MySpace