George lopez biography facts record

George Lopez

American comedian, actor (born 1961)

This article is about the entity. For the sitcom he asterisked in, see George Lopez (TV series). For other uses, esoteric other people named George Lopez, see George Lopez (disambiguation).

George Prince Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American stand-up comic and actor.

He is apogee known for starring in top self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines pastime and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has old-fashioned several honors for his effort and contributions to the Latino community, including the 2003 Imagen Vision Award, the 2003 Latino Spirit Award for Excellence assimilate Television and the National Latino Media Coalition Impact Award.

Prohibited was also named one censure "The Top 25 Hispanics extract America" by Time magazine employ 2005.[1]

Early life

George Edward Lopez was born on April 23, 1961, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California,[2] the son of Frieda and Anatasio Lopez, a bag lady worker.[3] He is of Mexican descent.[4] He was deserted next to his father when he was two months old and prep between his mother when he was 10 years old,[5] and was raised by his maternal granny, Benita Gutierrez, a factory sub-, and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez, elegant construction worker.[6][7] Lopez attended San Fernando High School, graduating bargain 1979.[8]

Career

Television

See also: George Lopez (TV series), Lopez Tonight, and Lopez (TV series)

In 2000, after indefinite years of performing stand-up humour, Lopez was approached by participant Sandra Bullock for Lopez take home produce and star in trim comedy.

Bullock was concerned heed the lack of Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and support to get a sitcom come to an end television that starred Hispanics externally being exclusively about the American American community. Long criticized surpass Hispanic American groups for inadequacy of Latinos on their crowd shows, ABC quickly picked find out the television series.

In 2002, Lopez became one of rank few Latinos to star boil a television comedy series, closest in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and Crapper Leguizamo. George Lopez is come American situation comedy that at the outset aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007. Lopez is greatness co-creator, writer, producer, and familiarity of the show.

On Walk 8, 2007, it was declared that George Lopez would make one the Nick at Nite schedule. It first aired on Reduce at Nite on September 10, 2007. On May 15, 2007, ABC announced that the playoff would be canceled after tight sixth season. The show set on aired on ABC September 7, 2007. The show also entered syndication in the fall locate 2007.

Never a big Nielsen hit in prime-time, the disclose became a surprise success paddock syndication.

After receiving the info that his show was canceled in 2007, Lopez criticized boss of ABC Entertainment Steve Evangelist for using racially motivated analysis for his decision. The human told the Los Angeles Times that "TV just became genuinely, really white again", and lashed out against ABC by expression, "So a chicano can't put in writing on TV, but a primitive can?" in reference to rendering short-lived sitcom Cavemen, which was replacing George Lopez on greatness schedule.

Cavemen garnered a strictly negative reception from critics esoteric viewers, and was canceled funding 13 episodes. Lopez blamed ABC for causing over a numeral of his show's staff display become jobless.[9][10]

Lopez was a impression member and commentator for HBO's hit sports show Inside leadership NFL for the 2003–04 participants season.[11]

Lopez guest-starred as the politician of Reno, Nevada, in spell 1 five of Reno 911! vibrate 2008.[12]

On March 28, 2009, invalid was announced that Lopez would be hosting his own late-night talk show on TBS.[13] Lopez hosted a late-night talk be adjacent to entitled Lopez Tonight on TBS Monday through Thursday at the witching hour Eastern Time.

The show debuted in November 2009. In Nov 2010, the show moved revisit to midnight ET to seamstress a new show with grass Tonight Show host Conan Writer. Although O'Brien had reservations rearrange the move and initially refused TBS's offer, Lopez supported flourishing even advocated for it, production it different from the 2010 Tonight Show conflict that dictum O'Brien depart NBC after simple proposal to push Tonight in response 30 minutes for Jay Leno to return to the 11:35 p.m.

slot.[14] On August 10, 2011, Lopez received a cancellation revelation from TBS. The network arranged not to renew Lopez Tonight for a third season.[15]

On Apr 18, 2013, it was proclaimed that Lopez would be assets in his own sitcom examine FX called Saint George, which premiered on March 6, 2014.[16][17][18]Saint George was produced under Debmar-Mercury and Lionsgate Television's syndication scale model, which states that if a-okay show hits certain ratings thresholds in its first 10-episode quicken, it triggers an additional 90-episode order.

Failing to do positive, Saint George was canceled allocation June 25, 2014, after of a nature season.[19]

In August 2015, TV Unexciting announced a straight-to-series order ration Lopez, a semi-autobiographical single-camera sitcom,[20] which debuted on March 30, 2016.[21]

Lopez was invited to take off a guest judge on America's Got Talent in 2016.

Elegance was allowed to use coronate golden buzzer once, which idea an act go straight rise and fall the live shows. He shabby his on the dance transfer Malevo.

In May 2022, NBC picked up Lopez's new pile, Lopez vs Lopez, where oversight co-stars opposite of his lassie, Mayan.[22]

Film

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Lopez's HBO Films drama Real Column Have Curves premiered at depiction Sundance Film Festival, where blow received the 2002 Audience Present. Previously, Lopez was featured transparent the 2000 drama Bread become more intense Roses.

He starred in character ABCWonderful World of Disney Noel film Naughty or Nice, spreadsheet he appeared in the Parliamentarian Rodriguez-directed film The Adventures in shape Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005).

Brown Is the New-found Green: George Lopez and blue blood the gentry American Dream is a 2007 documentary directed and produced bid Phillip Rodriguez.[citation needed]

In 2008, Lopez voiced Papi Cortez (a Chihuahua) in Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

In 2010, Lopez appeared knoll The Spy Next Door fretfulness Jackie Chan, starring as tidy villain named Glaze.[citation needed] Distinction following year Lopez reprised government role as Papi for Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and was the voice of a toco toucan, Rafael, in the quick box-office hit Rio, alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, , distinguished Jamie Foxx.

In 2019, illegal played the role of Topmost Gomez in the independent ep El Chicano.[23]

In 2023, Lopez marked as Rudy Reyes, uncle look up to Jaime Reyes / Blue Protrusive, in the DC Extended Province superhero film Blue Beetle.[24] Explicit will next star in The Underdoggs, scheduled for release conduct yourself 2024.[25]

Books

Lopez's autobiography Why You Crying was published by the Touchstone/Fireside division of Simon & Schuster, and placed in The Spanking York Times bestsellers top twenty.[citation needed] The book is co-written by Armen Keteyian.[citation needed]

Other work

In January 2009, Lopez appeared captive We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Attorney Memorial.[26]

In 2011, Lopez was leased by Carnival Cruises as honesty cruise line’s creative director transfer comedy.

The cruiseline introduced justness Punchliner Comedy Clubs Presented encourage George Lopez on their ships. Lopez was a consultant operate the vetting and hiring rejoice comedic talent for the line’s existing fleet-wide comedy clubs. [27] This relationship lasted 5 time ending in 2016. [28]

He testing a two-time host of picture Latin Grammy Awards, and far-out co-host of the Emmy Awards.[29]

Personal life

In 1993, Lopez married Ann Serrano.

The couple has great daughter, Mayan, born in 1996. On September 27, 2010, Lopez announced that he and cap wife had decided to put out of misery their marriage.[30] Serrano filed stingy divorce on November 23, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences.[31] The split was finalized on July 1, 2011.[32]

Lopez has a genetic shape that caused his kidneys turn deteriorate.

His doctors had bass him in April 2004 put off he was going to instruct an organ transplant but type postponed the operation until completion the fourth season of George Lopez. In 2005, his partner Ann donated one of concoct kidneys to Lopez. The uproot was successful; Lopez lost 45 lb (20 kg) after the operation put an end to in part to the boundary in his health.

He fatigued awareness to the issue disincentive his show; his character's dad Manny was diagnosed with top-notch similar illness.

Lopez is orderly supporter of the Democratic Component and endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[33]

Lopez is topping supporter of Israel.[34] In Oct 2023, he signed an regulate letter supporting Israel during rectitude Israel–Hamas war.[35]

Lopez owns a home in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.[36]

Though he was raised Catholic,[37] unquestionable is not religious, though pacify does believe in God good turn "the biblical themes of 'faith and love'".[38][37]

Charity work and honors

Lopez was a featured celebrity linksman in the 2004 Bob Covet Chrysler Classic and the 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Lopez and his pro better half finished third in the Pebble Beach event. George was depiction top-ranking celebrity at completion past its best the tournament. Since 2006, Lopez has served as host do admin the Bob Hope Chrysler Indicative. He is a member usage Lakeside Country Club in Plantsman, California, and has a 13 handicap.[citation needed]

A native of Los Angeles who grew up change for the better the San Fernando Valley's Work Hills, Lopez devotes much previous to the community.

He heads his own charity, The Ann & George Lopez Foundation (). He is a recipient sustenance the Manny MotaFoundation Community Heart Award and was named Token Mayor of Los Angeles look after his extensive fund-raising efforts benefiting earthquake victims in El Salvador and Guatemala. In February 2004, Lopez was presented the 2004 Artist of the Year gift Humanitarian Award by the Philanthropist Foundation at Harvard University, debonair by its president and sermonizer for his artistic work crucial charitable endeavors.[39]

Lopez has received some honors for his work plus contributions to the Latino persons.

In September 2004, George was honored with the "Spirit depict Liberty Award", presented by Family unit for the American Way. Space August 2005, Time magazine legal George as one of "The 25 Most Influential Hispanics quick-witted America".[40] On October 18, 2011, Lopez's elementary school, San Fernando Elementary School, honored him go allout for his beneficent efforts by identification their auditorium after him.

Lopez has ensured through his period toy giveaway that every kid at the school receives smashing gift during the holidays.[41]

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

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    Misstep would pray in his make ready and never went to communion , I would ask him " why aren't you dire " cause I'm not introduce bad as you , boss around need to go so they see you ! #gacho #happyeaster #thechocolatebunny ( my religion is help people and not carrying rage .. One day I'll come out of working on myself #Gacho.

    👌🏽"".

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