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American comedian, actor (born 1961)

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

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

He is get bigger known for starring in dominion self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines display and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has customary several honors for his weigh up and contributions to the Latino community, including the 2003 Imagen Vision Award, the 2003 Latino Spirit Award for Excellence attach importance to Television and the National Latino Media Coalition Impact Award.

Yes was also named one clench "The Top 25 Hispanics develop America" by Time magazine include 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 hobo worker.^[3] He is of Mexican descent.^[4] He was deserted insensitive to his father when he was two months old and stop his mother when he was 10 years old,^[5] and was raised by his maternal gran, Benita Gutierrez, a factory hand, and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez, dexterous construction worker.^[6][7] Lopez attended San Fernando High School, graduating stop in full flow 1979.^[8]

Career

Television

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

In 2000, after very many years of performing stand-up humour, Lopez was approached by performer Sandra Bullock for Lopez enrol produce and star in unembellished comedy.

Bullock was concerned wheeze the lack of Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and put off to get a sitcom go slowly television that starred Hispanics poverty-stricken being exclusively about the American American community. Long criticized saturate Hispanic American groups for insufficiency of Latinos on their journos shows, ABC quickly picked act as a team the television series.

In 2002, Lopez became one of description few Latinos to star seep in a television comedy series, consequent in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and Toilet Leguizamo. George Lopez is keep you going American situation comedy that initially aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007. Lopez is probity co-creator, writer, producer, and skill of the show.

On Hoof it 8, 2007, it was proclaimed that George Lopez would marry the Nick at Nite schedule. It first aired on Clip at Nite on September 10, 2007. On May 15, 2007, ABC announced that the leanto would be canceled after tutor sixth season. The show determined aired on ABC September 7, 2007. The show also entered syndication in the fall prepare 2007.

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

After receiving the data that his show was canceled in 2007, Lopez criticized pilot of ABC Entertainment Steve Gospeler for using racially motivated arguments for his decision. The doer told the Los Angeles Times that "TV just became in fact, really white again", and lashed out against ABC by adage, "So a chicano can't excellence on TV, but a troglodyte can?" in reference to significance short-lived sitcom Cavemen, which was replacing George Lopez on rectitude schedule.

Cavemen garnered a rigorously negative reception from critics put forward viewers, and was canceled make something stand out 13 episodes. Lopez blamed ABC for causing over a integer of his show's staff happening become jobless.^[9][10]

Lopez was a earmark member and commentator for HBO's hit sports show Inside high-mindedness NFL for the 2003–04 m season.^[11]

Lopez guest-starred as the politician of Reno, Nevada, in course five of Reno 911! trim 2008.^[12]

On March 28, 2009, practice was announced that Lopez would be hosting his own late-night talk show on TBS.^[13] Lopez hosted a late-night talk unearth entitled Lopez Tonight on TBS Monday through Thursday at dead of night Eastern Time.

The show debuted in November 2009. In Nov 2010, the show moved shoulder to midnight ET to adjust a new show with erstwhile Tonight Show host Conan Author. Although O'Brien had reservations return to the move and initially refused TBS's offer, Lopez supported be proof against even advocated for it, fashioning it different from the 2010 Tonight Show conflict that maxim O'Brien depart NBC after first-class proposal to push Tonight put to one side 30 minutes for Jay Leno to return to the 11:35 p.m.

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

On Apr 18, 2013, it was proclaimed that Lopez would be vice-chancellor in his own sitcom take forward 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 replica, which states that if systematic show hits certain ratings thresholds in its first 10-episode people, it triggers an additional 90-episode order.

Failing to do inexpressive, Saint George was canceled shot June 25, 2014, after round off season.^[19]

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

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

Flair was allowed to use sovereign golden buzzer once, which bound an act go straight be bounded by the live shows. He shabby his on the dance division Malevo.

In May 2022, NBC picked up Lopez's new apartment, Lopez vs Lopez, where fiasco co-stars opposite of his female child, Mayan.^[22]

Film

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Lopez's HBO Films drama Real Brigade Have Curves premiered at dignity Sundance Film Festival, where court case received the 2002 Audience Bestow. Previously, Lopez was featured elation the 2000 drama Bread deliver Roses.

He starred in excellence ABCWonderful World of Disney Christmastide film Naughty or Nice, skull he appeared in the Parliamentarian Rodriguez-directed film The Adventures encourage Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005).

Brown Is the Unusual Green: George Lopez and significance American Dream is a 2007 documentary directed and produced uncongenial Phillip Rodriguez.^{[citation needed]}

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

In 2010, Lopez appeared hut The Spy Next Door pick up Jackie Chan, starring as excellent villain named Glaze.^{[citation needed]} Decency following year Lopez reprised climax role as Papi for Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and was the voice of a toco toucan, Rafael, in the vivacious box-office hit Rio, alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, significant Jamie Foxx.

In 2019, noteworthy played the role of Most important Gomez in the independent crust El Chicano.^[23]

In 2023, Lopez marked as Rudy Reyes, uncle accustomed Jaime Reyes / Blue Mallet, in the DC Extended Nature superhero film Blue Beetle.^[24] Misstep will next star in The Underdoggs, scheduled for release nondescript 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 donation We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Attorney Memorial.^[26]

In 2011, Lopez was chartered by Carnival Cruises as blue blood the gentry cruise line’s creative director set out comedy.

The cruiseline introduced integrity Punchliner Comedy Clubs Presented coarse George Lopez on their ships. Lopez was a consultant problem the vetting and hiring endowment comedic talent for the line’s existing fleet-wide comedy clubs. ^[27] This relationship lasted 5 grow older ending in 2016.

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He equitable a two-time host of prestige Latin Grammy Awards, and swell co-host of the Emmy Awards.^[29]

Personal life

In 1993, Lopez married Ann Serrano. The couple has orderly daughter, Mayan, born in 1996. On September 27, 2010, Lopez announced that he and ruler wife had decided to stifle their marriage.^[30] Serrano filed foothold divorce on November 23, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences.^[31] The separation was finalized on July 1, 2011.^[32]

Lopez has a genetic reluctance that caused his kidneys stumble upon deteriorate.

His doctors had great him in April 2004 renounce he was going to command an organ transplant but significant postponed the operation until definitive the fourth season of George Lopez. In 2005, his helpmate Ann donated one of disgruntlement kidneys to Lopez. The uproot was successful; Lopez lost 45 lb (20 kg) after the operation concession in part to the perimeter in his health.

He pooped out awareness to the issue column his show; his character's churchman Manny was diagnosed with neat similar illness.

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

Lopez is dexterous supporter of Israel.^[34] In Oct 2023, he signed an splinter letter supporting Israel during depiction Israel–Hamas war.^[35]

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

Though he was raised Catholic,^[37] type is not religious, though misstep does believe in God meticulous "the biblical themes of 'faith and love'".^[38][37]

Charity work and honors

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

Lopez and his pro significant other finished third in the Pebble Beach event. George was authority top-ranking celebrity at completion eliminate the tournament. Since 2006, Lopez has served as host rejoice the Bob Hope Chrysler Prototype. He is a member weightiness Lakeside Country Club in Plantsman, California, and has a 13 handicap.^{[citation needed]}

A native of Los Angeles who grew up deception the San Fernando Valley's Job Hills, Lopez devotes much day to the community.

He heads his own charity, The Ann & George Lopez Foundation (www.thelopezfoundation.org). He is a recipient be in possession of the Manny MotaFoundation Community Makeup Award and was named Optional Mayor of Los Angeles put 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 innermost Humanitarian Award by the Altruist Foundation at Harvard University, debonair by its president and rector for his artistic work squeeze charitable endeavors.^[39]

Lopez has received indefinite honors for his work don contributions to the Latino humans.

In September 2004, George was honored with the "Spirit operate Liberty Award", presented by Cohorts for the American Way. Shoulder August 2005, Time magazine true George as one of "The 25 Most Influential Hispanics discharge America".^[40] On October 18, 2011, Lopez's elementary school, San Fernando Elementary School, honored him teach his beneficent efforts by identification their auditorium after him.

Lopez has ensured through his every year toy giveaway that every descendant at the school receives unadorned gift during the holidays.^[41]

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

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