Only the fourth Latino ever to head a sitcom, the first three being Desi Arnaz (I Love Lucy (1951)), Freddie Prinze (Chico and the Man (1974)), and Paul Rodriguez (a.k.a. Pablo (1984)). Auditioned for a role in Blood In, Blood Out (1993). In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $26 million.
Lopez has a genetic condition that caused his kidneys to deteriorate. His doctors had told him in April 2004 that he was going to require an organ transplant but he postponed the operation until finishing the fourth season of George Lopez. In 2005, his wife Ann donated one of her kidneys to Lopez.
Lopez characterized his upbringing as neglectful and emotionally abusive, topics that he frequently probed in his comedy. After high school, he worked in the factory that had employed his grandmother. Inspired by Latino comic Freddie Prinze, he ultimately decided to pursue comedy.
Lopez, a Mexican-American, was born in Mission Hills, California. He was deserted by his father at birth, but was raised by his maternal grandmother, Benita Gutierrez, a factory worker, and step-grandfather Refugio Gutierrez, a construction worker. In 1993, Lopez married Ann Serrano.
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Is Lopez a Mexican?
As of 2014, 34.8% of all known bearers of the surname López were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:40), 10.0% of Spain (1:52), 8.2% of Guatemala (1:22), 7.3% of the United States (1:547), 7.1% of Colombia (1:75), 5.0% of Argentina (1:96), 3.8% of Venezuela (1:88), 2.7% of Honduras (1:36), 2.7% of Peru (1:131), 2.6% of ...
His brand of humor is often bawdy, so Lopez, 60, was shocked to be invited to star as God's motorcycle-riding messenger opposite Edward James Olmos in the uplifting golf comedy, Walking With Herb. Q: Are you religious? GEORGE: I'm not a total heathen. I do have some faith and believe in a higher power.
In 2002, with help from actress Sandra Bullock, he became one of the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series with the launch of George Lopez on ABC. The sitcom, which featured the comedian as a factory worker and family man, aired until May 2007.
Sandra Bullock gave George his break into television stardom with her own production company when she sent out a scout to check the clubs for Latino talent because there were no Hispanic shows on television.
George shares how kidney disease and uremic dysfunction affected his childhood, how a kidney transplant changed his life for the better, and how he experienced the pain caused by neuropathy.
George Lopez's multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy, and late-night television. Lopez is currently on his stand up comedy tour, The Wall World Tour, in arenas across the country.
George Lopez, commonly referred to as The George Lopez Show, is an American sitcom created by George Lopez, Bruce Helford and Robert Borden, which originally aired for six seasons, consisting of 120 episodes, on ABC from March 27, 2002, to May 8, 2007.
Rodriguez is most known for his role as Ernesto "Ernie" Cardenas on George Lopez as George's best friend and his co-worker throughout the series for 6 years and appeared in 120 episodes.
George Lopez was born on April 23, 1961, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, the son of Frieda and Anatasio Lopez, a migrant worker. He is of Mestizo Mexican descent.
The stand-up star welcomed his daughter with his then-wife, Ann Serrano, on April 2, 1996. The couple divorced in 2012 when Mayan was 15 years old. In the years since, Mayan started acting and now shares a sitcom with her dad called Lopez vs Lopez.
Jennifer Lopez (born July 24, 1969, Bronx, New York, U.S.) is a global superstar known to fans as simply “J. Lo.” She built a massively successful triple-threat career as an actress, dancer, and musician.
OVERVIEW: George Lopez founded the George Lopez Foundation, whose mission is to create positive, permanent change for underprivileged children, adults and military families confronting challenges in education and health, as well as increasing community awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.
Comedian George Lopez was arrested for public intoxication Thursday night at Caesars Windsor in Canada, after he was discovered passed out on the floor of the casino, TMZ reports. Also read: Erik Estrada: George Lopez 'Is Doomed' Lopez was arrested in the hotel bar after hotel security contacted police.
