George Lopez

George Lopez is the dynamic Hispanic comedian and personality that has taken the media by storm. George Lopez’s smooth patter, charismatic personality, and dead-on sense of humor made him a highly successful DJ for the Los Angeles-based Mega 92.3. A man whose talents are too big to be confined to the radio format, George Lopez has been a fixture in comedy clubs for quite some time, and it was this, rather than his radio exposure, that led to his popularity in television. While mainly a vocal, verbal comedian, George Lopez’s expressive face and physical comedy round out his show.

As a standup comedian, George Lopez has enjoyed astounding success. While he may have enjoyed a certain amount of home field advantage, his historic three-night full sell-out stand at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles in 2003 signaled his growing popularity. The following year he was nominated for a Grammy for best outstanding comedy album in response to 2003’s live Team Leader. While he didn’t get the Grammy, it should be noted that his competitors were such veteran comedy powerhouses as David Cross, Garrisson Keillor, Margaret Cho, and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

A biting satirist, George Lopez most commonly focuses on the wealth of humor supplied through his Latino heritage and Latino-American culture in general. While he’s willing to poke some fun at his roots and culture, his film work reveals a sensitive, sophisticated approach to political and social issues that never fails to win some big laughs. He is an activist for Latinos in media, and pushes complicated films such as Bread and Roses and light-hearted comedies such as Real Women Have Curves. He has a disdain for the glorification of gritty “vato” culture (he turned down a role in the brownsploitation film Desperado).

George Lopez is a Latino by way of Mexico, and his wife is of Cuban heritage. He was born April 23, 1961 in California, and has one child. He is currently writer and star of the hit ABC series “George Lopez.”