George Lopez is a Mexican-American comedian and actor. He became a popular stand-up comedian, especially among the Latino community, for his satirization of Mexican-American life and culture in the United States. He became better known for his comedy hit TV series The George Lopez Show that aired from 2002-2007 and now airs re-runs on Nick at Nite.
In 2008, The New York Post reported that Lopez was approached by Warner Brothers Television to host his own late night variety show.New York Post: Lopez May Get Late Show (October 30, 2008) Lopez officially signed on to host a new talke show on TBS in March of 2009.Entertainment Weekly: The Host You've Been Waiting For? (March 25, 2009)
Early Life and Career
George Lopez was born in Mission Hills in Los Angeles, California on April 23, 1961. He attended San Fernando Middle School. He used his troubled childhood as material for his stand-up comedy acts. In 2000, he went on to start a new show appropriately named The George Lopez Show, after actress Sandra Bullock came to him about the idea.
George Lopez Timeline
- Born: April 23, 1961
- 1987: TV Series Comedy Club
- 2001: Right Now Right Now (CD)
- 2002: The Original Latin Kings of Comedy
- 2003: Co-Host The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
- 2004: Released the autobiography Why You Crying?
- 2004: Showtime Special Why You Crying?
- 2005: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D
- 2002-2007: The George Lopez Show
- 2007: HBO Special: George Lopez America's Mexican
Featured Video - George Lopez Standup act "Fast Food"
George Lopez Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
April 23 1961: Born
1987: Tv Series Comedy Club
2001: Right Now Right Now (CD)
2003: Co-Host The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
2004: released the autobiography Why You Crying? (book)
2004: Showtime Special Why You Crying
2002-2007: The George Lopez Show the self titled Television series
2007: HBO Special George Lopez: America's Mexican
George Lopez DVDs and Merchandise
Amazon.com: George Lopez - America's Mexican (DVD)
Amazon.com: George Lopez - Why You Crying? (DVD)
Amazon.com: George Lopez DVDs and Merchandise
eBay: George Lopez Merchandise
CDUniverse: George Lopez Merchandise
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