George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and
actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His
stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican
American culture. Lopez has received several honors for his work and
contributions to the Latino community, including the 2003 Imagen
Vision Award, the 2003 Latino Spirit Award for Excellence in
Television and the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award. He
was also named one of "The Top 25 Hispanics in America" by Time
magazine in 2005.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. He was deserted by
his father when he was two months old and by his mother when he was 10
years old, but was raised by his maternal grandmother, Benita
Gutierrez, a factory worker, and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez,
a construction worker. Lopez attended San Fernando High School,
graduating in 1979.In 2000, after several years of performing stand-up
comedy, Lopez was approached by actress Sandra Bullock for Lopez to
produce and star in a comedy. Bullock was concerned about the lack of
Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and pushed to get a
sitcom on television that starred Hispanics without being exclusively
about the Hispanic American community. Long criticized by Hispanic
American groups for lack of Latinos on their television shows, ABC
quickly picked up the television series. In 2002, Lopez became one of
the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in
the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and John Leguizamo.
George Lopez is an American situation comedy that originally aired on
ABC from 2002 to 2007. Lopez is the co-creator, writer, producer, and
star of the show.
actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His
stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican
American culture. Lopez has received several honors for his work and
contributions to the Latino community, including the 2003 Imagen
Vision Award, the 2003 Latino Spirit Award for Excellence in
Television and the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award. He
was also named one of "The Top 25 Hispanics in America" by Time
magazine in 2005.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. He was deserted by
his father when he was two months old and by his mother when he was 10
years old, but was raised by his maternal grandmother, Benita
Gutierrez, a factory worker, and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez,
a construction worker. Lopez attended San Fernando High School,
graduating in 1979.In 2000, after several years of performing stand-up
comedy, Lopez was approached by actress Sandra Bullock for Lopez to
produce and star in a comedy. Bullock was concerned about the lack of
Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and pushed to get a
sitcom on television that starred Hispanics without being exclusively
about the Hispanic American community. Long criticized by Hispanic
American groups for lack of Latinos on their television shows, ABC
quickly picked up the television series. In 2002, Lopez became one of
the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in
the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and John Leguizamo.
George Lopez is an American situation comedy that originally aired on
ABC from 2002 to 2007. Lopez is the co-creator, writer, producer, and
star of the show.
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