LOPEZ, George 1961–

PERSONAL

Born April 23, 1961, in Mission Hills, CA; raised by grandparents Refugil (a builder) and Benita (a factory worker) Gutierrez; married Ann Serrano (a producer), 1993; children: Mayan.

Addresses: Agent— Rick Greestein, The Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Jason Heyman, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist— Jeff Abraham, Jonas PR, 240 26th Street, Suite 3, Santa Monica, CA 90402. Contact— Warner Bros. Studios, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522.

Career: Actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Worked as a stand–up comedian; worked as a disc jockey on MEGA 92.3, Los Angeles; appeared in television commercials for Nextel communications, 2003. Also worked in an airplane parts plant. George & Ann Lopez–Richie Alarcon Care Foundation (charity providing arts resources for education), founder; spokesperson for charities, including Los Angeles Police Department's Stop the Violence.

Awards, Honors: ALMA Award nomination, outstanding performance by an individual or act, 1999, for Second Annual Latino Laugh Festival; ALMA Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, 2002, for Bread and Roses; received awards for charitable work, including National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award, the Manny Mota Foundation Community Spirit Award, and named Honorary Mayor of Los Angeles.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Tomado, Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (also known as The Dragon and the Cobra and Fist of Fear ), Ace Video, 1980.

Eddie Martinez, Ski Patrol, Triumph, 1990.

Murder investigator, Fatal Instinct, United International, 1993.

Perez, Bread and Roses (also known as Pan y rosas ), Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Mr. Guzman, Real Women Have Curves, Newmarket Film Group, 2002.

Felix, Outta Time (also known as The Courier and Out of Time ), Artisan Entertainment, 2002.

Gangster, Ali G Indahouse, Universal, 2002.

Detective 2 (uncredited), Frank McKlusky, C.I., Buena Vista, 2002.

The Original Latin Kings of Comedy, Paramount, 2002.

Everardo, Tortilla Heaven, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Title role, George Lopez, ABC, 2002—.

Television Appearances; Specials:

A Pair of Jokers: George Lopez & Tom Parks, Showtime, 1994.

Latino Laugh Festival, Pay–per–view, 1997.

Second Annual Latino Laugh Festival, Showtime, 1998.

ABC's Christmas in Aspen, ABC, 2002.

The View: His & Her Body Test, ABC, 2003.

The Disco Ball, ABC, 2003.

All ABC Bloopers, ABC, 2003.

Presenter, ABC 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Host, Seventh Annual Florida Sports Awards, 2002.

Presenter, 30th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2003.

Presenter, The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Chucho Osorio, Fidel, Showtime, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Stand–Up Spotlight, VH1, 1988.

Caroline's Comedy Hour, Arts and Entertainment, 1989.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991.

Tompkins Square, Comedy Central, 1996.

Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2000.

Mr. Fender, "Cold Turkey," The Brothers Garcia, 2001.

Mr. Fender, "The Student Buddy," The Brothers Garcia, 2001.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002.

The View, 2002, 2003.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003.

Also appeared on Good Morning America and Live with Regis and Kelly.

Television Work; Series:

Producer and co–creator, George Lopez, ABC, 2003.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Appears on his own comedy albums Right Now Right Now and Team Leaders.

WRITINGS

Television Series:

George Lopez, ABC, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

New York Times, November 22, 2002.

New York Post, December 26, 2002.

Parade, May 4, 2003, pp. 22.

People, October 21, 2002.

TV Guide, April 5, 2003, pp. 34–35.

Electronic:

George Lopez Online, http://www.georgelopez.com, December 3, 2003.