George Lopez

He was also named one of the "25 Most Influential Hispanics in America" by Time magazine in 2005.

The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film acting. Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze and Cheech & Chong are recorded as an influence. Residence is recorded at Los Angeles. Distinctions recorded are star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

• Name — George Lopez • Birth Name — George Edward Lopez • Born — 23 April 1961 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Medium — * Stand-up • film • television • Active — 1983–present • Genre — * Observational comedy • black comedy • insult comedy • physical comedy • racial humor • satire • Subject — * Latin American culture • American politics • race relations • racism • family • everyday life • pop culture • current events • Children — 1 • Website — https: www.georgelopez.com/

Lopez was born on April 23, 1961 in Los Angeles, to Frieda and Anatasio Lopez, a Mexican migrant worker. He grew up in an impoverished, unstable, Catholic household. He was abandoned by his father when he was two months old and by his mother when he was 10 years old. His mother was a deeply troubled woman who attempted suicide and was sent to a mental hospital when Lopez was a child. She was illiterate, unable to write her own name. She suffered from epilepsy since her childhood. Lopez described her as "a scammer" and "a party girl [with] no parental instincts." He has two half-sisters from his mother's relationship with a man 40 years her senior. He was raised by his maternal grandmother Benita Gutierrez, a factory worker who was also abandoned by her mother, and step-grandfather Refugio Gutierrez, a day laborer and alcoholic who physically abused Lopez and his grandmother. His grandmother was cold, cruel, and unsympathetic towards Lopez. Lopez attended San Fernando High School, graduating in 1979.

• Illustration — Lopez at his Walk of Fame star dedication ceremony, March 29, 2006 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. On March 8, 2007, it was announced that George Lopez would join the Nick at Nite lineup. It first aired on Nick at Nite on September 10, 2007. On May 15, 2007, ABC announced that the series would be canceled after its sixth season. The show last aired on ABC September 7, 2007. The show also entered syndication in the fall of 2007. Never a big Nielsen hit in prime-time, the show became a surprise success in syndication. After receiving the news that his show was canceled in 2007, Lopez criticized the president of ABC Entertainment, Steve McPherson, for using racially motivated reasons for his decision. He told the Los Angeles Times that "TV just became really, really white again", and lashed out against ABC by saying, "So a chicano can't be on TV, but a caveman can?" in reference to the short-lived sitcom Cavemen, which was replacing George Lopez on the schedule; he further blamed the network for causing over a hundred members of his show's staff to become jobless. Cavemen garnered a sharply negative reception from critics and viewers, and was canceled after 13 episodes. Lopez was a cast member and commentator for HBO's hit sports show Inside the NFL for the 2003–04 football season. Lopez guest-starred as the mayor of Reno, Nevada, in season five of Reno 911! in 2008. On March 28, 2009, it was announced that Lopez would be hosting his own late-night talk show on TBS. Lopez hosted a late-night talk show entitled Lopez Tonight on TBS Monday through Thursday at midnight Eastern Time. The show debuted in November 2009. In November 2010, the show moved back to midnight ET to accommodate a new show with former Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien. Although O'Brien had reservations about the move and initially refused TBS's offer, Lopez supported and even advocated for it, making it different from the 2010 Tonight Show conflict that saw O'Brien depart NBC after a proposal to push Tonight back 30 minutes for Jay Leno to return to the 11:35 p.m. slot. On August 10, 2011, Lopez received a cancellation notice from TBS. The network decided not to renew Lopez Tonight for a third season. On April 18, 2013, it was announced that Lopez would be starring in his own sitcom on FX called Saint George, which premiered on March 6, 2014. Saint George was produced under Debmar-Mercury and Lionsgate Television's syndication model, which states that if a show hits certain ratings thresholds in its first 10-episode run, it triggers an additional 90-episode order. Failing to do so, Saint George was canceled on June 25, 2014, after one season. • Illustration — Lopez at the "Kids Inaugural: We Are the Future" concert in 2009 In August 2015, TV Land announced a straight-to-series order for Lopez, a semi-autobiographical single-camera sitcom, which debuted on March 30, 2016. Lopez was invited to be a guest judge on America's Got Talent in 2016. He was allowed to use his golden buzzer once, which made an act go straight to the live shows. He used his on the dance group Malevo. In May 2022, NBC picked up Lopez's new series, Lopez vs Lopez, where he co-stars opposite his daughter, Mayan. The series was canceled in May 2025, after three seasons.

In January 2009, Lopez appeared in We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. In 2011, Lopez was hired by Carnival Cruises as the cruise line’s creative director for comedy. The cruiseline introduced the Punchliner Comedy Clubs Presented by George Lopez on their ships. Lopez was a consultant on the vetting and hiring of comedic talent for the line’s existing fleet-wide comedy clubs. This relationship lasted 5 years ending in 2016. He is a two-time host of the Latin Grammy Awards, and a co-host of the Emmy Awards.

In 1993, Lopez married Ann Serrano; they have one daughter together. On September 27, 2010, Lopez announced that he and his wife had decided to end their marriage. Serrano filed for divorce on November 23, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized on July 1, 2011. 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. The transplant was successful; Lopez lost after the operation, partly because of the improvement in his health. He brought awareness to the issue on his show; his character's father Manny was diagnosed with a similar illness. Lopez is a supporter of the Democratic Party and endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Lopez is also a supporter of Israel. In October 2023, he signed an open letter supporting Israel during the Gaza war. Lopez resides in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. Though he was raised Catholic, he is not religious, saying: "My religion is helping people and not carrying anger."

• Year(s) — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Fidel — Chucho Osorio • The Brothers García — Mr. Fender — Episode: "The Student Buddy" • Curb Your Enthusiasm — Himself • 2002–07 — George Lopez — George Lopez — 120 episodes Won – Imagen Award for Best Actor – Television (2004) Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2004–07) Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star – Male Young Artist Award for Most Popular Mom & Pop in a Television Series (shared with Constance Marie; 2004) • 2004 — Naughty or Nice — Henry Ramiro • 2006 — Freddie — George — Episode: "Freddie Gets Cross Over" • 2007 — America's Mexican — Himself — HBO special • 2007–08 — The Naked Brothers Band — Himself — 5 episodes • 2008 2022 — Reno 911! — Mayor of Reno — 4 episodes • 2009 — Mr. Troop Mom — Eddie Serrano — Nickelodeon film Nominated – ALMA Award for Outstanding TV Comedy Actor Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Male • 2009 — Tall, Dark, & Chicano — Himself — HBO special • 2009–11 — Lopez Tonight — Himself/host — Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Talk Show Host (2011) • 2012 — Take Me Out — Himself/host • 2012 — It's Not Me, It's You — Himself — HBO special • 2013 — Shake It Up — George Martinez — Episode: "In The Bag It Up" • 2014 — Saint George — George — Series regular (10 episodes); also creator and executive producer • 2015 — Real Rob — Himself — Episode: "Cleaning House" • 2016–17 — Lopez — Himself — Series regular and executive-producer 24 episodes • 2016 — America's Got Talent — Himself (guest judge) — Episode: "Judge Cuts 2" • 2017 — The Comedy Get Down — Himself • 2018 — The Garbage Man Show — Beach Man — Episode: "This is the End" • 2019–21 — The Casagrandes — Ernesto Estrella — Voice, 3 episodes • 2020 — Harley Quinn — Himself — Voice, episode: "There's No Place to Go But Down" • 2020 — Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Himself — Guest host • 2021 — The Neighborhood — Victor Alvarez — Episode: "Welcome to the Challenge" • 2021 — Victor and Valentino — José Guadalupe Posada — Voice, episode: "Finding Posada" • 2022–25 — Lopez vs Lopez — George Lopez — Also creator / executive producer, • 2022 — The Loud House — Ernesto Estrella — Voice, episode: "Great Lakes Freakout!"

• Award — Year — Category — Nominated work — Result • ALMA Awards — 1999 — Outstanding Performance by an Individual or Act in a Variety or Comedy Special — 2nd Annual Latino Laugh Festival • 2002 — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture — Bread and Roses • 2006 — Outstanding Actor in a Television Series — George Lopez • 2008 — Outstanding Performance of a Lead Latino/Latina Cast in a Motion Picture — Tortilla Heaven • Outstanding Comedy Special — George Lopez: America’s Mexican • 2009 — Outstanding Actor – Comedy — Mr. Troop Mom • 2011 — TV Reality, Variety or Comedy Personality or Act — Lopez Tonight • 2012 — Take Me Out • BET Comedy Awards — 2004 — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series — George Lopez • Grammy Awards — 2004 — Best Comedy Album — Team Leader • 2008 — America's Mexican • 2010 — Tall, Dark & Chicano • Imagen Awards — 2004 — Best Actor in a Television Comedy — George Lopez • 2005 — Best Actor – Television • 2006 • 2007 • Best Variety Show or Reality Show — George Lopez: America’s Mexican • 2009 — Best Actor – Feature Film — Beverly Hills Chihuahua • 2015 — Spare Parts • 2017 — Best Actor – Television — Lopez • 2023 — Best Actor – Comedy (Television) — Lopez vs Lopez • 2024 • Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film — Blue Beetle • 2025 — Best Actor – Comedy (Television) — Lopez vs Lopez • Kids' Choice Awards — 2009 — Favorite Male Movie Star — Beverly Hills Chihuahua • 2025 — Favorite Male TV Star (Family) — Lopez vs Lopez • NAACP Image Awards — 2004 — Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series — George Lopez • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • People's Choice Awards — 2011 — Favorite Talk Show Host — Himself • Teen Choice Awards — 2003 — Choice Breakout Male TV Star — George Lopez • 2009 — Choice Summer TV Star: Male — Mr. Troop Mom • Choice Comedian — Himself • 2010 • 2010 — Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer — Valentine's Day • 2011 — Choice Comedian — Himself • 2015 • Young Artist Awards — 2004 — Most Popular Mom & Dad in a Television Series — George Lopez

Lopez's HBO Films drama Real Women Have Curves premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received the 2002 Audience Award. Previously, Lopez was featured in the 2000 drama Bread and Roses. He starred in the ABC Wonderful World of Disney Christmas film Naughty or Nice, and he appeared in the Robert Rodriguez-directed film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005). Brown Is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream is a 2007 documentary directed and produced by Phillip Rodriguez. In 2008, Lopez voiced Papi Cortez (a Chihuahua) in Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua. In 2010, Lopez appeared in The Spy Next Door with Jackie Chan, starring as a villain named Glaze. The following year Lopez reprised his role as Papi for Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and was the voice of a toco toucan, Rafael, in the animated box-office hit Rio, alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx. In 2019, he played the role of Captain Gomez in the independent film El Chicano. In 2023, Lopez starred as Rudy Reyes, uncle of Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle, in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Blue Beetle. He will next star in The Underdoggs, scheduled for release in 2024.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1990 — Ski Patrol — Eddie Martinez • 1993 — Fatal Instinct — Murder Investigator • 2001 — Bread and Roses — Perez • 2002 — Real Women Have Curves — Mr. Guzman • Outta Time — Felix • 2005 — The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D — Mr. Electricidad, Mr. Electric, Tobor, Ice Guardian • 2006 — Balls of Fury — Ernie Rodriguez • Tortilla Heaven — Everardo • 2008 — Swing Vote — John Sweeney • Henry Poole Is Here — Father Salizar • Beverly Hills Chihuahua — Papi — Voice • 2010 — The Spy Next Door — Glaze • Valentine's Day — Alfonso • Marmaduke — Carlos — Voice • 2011 — Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 — Papi • The Smurfs — Grouchy Smurf — Voice • Rio — Rafael — Voice • April Apocalypse — Dr. Lyle • 2012 — Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! — Papi — Voice • 2013 — Escape from Planet Earth — Thurman — Voice • The Smurfs 2 — Grouchy Smurf — Voice • 2014 — Rio 2 — Rafael — Voice • School Dance — Oscar • 2015 — Spare Parts — Fredi Cameron — Also producer • 2016 — Meet the Blacks — President El. Bama • Car Dogs — Christian • Aloha Santa — Filming • 2017 — Gnome Alone — Voice • 2018 — River Runs Red — Javier • 2019 — El Chicano — Captain Gomez • 2020 — The Tax Collector — Uncle Louis • Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! — Pablo the Parrot — Voice, direct-to-video • 2021 — No Man's Land — Ramirez • Walking with Herb — Herb • 2023 — Blue Beetle — Rudy Reyes • 2024 — The Underdoggs — Coach Feis • 2025 — The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants — JK Fishlips — Voice