George Lopez
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George Lopez (born April 23, 1961, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian, actor, and star of the ABC sitcom, The George Lopez Show.
Biography
Early life and stand-up
Lopez was born to a Mexican-American family and grew up in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, California. He never knew who his real father was. He became a popular stand-up comedian, especially among the Latino community for his satirizing of Mexican-American life and culture in the United States. Much of his humor was drawn from the financial poverty of his upbringing and of the Latino community in general. He has released four albums of recorded stand-up comedy shows, including Right Now Right Now and Team Leader, which was nominated for a 2004 Grammy for Best Comedy Album [link]. He appeared in The Latin Kings of Comedy, where he was special guest along with other top Latino stand-up comedians. Alien Nation in 1996 was his first album released of his stand-up comedy shows. His current stand-up comedy DVD is Why You Crying?. "CHUPA MI PITO"Personal life
Lopez has been married to actress/writer Ana Serrano since September 18, 1993. They have a daughter, Mayan, born in 1996.[link]Lopez suffers from a genetic defect which causes his kidneys to malfunction. As a child this caused him to urinate in bed frequently. Instead of taking him to the doctor, his family made fun of him. In April 2005, he received a transplanted kidney from his wife.
In a 2005 interview with Howard Stern, Lopez claimed that he and Carlos Mencia were involved in a physical altercation at a comedy club. Lopez alleged that Mencia appropriated 13 minutes of Lopez' material without permission for his HBO comedy special. [link]
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