April 23, 1961 Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Age
62 years
George Lopez is an American comedian, star and talk reveal host.
He is best known for starring in his very own ABC sitcom produced called George Lopez. His stand-up funny to take race as well as ethnic connections, including the Mexican-American society. He is currently the host of talk show Lopez Tonight on network TBS. Lopez who is Mexican-American, was born in Mission Hills, California. He was deserted by his mom and father at birth, but was raised by her mother's granny, Benita Gutierrez, a manufacturing facility worker, and also ste-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez, a construction worker. In 1993, Lopez married with Ann Serrano. The pair had a child, Maya Lopez.
Lopez has a hereditary condition which triggers his kidneys wear away. The medical professionals had informed him in April 2004 that he was going to require a body organ transplant, yet he delayed the surgical procedure up until after having actually played completed the fourth period of the talk show as not to harm the 170 other people who worked with his program. In 2005 his spouse Ann gave away one of her kidneys to her partner. Transplant succeeded.
He has his own charity with his other half. It's called The Ann & George Lopez Foundation. He has been granted a Manny Mota Foundation Community Spirit Award as well as was honored by the Mayor of Los Angeles for his extensive efforts in fundraising that mosted likely to the earthquake victims in El Salvador and also Guatemala. In February 2004, George granted Artist of the Year and Humanitarian Award by Harvard University for this year. The award existed by its head of state as well as dean for his creative job as well as philanthropic endeavors.
Lopez has actually obtained various honors for his job and payments to the Latin American area. In September 2004, George was bestowed the "Spirit of Liberty Award" presented by People magazine. In August 2005, Time Magazine recognized George as one of "The 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America." The 27 september 2010, Lopez announced that he and his wife had actually made a decision to finish the marriage and go various means.
Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by George.
"I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and I quit. I started to break down why I was afraid and started to look at people I admired, like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Freddie Prinze, George Carlin and all"
"I didn't want to be nobody, and that was the only way I could be somebody was to do stand-up"
"I've spent days in cinemas answering questions from the audience, in interviews, travelling abroad, and all they do is thank me nicely"
"I didn't come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles were either split up or fighting all the time. The only healthy relationships I saw were on TV"
"I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in"
"David Letterman is the best late-night talk show host right now, hands down, and has been since he first took the desk"
"I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me"
"When things are bad, it's the best time to reinvent yourself"
"It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time to be able to pull all that together"
"Whoever is my relative, I will not be nice to them"
"When I got to Dallas,"
"When you go to cable, there are no stations and no affiliates and they allow you to do your show"
"When I look at the Gospel, I see how it is speaking to me at this time. I see how to be to others and it helps"
"So I started to relax and would work on my act eight hours a day, sitting at a desk writing at my grandmother's house, and I would put on Richard Pryor Live on Long Beach and would play it like a loop and think and write"
"It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority"
"The first night was awful because I was so afraid, and I was never more afraid because it was going out of my character to be outgoing and to be vulnerable and to be out there and onstage. My hands were sweaty and I couldn't swallow, and I drank a bottle of wine to calm my nerves"
"It was June 4, 1979, the first time I went on stage. I didn't know I could do it but I knew I couldn't not do it. I quit everything in my life and this was the one thing I couldn't quit"
"I never realized I could love people as much as I do now"
"I can't pay her back, but what I can do is make her as happy as she thought I would when we first got married"
"It was June 4, 1979, the first time I went on stage"
"If the worst thing that can happen is that nobody laughs, then I can deal with that, because the worst thing that can happen at the factory is that I could lose a limb or be crushed by a huge machine"
