George Lopez

About

George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is most known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. 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 “25 Most Influential Hispanics in America” by Time magazine in 2005.

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…