In , Lopez became one of the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in the footsteps of Freddie Prinze and Desi Arnaz. As of , it is the second-longest running sitcom in television history of those that have starred Hispanic actors, after I Love Lucy. On March 8, , it was announced that George Lopez would join the Nick at Nite lineup and it was first aired on September 10, On May 15, , the series was cancelled by ABC.
It was replaced by a new sitcom, Cavemen , inspired by the cavemen in the Geico commercials. He alleged that race was a factor although ABC continues to air the small Latino-casted sitcom Ugly Betty , as well as his show's production by Disney rival Warner Brothers. So a Chicano can't be on TV but a caveman can?
And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs.
TV just became really, really white again". Lopez is also known for his conflict with Carlos Mencia. He also claimed he had a physical altercation with Mencia over the alleged appropriation. In February , George was presented the Artist of the Year and Humanitarian Award by Harvard University, presented by its president and dean for his artistic work and charitable endeavors.
Lopez has received several honors for his work and contributions to the Latino community. The book is co-written by Emmy Award winning writer and sportscaster Armen Keteyian. In December George set an attendance record at Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles with seven consecutive sold-out performances and over 42, in total attendance.
Previously, Lopez was featured in the drama Bread and Roses. The film, directed by British filmmaker Ken Loach, received critical acclaim after its premier at the Cannes Film Festival.
Lopez and his pro partner finished third in the Pebble Beach event. George was the top ranking celebrity at completion of the golf tournament. Category : Organ transplant recipients. Tiffany went on to add that she later found out he had hired a fellow hooker, by the name of Samantha, the same day he had seen her. The prostitute passed a polygraph lie detector test she took after making these claims. When asked to comment on having had sex with Tiffany and Samantha, Lopez denied ever having met with them.
The news of George Lopez cheating on his wife with prostitutes came as a shock, because his wife had saved his life by donating a kidney to him in , after Lopez nearly died in from kidney failure. On February 27, , George Lopez was arrested for public intoxication after getting drunk and falling asleep on the floor of the Ceasars Windsor casino in Ontario, Canada.
The casino's security alerted law enforcement upon finding him sleeping on the casino floor. Lopez had performed at the casino earlier that day in the evening. He had another show the following day, which the casino duly canceled. Soon after, a photograph of a drunken and passed out asleep Lopez was quickly circulated around the web. Has had an ongoing feud for years with CHiPs star, Erik Estrada , because Estrada wouldn't sign an autograph nor shake his hand when Lopez was a child while Estrada was filming an episode of CHiPs near Lopez's neighborhood.
Since then, Lopez vowed to make Estrada pay. In , Estrada told a Miami radio show, The Enrique Santos Show, that he didn't remember ignoring Lopez, but that he was tired of Lopez thrashing his name and that he had seen Lopez at a church event and challenged him to a fight and that Lopez backed down, stating, "I'm a comedian, not a fighter.
In , Mexican radio show personality, La Vozalona Marlene Quinto , as part of the Mexican radio show, "El Show de Don Cheto", said that she had met George Lopez at a Cuban restaurant in which she was eating with a friend and when she saw that he had finished eating and seemed on his way out, she approached him near the exit of the restaurant while he was taking a picture with a fan and told him that she wanted a picture with him, to which she said he became very rude and disrespectful and told her she had to wait and that "even Mexicans have manners and say please".
Confused, La Vozalona said she told Lopez she was a big fan and one of his many followers on Twitter, to which she said that he told her to shut up and take the picture already. La Vozalona said she told Lopez to stop being rude, because she could "burn" him and that he responded, "What, you think I care?
This was very surprising for many and many considered Lopez a big hypocrite for the incident, considering he's been criticizing and ridiculing Erik Estrada for many years for not shaking his hand and refusing to sign an autograph when Lopez was 17, while Estrada filmed an episode of CHiPs near Lopez's neighborhood.
Hughley , Eddie Griffin , and Charlie Murphy. He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Real Women Have Curves Abandoned by his mother, he was raised by his grandmother who paid him little attention. Lopez transformed his painful experiences into material for his stand up comedy act. Lopez is the first Latino to headline a morning radio show on an English-language station in Los Angeles.
In , Lopez married Ann Serrano. The couple have a daughter, Mayan Lopez. On September 27, , Lopez announced that he and his wife had decided to end their marriage. Serrano filed for divorce on November 23, , citing "irreconcilable differences. Looking for a job? Back to Profile. Photos Works.
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