Gabriel Iglesias Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for an ALMA Award in 2012 as Favorite Comedy Personality
• Faced destitution at the beginning of his comedy career after leaving a full-time paying job for stand-up in the 2000s
• After more than a decade of acting and doing stand-up, he gained widespread acclaim following his first Comedy Central special in 2011 titled "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution"
• While not doing his stand-up routine on both stage and screen, he enjoys doing voiceover work for animated programs including "Family Guy" among others
• Was booted from the fourth season of "Last Comic Standing" in 2006 after being in possession of a cell phone during taping, as this was a violation of the show's rules