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George Lopez

Birth Name:
George Edward Lopez
Birth Place:
Mission Hills, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Director
George Lopez

Fast Facts

  • Appeared on the competition show "American Idol" in 2008 after donating during their charity campaign "Idol Gives Back․"
  • Created the Lopez Foundation, which aims to support underprivileged children
  • Following his support for earthquake victims of El Salvador and Guatemala, he was named honorary mayor of Los Angeles
  • Received a kidney transplant from his wife in 2005
  • Began his career hosting a morning radio show for Clear Channel and after years on the stand-up comedy circuit, he was discovered by actress Sandra Bullock, who was concerned about the lack of representation of Latinos in Hollywood
  • Best known as the host of "Lopez Tonight" and as the star of the sitcom "George Lopez․"
  • Has been the voice of several animated film characters, including Grouchy Smurf in "The Smurfs" series, Rafael in "Rio" and Papi in "The Beverly Hills Chihuahua" series
  • Appears as the mayor of the city of Reno in the comedy series "Reno 911!"

Awards

  • 2002ALMA Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2003Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Breakout Star - Male:Nominated
  • 2004BET Comedy Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2004Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2004Imagen Award - Best Actor in a Television Comedy:Winner
  • 2004Young Artist Award - Most Popular Mom & Pop in a Television Series:Nominated
  • 2005Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2005Imagen Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
  • 2005Best Actor - Secció Oficial Fantàstic:Nominated
  • 2005Stinker Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2006ALMA Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Series:Nominated
  • 2006Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2006Imagen Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
  • 2007Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2007Imagen Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
  • 2008ALMA Award - Outstanding Performance of a Lead Latino/a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2009ALMA Award - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2009Imagen Award - Best Actor/Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2009Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actor:Nominated
  • 2009Teen Choice Award - Choice Summer TV Star: Male:Nominated
  • 2010Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer:Nominated
  • 2011ALMA Award - Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act:Winner
  • 2011People's Choice Award - Favorite Talk Show Host:Nominated
  • 2011Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2012ALMA Award - Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act:Nominated
  • 2015Imagen Award - Best Actor - Feature Film:Winner
  • 2017Imagen Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
  • 2020Festival Award - Trailblazer Award:Winner
  • 2020Festival Award - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama:Nominated
  • 2020Festival Award - Trailblazer Award:Winner
  • 2020Festival Award - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama:Nominated
  • 2023Imagen Award - Best Actor - Comedy (Television):Nominated
  • 2024Imagen Award - Best Supporting Actor - Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2024Imagen Award - Best Actor - Comedy (Television):Nominated
  • 2025Imagen Award - Best Actor - Comedy:Nominated
  • 2025Blimp Award - Favorite Male TV Star (Family):Nominated
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