Gabriel Iglesias


			NICKNAMES: "Fluffy" / "Picachu" BIRTHPLACE: San Diego, CA HOMETOWN: Long Beach, CA RESIDES: Los Angeles, CA FAV FOOD: Queso Fundido WEBSITES: fluffyguy.com hotandfluffy.com
		Gabriel "Picachu" Iglesias' style of comedy is a mixture of story telling with characters and sound effects that bring all his personal issues to life. His amazing ability to cross over with a clean animated style of comedy has put him in big demand throughout the stand-up comedy circuit. Ask anyone who has seen him in concert and you will probably hear the same thing, "He was so funny!" Gabriel, one of the rising stars in the recent boom of Latino comedians, was put on the map by the Galavision TV show, "Que Locos!". This highly successful television comedy hour quickly spawned into a nationwide tour of sold-out performances across the country. The experience not only helped to develop Gabriel's loyal fan base, but also led to additional film and television roles. He has guest-starred on ABC's "My Wife & Kids," Showtime's "Resurrection Boulevard" and was involved in the WB pilot for "Deez Nuts". His stand-up has been featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Good Morning America," "Showtime at the Apollo" and BET's "Comic View" to name a few. On the big screen, he has been seen in the independent film "El Matador," and coming in 2005, Gabriel will star in "The Surfer King," where he will play the role of Aokee, the manager of a water park Surf and Snack Shack. Known as the "fluffy" comic in the Hawaiian shirt, the 27-year old funny man often riffs about his girthy middle - whether it's talking about how little dancing it takes for him to work up a sweat at the nightclub, or how hearing his girlfriend coo the words "chocolate cake" over the telephone works for him like phone sex. Gabriel performs stand-up nightly while spreading his positive message of laughter by day at high schools. He includes in his punch lines messages about the hazards of alcohol and the importance of voting. In 2000, Gabriel won a Kid's Choice Award for the Nickelodean TV show "All That." He then won the Comedy Central & Comcast Cable's Comedy Special of the year in 2003 and in 2004 & 2005 was voted into the Top 25 of Comedy Central's Standup Showdown. The youngest of six children, Gabriel spent his first five years living on the eastside of Chula Vista. By the age of eight Gabriel and his mother were on their own and making a fresh start in the city of Long Beach. One night Gabriel's mother took him to the local video store where he rented a comedy tape starring Eddie Murphy. Two weeks later he was motivated to audition for his 5th grade talent show and to his suprise he was the hit of the show. Gabriel's silly voices and characters left the audience in stitches and his dream of becoming a comedian was born. Eleven years later a friend of his pushed a very scared Gabriel Iglesias back onto a stage for the first time in over a decade. April 10th of 2005 will mark the eight-year anniversary of the day Gabriel made his dream of becoming a comedian a reality. "I get my material from things that happen every day," he says, using his 10-year high school reunion as an example. "I had too much to drink and I made an ass of myself. When they asked 'Who has been on TV?,' one of the girls handed me a mic. I said, 'I see three or four girls who turned me down in high school. But you know what? You girls got fat and now I drive a Hummer.' One of the girls tells me, 'You're fat too!' And I said, 'I was always fat. I kept my figure, why couldn't you?' It was the conversation of the night. I don't use writers. I use real life." In his debut CD entitled, "Picachu… I See You," Gabriel talks about hanging out with his buddies. He does not want to be labeled as a 'Latino Comedian.' "It's just going to be funny. It won't have an all-Latino audience. It's going to be modern. I want to show people that Latinos are here, but we don't have to be stereotypical."




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		Seven Questions for Gabriel 1. What is your full name? Gabriel J. Iglecias. My Dad wanted to name me Jesus Jose Iglesias, but my Mom said there were too many Jesus’s and Jose’s in Mexico, and since my Dad wasn't there when I was born she took it upon herself to name me Gabriel. If you notice my last name above has a C where there should be an S. Well my Mom was pissed off that my Dad was not there for his only son's birth, so to mess with his “machismo” ( Dumb Mexican Pride ) she changed the spelling of my last name to annoy him and later in life Me. Every time I check into an airport and they can't find my last name in the system, it's because 28 yrs earlier my Dad couldn’t get his macho ass to the hospital!!!!! 2. Where did you grow up? I spent most of my life in Long Beach, but I was born in San Diego. My Mom and I lived in a couple of different cities before we finally migrated to Long Beach. We made pit stops in Riverside, Corona, Santa Ana, Baldwin Park, Compton ( Don’t ask ) and then Long Beach. 3. What do you like to do when your not performing? Hanging out with my family and friends so I can hear them give me crap about how they have real jobs.... haters!!!! I love them though. My mom is my biggest fan.... even though she still doesn’t get the jokes. Aside from hanging out I love tv, movies, play-station (Madden), going to Vegas, chatting online, meeting new people and sleeping.... a lot! 4. Are you married or single? I'm single, no wife or girlfriend. I am on the road a lot so I don't have a lot of time to be involved in a relationship. That part kinda sucks! 5. What do you look for in a woman? Me!!! ok bad joke! Honestly, women who can be silly with me is a huge turn on. Ethnicity is not a factor. She has to be legal! I am not going to jail for anyone! She must have a nice smile! I don't care how sexy the women may be, if the grill reminds me of the Chupacabra its not gonna work. I won’t make you laugh if I gotta see a messed up smile. Other than that I love all women short, tall, thin or fluffy. All women are beautiful!....... even the “Dentally Disadvantaged”. 6. What is your strongest quality outside of your sense of humor? My patience is number one! I never try to rush things because then they don’t turn out right. I hang out with a bunch of lagers and have yet to snap on them for dragging their feet. Anyone else would have left them behind. 7. What one word best describes Gabriel? Approachable =) Is there anything you wanna tell your fans? I love you guys! Without you I am nothing!


		MAY 1 2009 - 10:00pm COMEDY CENTRAL HOT AND FLUFFY MAY 2 2009 - 3:30am COMEDY CENTRAL COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS MAY 2 2009 - 10:00am COMEDY CENTRAL COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS




		LINKS: MySpace.com ComedyCentral.com TV.com IMDb.com Wikipedia.org TVGuide.com Last Comic Standing Oakland Raiders FILM: •El Matador •The Surfer King TELEVISION: •Hot and Fluffy - COM •Mind of Mencia - COM •Live at Gotham - COM •Last Comic Standing - NBC •The Tonight Show - NBC •Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC •Late Late Show - CBS •Comedy Central Presents: Gabriel Iglesias - COM •Family Guy - FOX •Chelsea Handler Show -E! •Resurrection Blvd. - SHO •My Wife & Kids - ABC •I Love the 80's - VH1 •Comics Unleashed - SYN •EntertainmentStudios.com (Byron Allen) - SYN •Hollywood Squares - SYN •Comedy Minutos - HBO •All That - NICK •SNICK House - NICK •Off The Hook - NICK •Deez Nuts Pilot - WB •Kids Choice Awards - NICK •Teen Choice Awards - FOX •USO Comedy Tour - COM •Premium Blend - COM •Comic Remix - COM •Make Me Laugh - COM •Comic View - BET •Phaturdays - PPV •Showtime at the Apollo - NBC •Latino Laugh Festival - SHO •Funny Is Funny! - GALA •Extreme Gong - GSN •Good Morning America - ABC •Vista L.A. - ABC •Unit 13 Special - UPN •Video Mix - GALA •Que Locos! - GALA •Loco Comedy Jam - MUN2 •Chat - MUN2 •Kiki Des Hollywood - GALA •Comcast Comedy Spotlight - CN8 (Comcast Network) •Latino Laugh Festival: The Show - SiTV •The Drop - SiTV •Inside Joke - SiTV •American Latino TV - AIM COMEDY VENUES: •Improv •Laugh Factory •Comedy Store •Ice House •Punch Line •Funny Bone •Comedy & Magic Club •Caroline's •Gotham's •Rascals •Zanies •Rivercenter •Cap City •Mandalay Bay Casino •House of Blues •Stand Up New York •Boston Comedy Club •Stanford & Sons •Comic Strip •San Manuel Casino •Shoreline Ampitheatre •Verizon Wireless Ampitheater AWARDS: •Top Quality Entertainment's Comedian of the Year 1998 & 1999 •Kids Choice Award ALL THAT - 2000 •Comedy Central & Comcast Cable Comedy Special of the year - 2003 •Comedy Central Standup Showdown Top 25 - 2004 •Comedy Central Standup Showdown Top 25 - 2005 •Comedy Central Standup Showdown Top 25 - 2006 •Last Comic Standing Finalist - 2006 SPECIAL SKILLS: •Fluent in Spanish •Character Voices •Sound Effects •Impressions




		DATES & TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CHECK VENUES FOR SCHEDULE UPDATES. Jun 26 2009 Fri 8:00 pm Capitol Theatre 50 West 200 South Salt Lake City, UT (801) 355-2787 Jun 27 2009 Sat 8:00 pm Yakama Nation Legends 580 Fort Road Toppenish, WA (509) 865-8800 Jun 28 2009 Sun 7:30 / 10:30pm Arlene Schnitzer Hall 1037 SW Broadway Portland, OR (503) 248-4335 Jun 30 2009 Tue 8:00pm Comedy & Magic Club 1018 Hermosa Ave Hermosa Beach,CA (310) 372-1193 Jul 11 2009 Sat 8:00 / 10:00 pm North Star Mohican Casino W12180 County Road A Bowler, WI (715) 787-3110 Jul 17 2009 Fri 8:00pm Humphreys By The Bay 2241 Shelter Island Dr San Diego, CA (619) 220-8497 Jul 18 2009 Sat 8:00pm Fox Theater 308 W Main St Visalia, CA (559) 625-1369 Jul 24 2009 Fri 8:00pm Little Creek Casino 91 W State Route 108 Shelton, WA 800-667-7711 Jul 25 2009 Sat 8:00pm Palms Casino Resort Pearl Concert Theater 4321 W Flamingo Rd Las Vegas, NV (702) 944-3200 Jul 28 2009 Tue 8:00pm Comedy & Magic Club 1018 Hermosa Ave Hermosa Beach,CA (310) 372-1193 Jul 30-Aug 2 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:00 pm Sat 8:00 / 10:00 pm Sun 8:00 pm Improv Tempe 930 E University Dr Tempe, AZ (480) 921-9877 Aug 14-16 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:00 pm Sat 7:00 / 9:00 pm Sun 7:00 pm Improv Irvine 71 Fortune Drive Irvine, CA (949) 854-5455 Aug 21-23 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:00 pm Sat 7:00 / 9:00 pm Sun 7:00 pm Improv Irvine 71 Fortune Drive Irvine, CA (949) 854-5455 Aug 28-30 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:30 pm Sat 7:00 / 9:15 pm Sun 7:00 pm Improv Ft. Lauderdale 5700 Seminole Way Hollywood, FL (954) 981-5653 Sep 3-6 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:00 pm Sat 7:00 / 9:00 pm Sun 7:00 pm Improv Ontario Ontario Mills 4555 Mills Circle Ontario CA 909-484-5411 Sep 10-13 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:00 pm Sat 7:00 / 9:00 pm Sun 7:00 pm Improv Ontario Ontario Mills 4555 Mills Circle Ontario CA 909-484-5411 Sep 18-20 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:30 pm Sat 7:00 / 9:30 Sun 7:00 pm Improv Chicago Woodfield Mall 5 Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 847-240-2001 Sep 25-27 2009 Fri 8:00 / 10:00 pm Sat 7:00 / 9:00 pm Sun 7:00 pm Improv San Jose 62 S. Second St San Jose CA 408-280-7475 Oct 2 2009 Fri 8:00 pm McAllen TX Oct 3 2009 Sat 8:00 pm Laredo TX Oct 9 2009 Fri 8:00pm The Fillmore 2115 Woodward Detroit, MI 313-961-5451 Oct 10 2009 SAt 8:00pm Pabst Theatre 144 E Wells St Milwaukee, WI 414-287-0301 Nov 5 2009 Thu 8:00 pm Carlsbad NM Nov 6 2009 Fri 8:00pm Ohkay Casino Highway 68 San Juan Pueblo, NM (505) 747-5613 Nov 7 2009 Sat 8:00 pm Lubbock TX Nov 27 2009 Fri 8:00 pm Blaisdell Center 777 Ward Ave Honolulu, HI 808-591-2211 Nov 28 2009 Sat 8:00 pm MACC Castle Theater One Cameron Way Kahului, HI 808-242-7469