George Lopez is one of the premier
comedic talents in the entertainment industry today. He
is the co-creator, writer, producer and star of the ABC
network and Warner Bros. Television produced sitcom, “George
Lopez.” The show is executive produced by Bruce
Helford (“The Drew Carey Show,” “Roseanne”)
and movie star Sandra Bullock. The show is in its fifth
season, Wednesdays at 8:00pm.
Lopez’s current CD “Team Leader”
was released on Oglio Records/Warner Bros. to great
public acclaim. The CD was nominated for a 2004 Grammy
Award for Best Comedy Album. His previous best-selling
CD “Right Now Right Now” was released in
2001. In May 2004, George’s autobiography “Why
You Crying?” was released on the Touchstone/Fireside
division of Simon & Schuster and entered in the
New York Times Bestsellers top twenty. The book is co-written
by Emmy Award winning writer and sportscaster Armen
Keteyian.
George was recently a cast member and commentator for
HBO’s hit sports show “Inside the NFL”
for the 2003-2004 football season. He is a two-time
host of the Latin Grammy Awards and a co-host of the
Emmy Awards. He recently starred in the ABC-TV / Wonderful
World of Disney Christmas movie “Naughty or Nice.”
George is also stars in the Robert Rodriguez, Miramax/Dimension
feature film “The Adventures of Shark Boy &
Lava Girl” which opened June 2005.
Maintaining an extremely active schedule as a stand-up
comedian, George is a sell-out attraction coast to coast
and has headlined concerts at prestigious venues: Las
Vegas Hilton, Foxwoods Casino, ARCO Arena in Sacramento,
the Town Hall in New York, the Shoreline Amphitheater
in San Francisco, Next Stage in Dallas, SBC Center in
San Antonio, Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA, Dodge Theater
in Phoenix, San Jose Sate University Events Center in
San Jose, CA, and has performed for the President at
the historic Ford Theatre in Washington, DC. In December
2004 George set an attendance record at Universal Amphitheater
in Los Angeles with seven consecutive sold-out performances
and over 42,000 in total attendance. Lopez’s live
comedy concert “Why You Crying?” debuted
on Showtime, Memorial Day weekend 2004. The DVD of the
concert special will be released by Paramount Home Entertainment
in September 2005.
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