Favorite Food:
Menudo topped with cilantro, lemon juice and green onions.
Influences:
"My Comedy influences are, of course first would be Richard Pryor then Freddie Prinze, Cheech and Chong, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Paul Mooney and any comedian who is original. Any comedian who takes the time to work on his material to get better. Oh yeah and of course my new hero Joe Rogan."
Favorite Vacation Spot:
"Small island in Hawaii with about 3,000 people. There are no buses, no taxis, two markets and only one gas station."
Last Book Read:
Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America by Richard Zoglin
Favorite Comedian:
“Richard Pryor. I used to watch him daily on my VCR when I first started. I later became friends with his wife and then him. When he died I spoke at his service, not many people know that. It’s great to meet someone you idolize. It was a treat to be able to speak about him.”
Favorite Song:
“Rock ‘n Roll All Nite” by KISS
Any superpower, what would it be:
"I would love to be invisible, just be able to slip in and out of places."
Favorite way to spend time:
"Golfing."
Biggest waste of time:
"Waiting for someone to show up. I don’t like tardy people. I am very punctual."
Favorite thing about El Paso:
“Real people”. People that are not about possessions or things they have. It’s about who they are, not what they have."
Dinner with one person, dead or alive:
"Elvis Presley. He loved to eat food with butter and lard like Latinos. I am sure he would have served something I would have liked."
Dream job:
Professional Golfer
Favorite music for romance:
Earth, Wind & Fire. "That has always been successful for me."
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He made his debut in the Harris Poll for Favorite TV Personalities. George was named one of the top ten favorite TV personalities of 2005.
In August 2005, Time magazine recognized George as one of "The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America".
George's good luck charm is a small leather key ring that was once owned by Freddie Prinze, the 1970s Latino comic.
Lopez turned down a role in the film Desperado because he doesn't want to be in films that promoted negative images of Latinos.
He was a former disc jockey on MEGA 92.3 in Los Angeles, CA.
On June 8, 2002, George Lopez hosted the Seventh Annual Florida Sports Awards from Jacksonville's Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts.
Sandra Bullock gave George his break into TV stardom with her own production company when she sent out a scout to check the clubs for Latino talent because there were no Hispanic shows on TV.
His 2003 live comedy album, Team Leader, was nominated for the Best Comedy Album Grammy in 2004. It was up against albums by Garrison Keillor, 'Weird Al' Yankovic', Margaret Cho and David Cross.
George Lopez, his character on the George Lopez show, was ranked #18 in TV Guide's list of the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time, June 20, 2004 issue.
On April 25, 2005, Lopez had a successful kidney transplant surgery using an organ donated by his wife, Ann Serrano.
Only the fourth Latino ever to head a sitcom, the first three being Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy (1951), Freddie Prinze in Chico and the Man in 1974 and Paul Rodriguez (a.k.a. Pablo (1984).
On March 29, 2006 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
 In 2007, Forbes Magazine
estimated his earnings for the year at $26 million.
Good friends with WWE Hall of Famer Pedro Morales,.
George Lopez learned how to play golf as a teenager by hitting lemons in the backyard of his grandmother's house.
In a 2005 interview with Howard Stern, He claimed that he and Carlos Mencia were involved in a physical altercation at a comedy club. Lopez alleged that Mencia appropriated 13 minutes of Lopez' material without permission for his HBO comedy special.
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