Alessandro Liborio Madrigal was born on July 4,1971 and is an American comedian, writer, actor and producer.
27 Facts About Al Madrigal
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Al Madrigal is a co-founder of the All Things Comedy podcast network, alongside Bill Burr.
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Al Madrigal rose to fame on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a regular correspondent for five seasons.
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Al Madrigal has performed on Conan and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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Al Madrigal appeared in the sports drama The Way Back, starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O'Connor.
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Al Madrigal appears in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Morbius as Alberto "Al" Rodriguez.
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Al Madrigal grew up in San Francisco's Inner Sunset District, where his neighbors included future comedians Mike Pritchard and Margaret Cho.
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Al Madrigal's father is Mexican and his mother is Sicilian.
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Al Madrigal attended Ecole Notre Dame Des Victoires, a private Catholic school in San Francisco that emphasizes instruction of French language and culture.
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Al Madrigal attended St Ignatius College Preparatory High School for the class of 1989.
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Al Madrigal worked for 10 years in a human resources staffing agency run by his family, where one of his main responsibilities was firing people.
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Al Madrigal began his career in San Francisco's comedy clubs, both as a solo performer and as a member of the sketch group Fresh Robots, which he co-founded.
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In 2004, Al Madrigal won a jury award for best stand-up comedian at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
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Al Madrigal taped his latest stand-up special, "Shrimpin' Ain't Easy" in December 2016 in the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Al Madrigal appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on July 8,2009.
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Al Madrigal later appeared on Conan's TBS Show, Conan, on May 10,2011.
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In 2003, Al Madrigal successfully auditioned for a starring role on The Ortegas, a comedy series for the Fox Network.
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In January 2008, Al Madrigal was cast as a building attendant named Jesus in the CBS comedy Welcome to The Captain.
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Al Madrigal co-starred in the CBS series Gary Unmarried, which debuted in September 2008.
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On March 14,2013, it was announced that Al Madrigal would be joining NBC's About A Boy as Andy, the main character's best friend.
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Al Madrigal received a 2014 Imagen Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the role.
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Al Madrigal was a series regular on the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here.
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Al Madrigal played a stand-up comedian named Edgar in the dark comedy about Los Angeles' infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s.
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On May 17,2011, it was announced that Al Madrigal would be joining The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
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Al Madrigal auditioned for the show on the recommendation of stand-up comedian Adam Lowitt, one of the show's producers.
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Al Madrigal later did a reading of the piece with Jon Stewart, who hired him on the spot.
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Al Madrigal sees the network as a way of improving representation of Latin American people in media.