20 Facts About Carlos Mencia

Carlos Mencia is best known as the host of the Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia.

Carlos Mencia has 16 older siblings and one younger sibling.

Carlos Mencia moved to the US as a child and was raised Catholic in East Los Angeles by his aunt Consuelo and uncle Pablo Mencia.

Carlos Mencia dealt drugs and robbed a house when he was 19 years old.

Carlos Mencia attended Garfield High School in Los Angeles County, and later majored in electrical engineering at California State University, Los Angeles; however, he dropped out to pursue a career in comedy after a successful performance at an open mic night at The Laugh Factory.

Mind of Carlos Mencia was produced by Nedlos, a mix of Carlos Mencia's birth name and the name he took prior to naturalizing in the US.

Carlos Mencia was sometimes a guest on the Opie and Anthony radio show on XM Satellite Radio and CBS Radio.

Carlos Mencia took part in the first Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour in 2006.

Carlos Mencia starred in a Super Bowl XLI commercial for Bud Light.

In November 2009, Carlos Mencia began appearing in commercials for a weight-loss product called Belly Burner.

Carlos Mencia went on a 2011 stand-up comedy tour, including dates at the Improv in Schaumburg, Illinois, on June 24 and 25, and ending in Las Vegas at Treasure Island on September 16,2011.

Carlos Mencia was a co-founder of the restaurant chain Maggie Rita's, and a co-owner of several locations.

In 2005, comedian Joe Rogan wrote a post on his website publicly accusing Carlos Mencia of being a plagiarist, alleging that Carlos Mencia stole jokes from a number of comedians.

Carlos Mencia claimed he had a physical altercation with Mencia over the alleged plagiarism.

The only joke that Lopez has publicly specified was stolen and used on Carlos Mencia's HBO special was a Taco Bell joke.

Carlos Mencia has been accused of stealing a routine from Bill Cosby.

Carlos Mencia told the Los Angeles Times that he had never seen the film but regretted the similarities between his and Cosby's jokes.

Carlos Mencia addressed the issue of plagiarism in two hour-long interviews with comic Marc Maron on his podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, in May 2010.

In 2011, Carlos Mencia stated in an interview that he had been in therapy due to accusations of plagiarism.

In February 2009, Carlos Mencia was dropped from the Krewe of Orpheus' celebrity lineup for New Orleans Mardi Gras, citing inappropriate comments he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.