19 Facts About Gabriel Iglesias

Gabriel Jesus Iglesias was born on July 15,1976 and is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Gabriel Iglesias was the host of the shows Stand Up Revolution on Comedy Central and Fluffy's Food Adventures on Fuse.

In 2018, Gabriel Iglesias was one of the top 10 paid comedians in the world.

Gabriel Jesus Iglesias was born July 15,1976 in San Diego, California, to Esther P Mendez and Jesus Iglesias.

Gabriel Iglesias grew up in Riverside, Corona, Santa Ana, Baldwin Park, and Compton before settling in Section 8 low-income housing in Long Beach, where Iglesias spent most of his youth.

Gabriel Iglesias worked for a cell phone company in Los Angeles and in 1997 went into comedy full-time, though it resulted in him being evicted from his home and losing his car.

Gabriel Iglesias was a contestant on the fourth season of reality TV series Last Comic Standing in 2006, surviving elimination to become one of the final eight comics.

Gabriel Iglesias was disqualified at that point for having used a smuggled BlackBerry to communicate with family and friends, which violated the rules of the show.

In 2007, Gabriel Iglesias voiced an entire Mexican family in "Padre de Familia", a sixth season episode of the Fox TV animated comedy Family Guy.

In 2011, Comedy Central debuted Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution, a stand-up series that Iglesias produced and hosted, running for three seasons before ending in 2014.

Gabriel Iglesias voiced Ned and Zed in the 2013 DisneyToon Studios film, Planes.

Gabriel Iglesias voiced characters in the animated films The Nut Job and El Americano: The Movie.

Gabriel Iglesias is featured in the reality series Fluffy Breaks Even, which premiered on Fuse on October 1,2015.

In 2022, Gabriel Iglesias was the first comedian to sell out Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Gabriel Iglesias was in a long-term relationship with Claudia Valdez, with whom he has a stepson named Frankie.

Gabriel Iglesias said the shock of being told he had two years to live prompted him to reevaluate how he took care of himself and explained that he decided to lose weight in order to ensure his continued presence in the lives of his family.

Gabriel Iglesias described the struggle to incorporate a healthier lifestyle, relating how he was told by a specialist that his heavy touring schedule precluded him from being a candidate for bariatric surgery, and how he resorted instead to weight-lifting, Diamond Dallas Page Yoga, and a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, which helped him shed over 100 pounds.

Gabriel Iglesias has struggled with depression and alcoholism, which he attributes partly to burnout from his heavy touring schedule.

On July 15,2021, on his 45th birthday, Gabriel Iglesias tested positive for COVID-19, and cancelled his remaining shows at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts as well as the taping of his upcoming comedy special.