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Gabriel Iglesias (born on July 15 1976) is a comedian who is best known for his loud Hawaiian shirts
Aloha shirt

The Aloha shirt is a style of dress shirt originating in Hawaii. It is currently the premier textile export of the Hawaii manufacturing industry....
, funny voices, lifelike sound effects and animated style of PG-13 comedy.

Iglesias was born in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
. He is the self-proclaimed "Fluffy Man" (as opposed to fat), in reference to his large frame and his own joke about the Five levels of Fatness (which are Big, Healthy, Husky, Fluffy and "DAMN!"). He has made several guest appearances on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show

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, The Late Late Show
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, Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live

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, Showtime at the Apollo
Showtime at the Apollo

Showtime at the Apollo is a Broadcast syndication music television show, first broadcast in September 12, 1987, and is produced by the Apollo Theater....
, Que Locos, as well as three of his own specials on Comedy Central
Comedy Central

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, one of which was voted the half-hour "special of the year for 2003".






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Gabriel Iglesias (born on July 15 1976) is a comedian who is best known for his loud Hawaiian shirts
Aloha shirt

The Aloha shirt is a style of dress shirt originating in Hawaii. It is currently the premier textile export of the Hawaii manufacturing industry....
, funny voices, lifelike sound effects and animated style of PG-13 comedy.

Iglesias was born in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
. He is the self-proclaimed "Fluffy Man" (as opposed to fat), in reference to his large frame and his own joke about the Five levels of Fatness (which are Big, Healthy, Husky, Fluffy and "DAMN!"). He has made several guest appearances on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show

The Tonight Show is a long-running American late-night talk show and variety show airing on NBC whose The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has been hosted by Jay Leno since 1992....
, The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running Talk show and officially the flagship television programme of Republic of Ireland broadcasting company Radio Telef?s ?ireann....
, Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an Television in the United States late night television talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on American Broadcasting Company and 3e in Ireland....
, Showtime at the Apollo
Showtime at the Apollo

Showtime at the Apollo is a Broadcast syndication music television show, first broadcast in September 12, 1987, and is produced by the Apollo Theater....
, Que Locos, as well as three of his own specials on Comedy Central
Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an United States cable television and satellite television channel that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and broadcast syndication....
, one of which was voted the half-hour "special of the year for 2003". In 2000, he was a series regular for season 6 of All That
All That

All That was an United States live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests....
 on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon is an United States cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel. The Pinwheel name was used until 1981....
. In 2006, Iglesias was a finalist in the fourth season of "Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an United States reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. The objective of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC television network and a Television Special first to air on the cable television Comedy Central and later on the cable networ...
", until he was disqualified for multiple violations of the contest agreement, including using a BlackBerry
BlackBerry

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. Iglesias was named Comedian of the Year by Comedy Central in 2006.

Iglesias has done a few independent films and voice-over work for Disney Emperor's New School and Family Guy
Family Guy

Family Guy is an animated cartoon Television in the United States Situation comedy created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox Broadcasting Company and regularly on other television networks in syndication....
. His most recent project was a one hour special called Hot & Fluffy which aired August 4 2007, and was released to DVD four days later. It has sold over 250 thousand copies making him a double platinum selling artist. He also appeared on the hit TV show "My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids is an United States Situation comedy which ran on American Broadcasting Company from March 28, 2001, until May 17, 2005, starring Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, produced by Touchstone Television....
," as a Japanese chef.

Iglesias can be seen in comedy clubs and theaters nationally, touring with his friends and fellow comedians, Martin Moreno, and Noe Gonzalez.

External links

  • at MySpace.com
  • at NBC.com