¡Rob! is an upcoming American comedy television series starring Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider

Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow:...

 alongside Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is an American comedian, actor and writer who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges...

, Claudia Bassols

Claudia Bassols

Claudia Bassols is a multi-lingual Spanish actress from the Catalonia region of Spain.-Career:Bassols graduated from the American School of Barcelona in 1997...

, Diana Maria Riva, Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio González Derbez is a Mexican actor of film and comedy television. He created the television series of XHDRBZ, Vecinos, and La familia P. Luche. Derbez is also a Formula Three Auto racing driver.-Life and career:...

, Ricky Rico, and Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros is an American film and television actress. Ontiveros has acted in numerous films and television shows, most often playing a maid or, more recently, an all-knowing grandmother; she estimates she has played a maid between 150 and 300 times on screen.-Early life:Ontiveros was born...

. It is scheduled to premiere on CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 on January 12, 2012 at 8:30pm following, The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers...

.

Synopsis

The series follows Rob (Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider

Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow:...

), a former life-long bachelor who marries into a close-knit Mexican-American family.

Cast

• Rob Schneider
  Rob Schneider
  Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow:...
  
   as Rob
• Cheech Marin
  Cheech Marin
  Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is an American comedian, actor and writer who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges...
  
   as Fernando
• Claudia Bassols
  Claudia Bassols
  Claudia Bassols is a multi-lingual Spanish actress from the Catalonia region of Spain.-Career:Bassols graduated from the American School of Barcelona in 1997...
  
   as Maggie
• Diana Maria Riva as Rosa
• Eugenio Derbez
  Eugenio Derbez
  Eugenio González Derbez is a Mexican actor of film and comedy television. He created the television series of XHDRBZ, Vecinos, and La familia P. Luche. Derbez is also a Formula Three Auto racing driver.-Life and career:...
  
   as Hector
• Ricky Rico as Pepe
• Lupe Ontiveros
  Lupe Ontiveros
  Lupe Ontiveros is an American film and television actress. Ontiveros has acted in numerous films and television shows, most often playing a maid or, more recently, an all-knowing grandmother; she estimates she has played a maid between 150 and 300 times on screen.-Early life:Ontiveros was born...
  
   as Abuelita

Production

The pilot first appeared on CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

's development slate in October 2010. On February 4, 2011, CBS placed a pilot order, written by Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider

Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow:...

and Lew Morton, and directed by Jamie Widdoes. The series is executive produced by Schneider, Morton, Kim Tannenbaum and Eric Tannenbaum.