Carlos Mencia
quote of the day
wed 8/26/2009
"F*** all these conservatives who hated Ted Kennedy when he was alive but now are saying all these nice things. The hypocrisy is unbelievable.”
- Comedian Carlos Mencia on the passing of Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy.
Ruehl, Mencia, Hayek, Orci and Gabriel
halfsie or fullsie
mon 5/18/2009
You may have wondered: are they? A little?
Well, yes. Yes, they are.
Mercedes Ruehl
Age: 61
Actress who won a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar for The Fisher King. Plays Vincent Chase's mother on "Entourage."
Halfsie: Cuban mother and German-Irish father.
Carlos Mencia
Age: 41
Comedian who starred in "The Mind of Mencia" for three seasons. His birth name is Ned Arnel Holness.
Fullsie: Honduran father and Mexican mother.
Salma Hayek
Age: 42
Actress known for appearing in the movies Desperado, Frida and the TV show "30 Rock." Also the producer of "Ugly Betty."
Halfsie: Mexican mother and Lebanese father.
Roberto Orci
Age: 35
Writer who has worked on the movies Transformers, Star Trek, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Fullsie: Mexican father and Cuban mother.
Ana GabrielAge: 53
Popular singer and songwriter known for hits like "Quien Como Tu," "No Te Hago Falta" and "Luna." Not related to Juan.
Halfsie: Mexican father and Japanese mother.
thanx
daily dos
thu 11/27/2008
Comedian Carlos Mencia tells Newsweek why he traded a job in engineering for comedy.
Carlos Mencia vs. George Lopez
versus
wed 1/9/2008
| name | Ned Arnel Mencia. | George Lopez. |
| hometown | Born in San Pedro, Honduras. Lives in Los Angeles. | Born in Mission Hills, California. Lives in Los Angeles. |
| ethnicity | Honduran-Mexican. | Mexican-American. |
| dob | October 22, 1967. | April 23, 1961. |
| makes fun of | Immigration, religion, politics, race, class and sexuality. | Immigration, religion, politics, race, family, class and his Mexican-American upbringing. |
| influences | Lenny Bruce, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jerry Seinfeld, George Wallace and Paul Mooney. | Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze, Cheech and Chong, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle and Paul Mooney. |
| ticket to the bigtime | Mind Of Mencia on cable TV. | The George Lopez Show on broadcast TV. |
| catchphrases | “Dee-Dee-Dee.” and "Beaner." | "Why you crying?" and "Memmer? You memmer." |
| TV specials | Not For The Easily Offended and No Strings Attached. | George Lopez: Why You Crying? and America's Mexican. |
| controversy | Accused of exploiting stereotypes and stealing jokes from other comedians. | Called Jay Leno a backstabber and has also accused Mencia of stealing his jokes. |
| the race card | Quoted as saying: "If I've got a black joke and I can't tell it in Oakland, then I shouldn't tell the joke anywhere else." | Quoted as saying that "TV just got a lot whiter" when ABC canceled his sitcom. |
| fight for the right to party | Advocate of free speech. | Spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation. |
| best-selling album | This Is Carlos Mencia: Spanglish. | El Más Chingón. |
| box office bomb | The Heartbreak Kid. | Balls of Fury. |
| the critics | Maxim Magazine: "If this is what comedy is going to be like when Mexico takes over America, then we're voting for anyone who promises to put a 50-foot barbed-wire electric fence from Texas to California—and then another one around our TV." | The New York Times: "His personality and energy go a long way toward making his show amiable." |
| webprops | 426,228 friends on MySpace. | 239,359 friends on MySpace. |
chewed out
daily dos
thu 2/15/2007
Comedian Joe Rogan's ongoing feud with Carlos Mencia reaches a climax during an onstage confrontation between the two at the Comedy Store in Hollywood.
chewed out
daily dos
thu 2/15/2007
Terrorist group al Qaeda's Saudi Arabian outpost threatens oil production in Mexico and Venezuela, among others.
chewed out
daily dos
thu 2/15/2007
A Venezuelan comedian is fined for writing a tongue-in-cheek newspaper editorial about Hugo Chávez.
chewed out
daily dos
thu 2/15/2007
Barbie dolls based on Anahí, Maite and Dulce María of RBD are due out this summer.
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