no tengo dinero
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mon 9/21/2009
Check out Salma Hayek, George Lopez and Selena Gomez decked out in their award show best in a gallery from this year's Alma Awards.
nocaut
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wed 3/25/2009
Comedian George Lopez announced he will launch his own late night talk show this fall: "If change can come to the White House, then change can come to late night."
change of heart
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mon 3/3/2008
will.i.am tries to help with another Barack Obama track, "We Are The Ones," featuring appearances by Jessica Alba, John Leguizamo, George Lopez, Kate Del Castillo and producer Andres Levin. (via Just Jared)
smoggy style
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wed 2/27/2008
Comedian George Lopez is campaigning for Democrat Barack Obama in El Paso, Texas, weeks after complaining that neither Obama or Hillary Clinton had reached out to him for support.
possibly baby
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fri 1/25/2008
Comedian George Lopez says he is disappointed that Democratic hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have not reached out to him to campaign for them in the Latino community. (via Vivir Latino)
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. |
la hora inmortal
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thu 7/19/2007
Comedian George Lopez is set to star in two feature films: Henry Poole is Here and Swing Vote.
shiny happy people
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mon 6/18/2007
Rap moguls Jay-Z (#9), 50 Cent (#32) and Diddy (#43) make the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez, futbolero Ronaldinho, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, comedian George Lopez and actress Jessica Alba (not a Latina) also made the list. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez dropped off. (via XXL)
shiny happy people
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mon 6/18/2007
Rap moguls Jay-Z (#9), 50 Cent (#32) and Diddy (#43) make the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez, fútbolero Ronaldinho, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, comedian George Lopez and actress Jessica Alba (not a Latina) also made the list. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez dropped off. (via XXL)
it ain't my fault
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fri 6/15/2007
Salma Hayek, George Lopez, Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, Placido Domingo, Edward James Olmos, Eddie Sotelo and Andy Garcia will lend their voices to Disney movie South of the Border.
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