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Gabriel Iglesias
Medium	stand-up comedy, television
Years active	1997 – present
Genres	Comedy
Subject(s)	Mexican American culture, obesity, race relations, satire
Influences	Robin Williams and Paul Rodriguez
Notable works and roles	Himself in Hot and Fluffy
Website	Official website

Gabriel Iglesias (born on July 15, 1976) is a comedian who is best known for his loud aloha shirts, funny voices and animated story telling.

Gabriel was born in San Diego, California and raised by his mother. His real name on his birth certificate is "Gabriel Iglecias" with a "C", and not a "S". The reason for the misspelling was because his father was not there for his birth so his mother thought that this was a funny way to get back at him.

Because of his large frame, he is the self-proclaimed "Fluffy Man"; he says of himself, "I'm not fat, I'm fluffy." The nickname is derived from his own joke about what he calls the "Five Levels of Fatness." The five levels are (from lightest to heaviest) "Big," "Healthy," "Husky," "Fluffy," and "DAMN!" A sixth level, dubbed "OH HELL NO!", was added later.

Gabriel has made several guest appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Showtime at the Apollo, and Que Locos, as well as three of his own specials on Comedy Central, one of which was voted the half-hour "Special of the Year for 2003."^[1] In 2000, he was a series regular for season 6 of All That on Nickelodeon. He also appeared on the hit TV show "My Wife and Kids" as a funny Japanese chef. As well as a voice in a Family Guy episode.

In 2006, Gabriel was a finalist in the fourth season of "Last Comic Standing," until, he was disqualified for multiple violations of the contest agreement, including using a BlackBerry.

In 2007 Gabriel's 2nd special called "Hot & Fluffy" premiered on Comedy Central. The DVD has sold over 300,000 copies making Iglesias a triple platinum artist.

In 2009 Gabriel released a double disc CD box set called "We Luv Fluffy" with shows he recorded in 2006 & 2008 from Atlanta & San Antonio.

On November 8, 2009 Gabriel released his new one hour special called "I'm not Fat... I'm Fluffy" LIVE from El Paso on Comedy Central. In November of 2009 on Comedy Central's "Secret Girlfriend" Gabriel briefly appeared as a bellhop.

Next year Gabriel will be headlining a 50+ city bus tour with Comedy Central & Live Nation called "The Fluffy Shop Tour" named after his online store FluffyShop.com

[edit] References

1. ^ "Gabriel Iglesias". Official Web Site of Comedy Central. http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/i/gabriel_iglesias.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 

[edit] External links

• Gabriel Iglesias at the Internet Movie Database