The Fluffy Funny Man Himself Iglesias
| Gabriel Iglesias | |
|---|---|
 Iglesias in November 2010 | |
| Birth name | Gabriel Jesús Iglesias[1] |
| Born | (1976-07-15) July 15, 1976 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, clean comedy, surreal humour, self-deprecation, satire |
| Subject(s) | Latin American culture, race relations, obesity, everyday life, pop culture, social awkwardness |
| Website | fluffyguy |
Gabriel Jesús Iglesias (born July 15, 1976), also known as Fluffy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has produced a number of stand-up specials for television outlets such as Comedy Central and Netflix, including I'm Not Fat… I'm Fluffy and Hot & Fluffy. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous live-action and animated TV shows and films, including starring in the sitcom Mr. Iglesias on Netflix, playing Tobias in the 2012 movie Magic Mike and its 2015 sequel, and providing the voice of Speedy Gonzales in Space Jam: A New Legacy. He was also the host of the shows Stand Up Revolution on Comedy Central and Fluffy's Food Adventures on Fuse.
In 2018, Iglesias was one of the top 10 paid comedians in the world.[2]
Early life
Iglesias was born in San Diego, California,[3] the youngest of six children[ failed verification ] of Esther P. Mendez and Jesús Iglesias.[4] He was raised by his single mother.[5] He is of Mexican heritage. He grew up in Riverside, Corona, Santa Ana, Baldwin Park, and Compton before settling in Section 8 low-income housing in Long Beach, where Iglesias spent most of his youth.[3] [5]
Career
Iglesias worked for a cell phone company in Los Angeles and in 1997 went into comedy full-time, though it resulted in him being evicted from his home and losing his car.[5] [6]
Iglesias often references his weight in his comedy, often saying, "Oh, I'm not fat, I'm fluffy", elaborating that there were five levels of fatness, "Big", "Healthy", "Husky", "Fluffy", and "DAMN!!!"[6] He later added a 6th level, "Oh Hell No!!"
In 2000, he appeared in the sixth season of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, co-starring with Amanda Bynes and Nick Cannon.[6]
Iglesias was a contestant on the fourth season of reality TV series Last Comic Standing in 2006, surviving elimination to become one of the final eight comics. He was disqualified at that point for having used a smuggled BlackBerry to communicate with family and friends, which violated the rules of the show.[6] [7]
In 2007, Iglesias voiced an entire Mexican family in "Padre de Familia", a sixth season episode of the Fox TV animated comedy Family Guy. That same year, he began voicing a recurring set of identical twin characters on The Emperor's New School, a Disney animated series that he describes as his favorite voice work.[6]
In 2011, Comedy Central debuted Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution, a stand-up series which Iglesias produced and hosted, running for three seasons before ending in 2014.
Iglesias has hosted/co-hosted six episodes of Equals Three, and played a strip club DJ and drug dealer in the 2012 film Magic Mike.
Iglesias voiced Ned and Zed in the 2013 DisneyToon Studios film, Planes.[8] He also voiced characters in the animated films The Nut Job (2014)[9] [10] and El Americano: The Movie (2016).[8]
Iglesias is featured in the reality series Fluffy Breaks Even, which premiered on Fuse on October 1, 2015.[11] The show was renamed Fluffy's Food Adventures upon its third season renewal in January 2017.[12] From 2019 to 2020, he played Gabe Iglesias, in Mr. Iglesias, a Netflix original series about a teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. In 2021, he voiced the character of Speedy Gonzales in the film Space Jam: A New Legacy and Picchu in Maya and the Three.
Influences and style
Iglesias' comedy influences are Paul Rodriguez, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, and Bill Cosby.[13]
Though a substantial chunk of his jokes concerns race relations, such as his popular "gift basket" anecdote,[14] Iglesias tends to avoid edgy humor or deliberately offensive humor in favor of cleaner, if adult-oriented, material which he claims helps him maintain a sizeable and diverse audience.[15]
Awards and honors
On February 10, 2012, Iglesias was presented with several awards by the city of El Paso, Texas, including the key to the city and the Beacon of H.O.P.E Award from the nonprofit organization Operation H.O.P.E.[16]
Personal life
Iglesias lives in Whittier, California.[17] He has a step-son Frankie, who was born in 1998, and was in a long-term relationship with Frankie's mother, whose identity he didn't discuss in order to protect her privacy.[18] In 2017, he separated from his partner, which led to him cancelling performances, as well as quitting drinking for two years. Despite splitting up from his step-son's mother, he still maintains a close relationship with Frankie.[19]
In The Fluffy Movie, Iglesias describes how at his heaviest, which he states was 445 pounds (202 kilograms), he was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, and with his blood sugar spiking to over 300 mg/dl (16.6 mmol/L) regularly, was given two years to live by his doctor. He said the shock of being told he had two years to live prompted him to reevaluate how he took care of himself, and explained that he decided to lose weight in order to ensure his continued presence in the lives of his family. Iglesias described the struggle to incorporate a healthier lifestyle, relating how he was told by a specialist that his heavy touring schedule precluded him from being a candidate for bariatric surgery, and how he resorted instead to weight-lifting, Diamond Dallas Page Yoga, and a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, which helped him shed over 100 pounds (45 kilograms). Iglesias has also struggled with depression and alcohol abuse which he attributes partly to burnout from his heavy touring schedule.[18]
On July 15, 2021 on his 45th birthday, Iglesias tested positive for COVID-19, and cancelled his remaining shows at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts as well as the taping of his upcoming comedy special.[20] [21]
Filmography
Film
 | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Television
Discography
- Hot and Fluffy (2008) Image Entertainment
- I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy (2009)
- We Luv Fluffy (2009)
- Aloha Fluffy (2013) Comedy Central
- I'm Sorry For What I Said While I Was Hungry (2016) Netflix
- One Show Fits All (2019) Netflix
References
- ^ Iglesias, Gabriel (December 19, 2016). "Gabriel Jesus Iglesias. Yeah my fam was pretty religious". Twitter.
- ^ The World's Highest-Paid Comedians Of 2018
- ^ a b "Bio". fluffyguy.com. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Gabriel Iglesias". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Gabriel Iglesias takes the stage at The Show for three days". Desert Entertainer.
- ^ a b c d e Duck, Allison (July 23, 2009). "Gabriel Iglesias: fabulously fluffy". Las Vegas Weekly
- ^ "NBC's 'Last Comic Standing 4' eliminates three, reveals Top 5 finalists". Reality TV World. July 12, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Waits, Anne (December 11, 2013). "Comedian Gabriel Iglesias ready to bring on the laughs". The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Bickel, Britt (January 24, 2014). "Gabriel Iglesias On His New Animated Movie 'The Nut Job'". Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Rivera, Zayda (January 16, 2014). "Gabriel Iglesias is a fluffy furry friend in 'The Nut Job'". Daily News. New York.
- ^ Iglesias, Gabriel (September 30, 2015). "Fluffy Breaks Even" Premieres Tomorrow, October 1st on FuseTV!. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ Pena, Jessica (January 6, 2017). "Fluffy Breaks Even: Season Three Ordered by Fuse, Show Title Changed". TVSeriesFinale . Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ King, Scott ( October 6, 2011). "The Laughspin interview with Gabriel Iglesias" Archived October 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Laughspin.
- ^ 7 Funniest Latino Comedians You Should Stream Now
- ^ Cesaro Garasa (Jan 13, 2016) Gabriel Iglesias hits stage - and Bakersfield restaurants Bakersfield.com, accessed 27 July 2019
- ^ Hinojosa, Alex (February 10, 2012). "Comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias gets key to the city". El Paso Times.
- ^ "Gabriel Iglesias". Last Comic Standing. NBC. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Dave Brooks (15 Jan 2018) After Battle with Alcohol & Depression, Comedian Gabriel Iglesias is Back with New Tour, Billboard.com, accessed 27 July 2019
- ^ Strohm, Emily (June 17, 2020). "Netflix Star Gabriel Iglesias on Why He Took a Break from Comedy: 'I Needed an Emotional Rebuild'". People Magazine . Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Iglesias, Gabriel (July 15, 2021). "Important announcement I DON'T want to make on my bday ☹️ #gabrieliglesias #COVID19". Facebook . Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Ushe, Naledi (July 15, 2021). "Comedian Gabriel Iglesias Cancels Show After Testing Positive for COVID, Says He Feels 'Pretty Good'". People. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Deanne, Derrick (November 15, 2013). "Go Nuts for New 'Nut Job' Poster, Trailer Coming Monday". Movies.com.
- ^ "Jaime Pressly, Two Others Enter Wayans' A Haunted House 2". ComingSoon.net. August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Open Road Acquires Gabriel Iglesias Comedy Concert Pic". Deadline Hollywood. February 13, 2014.
- ^ Hopewell, John (May 20, 2014). "'El Americano 3D' Kicks Off Pre-Sales at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (magazine) . Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ Amaya, Mayra (April 30, 2014). "'El Americano': The Animated Film You Haven't Heard of… Yet". Rotoscopers . Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 24, 2022). "'Hungry': Gabriel Iglesias & Ryan McPartlin Join NBC Comedy Pilot, James Burrows To Direct". Deadline Hollywood.
External links
- Official website
- Gabriel Iglesias at IMDb
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Iglesias
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