Childhood

• Born on April 23, 1961
• In Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California
• The son of Frieda and Anatasio Lopez, a migrant worker
• Mestizo Mexican descent

Career

• Lopez began his stand-up career in the 1980s
• He released his first comedy album, Alien Nation, in 1996
• autobiography entitled Why You Crying? My Long, Hard Look at Life, Love, and Laughter
• First Latino to host a late-night talk show on an American network
• Numerous feature films after