Gabriel Iglesias

Gabriel “Picachu” Iglesias’ style of comedy is a mixture of story telling with characters and sound effects that bring all his personal issues to life. His amazing ability to cross over with a clean animated style of comedy has put him in big demand throughout the stand-up comedy circuit. The youngest of six children, Gabriel spent his first five years living on the eastside of Chula Vista. By the age of eight Gabriel and his mother were on their own and making a fresh start in the city of Long Beach. One night Gabriel’s mother took him to the local video store where he rented a comedy tape starring Eddie Murphy. Two weeks later he was motivated to audition for his 5th grade talent show and to his suprise he was the hit of the show. Gabriel’s silly voices and characters left the audience in stitches and his dream of becoming a comedian was born. Eleven years later a friend of his pushed a very scared Gabriel Iglesias back onto a stage for the first time in over a decade. April 10th of 2005 will mark the eight-year anniversary of the day Gabriel made his dream of becoming a comedian a reality. Known as the “fluffy” comic, the 27-year old funny man often riffs about his girthy middle – whether it’s talking about how little dancing it takes for him to work up a sweat at the nightclub, or how hearing his girlfriend coo the words “chocolate cake” over the telephone works for him like phone sex. Gabriel, one of the rising stars in the recent boom of Latino comedians, was put on the map by the Galavision TV show, “Que Locos!”. This highly successful television comedy hour quickly spawned into a nationwide tour of sold-out performances across the country. The experience not only helped to develop Gabriel’s loyal fan base, but also led to additional film and television roles. He has guest-starred on ABC’s “My Wife & Kids,” Showtime’s “Resurrection Boulevard” and was involved in the WB pilot for “Deez Nuts”. His stand-up has been featured on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Good Morning America,” “Showtime at the Apollo” and BET’s “Comic View” to name a few. On the big screen, he has been seen in the independent film “El Matador,” and coming in 2005, Gabriel will star in “The Surfer King,” where he will play the role of Aokee, the manager of a water park Surf and Snack Shack. In his debut CD entitled, “Picachu… I See You,” Gabriel talks about hanging out with his buddies. He does not want to be labeled as a ‘Latino Comedian.’