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We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. A standup comic, actor, and voice performer also known by his nickname "Fluffy," Gabriel Iglesias has become one of America's most popular comedians for his material that deals with the ups and downs of modern life as well as his own experiences as an extra-large man. His birth name was Gabriel J. Iglecias, with his mother deliberately misspelling the last name as a derisive gesture against Gabriel's father, who failed to show up when she went into labor. One of six children, Iglesias and his family lived in various cities in California before settling in Long Beach, where he spent most of his childhood. Influenced by Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy , and Paul Rodriguez, Iglesias became interested in comedy, and he began performing at local clubs while working for a cell phone company during the day. While his family encouraged him not to give up his day job, in he did just that, determined to work on his comedy full-time. Iglesias' career was slow to take off, and he was evicted from his home and his car was repossessed before he began working enough to support himself. In , Iglesias landed his first break on television when he became part of the cast of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show All That alongside Amanda Bynes and Nick Cannon.
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Iglesias was born in San Diego, California , [2] the youngest of six children [ failed verification ] of Esther P. Iglesias worked for a cell phone company in Los Angeles and in went into comedy full-time, though it resulted in him being evicted from his home and losing his car. In , he appeared in the sixth season of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That , co-starring with Amanda Bynes and Nick Cannon. 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. Iglesias was a contestant on the fourth season of reality TV series Last Comic Standing in , 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. In , Comedy Central debuted Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution , a standup showcase series which Iglesias produced and hosted, running for three seasons before ending in Iglesias is featured in the reality series Fluffy Breaks Even , which premiered on Fuse on October 1, He prefers to do relatively clean comedy and avoids potentially controversial or divisive topics such as politics or religion in order to reach the largest possible audience. On February 10, , Iglesias was presented with several awards by the city of El Paso, Texas , including the key to the city and the Beacon of H.
