Gabriel Iglesias, comedian of the show “I'm Not Fat… I'm Fluffy”, is also an American actor, writer and producer. The comedian is best known for starring in numerous films such as Fluffy Entre Vivos y Plebeyos as Piarta and in El Matador as Gabe.
The Early Life of Gabriel Iglesias
Gabriel Iglesias' full name is Gabriel Jesus Iglesias who was born in San Diego, California, United States of America on July 15, 1976. His zodiac sign is Cancer. The comedian was raised by a single mother named Esther Mendez.
He has six siblings, among whom he is the last child of his family. His mother Esther was married to his father, Jesus Iglesias.
Youth and love
Gabriel spent his childhood in places like Riverside, Corona, Santa Ana, Baldwin ParkAnd Compton. As a youth he spent most of his years in Long Beach California.
He is an American national and has a multiracial ethnic background. The famous comedian currently lives in Long Beach, California. Iglesias loves the dog and has named it Chihuahua Bruno. The origin point of Chihuahua is Mexico, which can survive for about 12 to 20 years.
I'm not fat… I'm a fluffy comedian who lives with my girlfriend
Spanish comedian Gabriel Iglesias is still not married and has yet to officially make someone his wife. However, he is currently in a romantic relationship with a girl whose name is Claudia Valdez. Valdez is the mother of a daughter named Frankie. Iglesias together with his girlfriend, Valdez, and her child currently live together Long Beach, California.
Gabriel Iglesias estimates net worth to be $million with an annual salary of $20
Gabriel Iglesias is an American popular comedian and an actor who has collected his net worth in millions of dollars. Evaluation of his net worth is complete $40 million from 2022. Thanks to his professional career, he can earn approx $20 million as salary per year.
In 2012, Gаbrіеl received an award from Ореrаtіоn Н.О.Р.Е called 'the Веасоn оf Н.О.Р.Е. Аward'. After that, the 43 popular comedian and actor also received several awards that were the key to the title of Еl Раѕо by Еl Раѕо and many others.
In 2012, the actor was selected for the АLМА Аward in the category of Fаvоrіtе ТV Reаlіtу, Vаrіеtу, or Соmеdу Реrѕоnаlіtу оr Ас t. In the year 2019, Gabriel Iglesias was nominated for the People's Choice Award as Favorite Comedy Act. He was the ninth highest-earning comedian in 2013, according to Forbes.
Obesity and weight loss by Gabriel Iglesias
Iglesias has a height of 5.8 feet i.e. 172.7 cm. The 43-year-old comedian has a large physique and both hair and eye color are black. Iglesias is overweight, the reason being that he suffered from type II diabetes and obesity which increased his weight £445 i.e 202 kg.
Due to his excess weight, Gabriel Iglesias had received a warning from a doctor who stated that he had only two years to live.
“That's the biggest wake-up call you can get,” he said at the time. “Your habit is hurting you. You have to check yourself. You still have a chance.”
Iglesias said:
“There was a point where the backs of my legs were almost black due to poor circulation… I was pushing 437 pounds, so I had really swollen legs,”
“The skin cracked on the inside of my legs. There were parts where I was bleeding.” “My vision started to mess me up. And my kidneys are still in disarray because of it.
After that warning, the comedian made the decision to start exercising for weight loss and a healthy life. He followed DDP Yoga with a high-protein, low-carb diet, which helped him lose about 100 pounds.
Enter an Entertainment Industry”All of that” After Telephone Company
Gabriel Iglesias started his work for a cell phone company in Los Angeles before entering the entertainment comedy industry. He started his comedy career in 1997 against his mother's wishes. He first appeared in 2000 Brian Robbins And Mike Tollin's creation, an American sketch comedy television series, All of that for an episode.
After two years he worked as Piarta in a short film called 'Entre Vivos y plebeyos'. After his work in that short film, he got the opportunity in a number of projects such as 'El Matador', 'Days of Santiago', 'The Surfer King', 'Comedy Central Presents', 'Last Comic Standing and 'The Emperor's New School.
Currently he is working in such films; 'As Smurfs: The Lost Village' and 'The Nut Job 2'. “Smurfs: The Lost Village' is a 2017 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury. The film was initially released on March 25, 2017, in Georgia.
Iglesias' filmography
Year | Movies | Roll like |
2002 | Entre vivos en plebeyos | Piarta |
2003 | El Matador | Gabe |
2004 | Days of Santiago | Coquero |
2006 | The Surfer King | Aokee |
2012 | magical mike | Tobias |
2013 | Airplanes | Ned and Zed |
2014 | The nut track | Jimmy |
2014 | A haunted house 2 | Migue |
2014 | The Fluffy movie | Himself |
2014 | The book of life | Pepe Rodríguez |
2015 | Magic Mike XXL | Tobias |
2016 | Standard of the North | Pablo and Stan |
2016 | El Americano: the movie | García |
2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Joke Smurf |
2017 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty in nature | Jimmy |
2017 | Coconut | Clerk |
2017 | The star | Rufus |
2018 | Showing dogs | Sprinkles |
2019 | Ugly dolls | Babo |