Gabriel Jesús Iglesias was born on July 15, 1976, in San Diego, California, and 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.
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.
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!!!” In 2009 he added a sixth level, “Oh hell, no.”
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His voice can also be heard in numerous animated films including the Academy Award-winning Coco, Show Dogs, Ferdinand, The Star, Smurfs: The Lost Village, Norm of the North, The Book of Life, The Nut Job, and Disney’s Planes. Iglesias also starred in the motion picture comedy film, The Fluffy Movie.
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He also has an 11-year-old male chihuahua named Vinnie. And while a quince is typically thrown for a young woman when she turns 15, much like Sweet 16, Risa is “between 16 and 17” years old. The “Mr. Iglesias” star had over 300 guests, with people encouraged to bring their small dogs to the celebration.