Paul Rodríguez
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Paul Rodríguez (born January 19, 1955 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Latino comedian.
Raised in East Los Angeles, Rodriguez served in the military where he was stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota among other places. He considered becoming a lawyer, but instead went into comedy. His first shot at national fame, the ABC sitcom a.k.a. Pablo, proved to be a flop and was cancelled after seven episodes.
Many of his comedy specials involve serious issues for the Latino community, and Rodriguez is known for his charity work. He is number 74 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Standup Comics of all time.
Rodríguez is a part-owner of the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood, California, the site of comedian/actor Michael Richards' highly-publicized on-stage rant against two African American men who allegedly were heckling him [1]. Of Richards' repeated use of a controversial ethnic slur, Rodríguez said, "Once the word comes out of your mouth and you don't happen to be African American, then you have a whole lot of explaining" [2].
His son Paul Rodriguez Jr. is a professional skateboarder.
[edit] Filmography
- The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
- The Buzz on Maggie (2005) (TV series) (voice)
- Cloud Nine (2005)
- BAADASSSSS! (2004)
- A Cinderella Story (2004)
- Time Changer (2002)
- Blood Work (2002)
- Back by Midnight (2002)
- Rat Race (2001)
- Ali (2001)
- Tortilla Soup (2001)
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
- Melting Pot (1997)
- A Million to Juan (1994)
- Made in America (1993) .... Jose, Salesman at Jackson Motors
- Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991) (tv movie) .... Ralph, the angel
- Born in East L.A. (1987) .... Javier
- Quicksilver (1986) .... Hector Rodriguez
- Miracles (1986) .... Juan
- D.C. Cab (1983) .... Xavier
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