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Gabriel J. Iglesias was born on 15 July 1976 in San Diego, California USA of Mexican descent. He is a comedian, film and television producer, actor, screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best recognised for his comedy show “I’m Not Fat…I’m Fluffy”.

So how rich is Gabriel Iglesias? Sources estimate his current net worth to be $15 million and it seems to be increasing with each year. Most of it has been accumulated from his movie “The Fluffy Movie”, and his work as a voice actor in “El Americano: The Movie”, “The Book of Life” and others, during a career which began in the late 1990s.

Gabriel Iglesias Net Worth $15 Million

Gabriel Iglesias lived in Long Beach for most of his formative years. After matriculating, he started his career as a comedian while still working at a ‘phone company. He decided that comedy was something that he wanted to do in his life as a full-time job, and so quit his regular job, despite his relatives advising against it. His first appearance on television was in 2000 in the Nickelodeon TV comedy series “All That”, in which he played a variety of characters during his first year, and which established his net worth.

Then In 2006 he was one of the contestants in the reality television show “Last Comic Standing”, managing to progress as one of the eight comedians participating, although later disqualified. In 2011, “Comedy Central” released Gabriel’s stand-up comedy series entitled “Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution”, which received positive reviews from the public and comedy enthusiasts, so adding considerably to his net worth.

Gabriel’s work as a voice actor became an important part of his career too, and so boosted his net worth. In 2008 he voiced a group of characters in the popular animated series “Family Guy”, and he also became the voice of several characters in another animated series – “The High Fructose Adventures of the Annoying Orange” in 2012 – which was a show that was first known as a YouTube web series “The Annoying Orange”.

While this is probably not related to his involvement in a previously mentioned series, in 2012 he was also invited to guest star in an episode of the popular YouTube series “Epic Meal Time”, and has also been featured in another popular YouTube series, “Equals Three”, several times. Gabriel is also known for working as a voice actor in feature movies –  he became the voice of Ned and Zed in Walt Disney Pictures animated movie “Planes” in 2013, and the following year he voiced the character Jimmy in the animated comedy “The Nut Job”. In the same year, he also voiced the character Pepe Rodriguez in the animated musical comedy “The Book of Life”, and Garcia in another animated movie, “El Americano”, in 2015. Currently, he is working on a comedy drama film “Magic Mike XXL”  released in 2017, all of which added steadily to his net worth.

In his personal life, Gabriel Iglesias is known for having struggled with health problems because of being overweight, at one time 445 lbs/200 kgs, and contracted Type 2 diabetes which threatened his life. However, he seems to have managed to get into a healthier lifestyle, and now continues to talk about his weight as one of the topics of his comedy shows. He apparently lives with his girlfriend Claudia Valdez in San Diego, and they share a son from her previous relationship. In 2012, he received the Beacon of H.O.P.E. Award for his charitable efforts, involvement and continuous support with the organisation.



Full Name Gabriel Iglesias
Net Worth $15 Million
Date Of Birth July 15, 1976
Place Of Birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Voice Actor, Television producer
Nationality American
Parents Esther Pinuelas Mendez, Jesus Iglesias
Partner Claudia Valdez
Nicknames Gabriel J. Iglecias , Chippie , Pikachu , Fluffy
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/GabrielIglesias
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fluffyguy
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+fluffyguy
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/fluffyguy
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/fluffyguy
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0407101
Allmusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gabriel-iglesias-mn0002925534
Awards Beacon of H.O.P.E Award (Nonprofit organization Operation H.O.P.E.)
Albums Aloha Fluffy, Pikachu I See You, Hot and Fluffy, LIVE FROM D.C., We Luv Fluffy
Nominations ALMA Award for Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act (2012), Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedian (2017)
Movies Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016), Jay Leno’s Garage (2016-2017, documentary), Planes (2013), The Nut Job (2014), El Americano: The Movie (2016), Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2015, Annoying Orange: Movie Fruitacular (2014), Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution DVD (Video, 2011), D…
TV Shows Show Dogs (2018), Fluffy’s Food Adventures (2015-2016), Untitled Gabriel Iglesias Comedy Show (TV Series), Cristela (2014-2015), Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution (2011), Hey It’s Fluffy! (2012-2014), The Emperor’s New School (2007-2008), Last Comic Standing (2006),
Quote
1 I want to get so famous that I don’t have to wake up in the morning. It’ll probably never happen.
2 I almost bought a DeLorean the other day just because. If I see something that I think is cool and I like it, I’ll go for it.
3 I know what it’s like to have a family and not have insurance and really need it. As a comic, insurance was one of those sacrifices I made early on until I could afford it.
4 I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, ‘Oh, it’s fake.’ But it’s not about whether the guy wins or loses, it’s about how he entertains you the whole time you’re watching.
5 As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I’m kind of jaded on everyone else.
6 I never go perform somewhere alone. I’ve done that since day one. I’ve always taken other comics with me.
7 I’m always very happy to talk to people. I relate to people, and the guy on stage is very much the guy that’s off stage. People know when it’s fake.
8 Being on TV sucks. It’s a lot of work. You memorize scripts and then you show up and they change everything. I’m a control freak. When I’m doing stand-up, I say what I want and then I get instant feedback.
9 I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I’m doing. If I can keep this going, I’m happy.
10 I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don’t talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble.
11 I just know you can not be on top forever. There’s always going to be the next guy, and if I’m going to go down, I’d like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can’t prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
12 Some comics don’t like it when people talk during the set, and it does get a little bit annoying after awhile, but I basically let people dictate what jokes I’m going to do.
13 In the beginning, when I was doing my shows, I was incorporating a lot of Spanish, just trying to be a Latino comic instead of just a comic. Now I try to make the show as broad as possible… I don’t want to alienate people. I want to make it so everybody can follow along and everybody can relate.
14 The Ford Flex is a really, really cool car. You get inside and you have so much headroom and it’s really comfortable to drive and it’s real techy inside. You look at the screen and it’s blue and you’ve got all kinds of controls. Everything is digital.
15 Comedy is my passion. I’m going to do this until I drop.
16 I was not the popular kid in school.
17 I don’t have to worry about writing jokes. I just tell stories about things that have happened to me. As long as I’m alive and I’m living and I’m experiencing different things every day, the show will always change.
18 Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That’s the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
19 When you leave, you basically want to go eat, because I talk a lot about food in my act. So when you leave, you leave hungry.
20 I’m a big guy, but I’m really simple with the food. I’ll hit the In-N-Out or just the regular buffets.
21 I don’t get controversial, I don’t get political and I don’t tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
22 I’m a comedian who happens to be Latino. What’s the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not Telemundo.
23 You gotta live life before you can talk about it. Sometimes when things don’t work out in life, they work out on stage.
24 You wonder why I only talk about my personal life. But that’s all I’ve ever done.
25 Connecting with people is not hard. I love the interaction and the feedback after shows. It does take some time, but the fans appreciate it which makes it worth it.
26 I found that laughter was a form of acceptance, and I really enjoyed that and I just – I crave it.
27 I usually travel with a posse. I roll deep. I travel like a rapper, but without the artillery. We don’t carry guns, we carry cookies.
28 I’m all about showing people that I’m a little messed up, I have a lot of the same problems you have. By exposing myself and putting myself out there, people can relate to me and my act won’t grow stale. I mean, nobody wants to hear a comedian say, ‘Life is great.’
29 Believe it or not, I’ve got a really bad metabolism. One burger and I’m done. I’m not a guy that puts away 10 burgers.
30 I started riding the whole ‘fluffy’ train, and it’s a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl ‘fat,’ yo, she’ll raise hell, but if you say, ‘Aw girl, look at you, you’re fluffy,’ there’s almost a sexy appeal to it.
Fact
1 He relayed the story of his recent weight loss in his feature-length special “The Fluffy Movie”. Iglesias was told by his doctor that his blood sugar levels were dangerously high due to Type 2 Diabetes, and estimated that unless he changed his ways, he had two years to live. Weight loss surgery was not advisable due to performing on the road so much, so a combination of an Atkins-like diet, DDP Yoga, and being assisted by his friends on the road to help make sure he stayed on track, allowed him to shed a significant amount of weight, and get his blood sugar under control.
2 Is the second most popular stand-up comedian in the Middle East, behind Jeff Dunham.
3 He has been living with his girlfriend and helping to raise her son for more than ten years.
4 He is of Mexican descent.
5 Doing his stand up comedy on tour and has a show on Comedy Central called Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution. [November 2011]
6 Mentioned that he loves cake once at a show, and people often bring him cake before and after shows.
7 Good friends with (singer) Enrique Iglesias.
8 He Has a Chihuahua named Bruno.
9 He currently lives in Long Beach, California.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Show Dogs 2017 filming Sprinkles (voice)
Blazing Samurai 2017 filming Chuck (voice)
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature 2017 post-production Jimmy (voice)
The Fluffy Shop 2016 TV Movie post-production Gabe
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade 2016 TV Short Cholly Bear (voice)
El Americano: The Movie 2016 Garcia
Norm of the North 2016 Stan / Pablo (voice)
Magic Mike XXL 2015 Tobias
Cristela 2014-2015 TV Series Alberto
The Book of Life 2014 Pepe Rodriguez (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals 2014 Video short Professor Perez (voice)
A Haunted House 2 2014 Miguel
Annoying Orange: Movie Fruitacular 2014 TV Movie Crazy Klaus
The Nut Job 2014/I Jimmy (voice)
Planes 2013 Ned / Zed (voice)
Hey It’s Fluffy! 2012 TV Series
Magic Mike 2012 Tobias
Hispanic Comedians: from Gabriel Iglesias to Melissa Villaseñor on growing up funny 2012 Video short
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange 2012 TV Series Mr. Cash & Smash / Crazy Klaus / Mr. Juicy Fun
=3 2011 TV Series
Los Barriga 2008 TV Series
The Emperor’s New School 2007-2008 TV Series
Family Guy 2007 TV Series Mexican #5
The Surfer King 2006 Aokee
Días de Santiago 2004 Coquero
El matador 2003 Gabe
Entre vivos y plebeyos 2002 Short Pirata
My Wife and Kids 2002 TV Series Chef Nabu
All That 2000 TV Series Various
VS. 1999 TV Series WarmUp Comic
Lleno, por favor 1993 TV Series

Producer

Title Year Status Character
The Fluffy Shop 2016 TV Movie executive producer post-production
Fluffy Breaks Even 2015-2016 TV Series executive producer – 7 episodes
The Fluffy Movie: Unity Through Laughter 2014 producer
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Rick Gutierrez: I’m Not Mad. I’m Just a Parent. 2014 TV Special documentary executive producer
Trevor Noah: African American 2013 TV Special executive producer
Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy 2013 TV Series executive producer
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution Season 2 2012 Video producer
Hey It’s Fluffy! 2012 TV Series executive producer – 4 episodes
Damn TV Extreme World News 2012 TV Series executive producer
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution DVD 2011 Video producer
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution 2011 TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes
Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat… I’m Fluffy 2009 TV Special executive producer
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy 2007 TV Special documentary executive producer

Writer

Title Year Status Character
The Fluffy Shop 2016 TV Movie post-production
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution Season 2 2012 Video
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution 2011-2012 TV Series writer – 5 episodes
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution DVD 2011 Video
Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat… I’m Fluffy 2009 TV Special written by
Loco Comedy Jam Volume 1 2008 Video
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy 2007 TV Special documentary
Comedy Central Presents 2003 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Lleno, por favor 1993 TV Series idea – 1 episode

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Book of Life 2014 performer: “Just a Friend”, “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”
Dirty Cops-Ta Batsonia: The Vengeance 2012 Video short performer: “Cops Theme Song”
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy 2007 TV Special documentary performer: “Hail To The Chief” – uncredited

Self

Title Year Status Character
Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry 2016 TV Movie Himself
Jay Leno’s Garage 2016 TV Series documentary Himself – Comedian-Actor
Fluffy Breaks Even 2015-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Comedian
Rachael Ray 2016 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014-2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Comic / Himself
Lip Sync Battle 2016 TV Series Himself – Competitor
Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2015 2015 TV Movie Himself
Just for Laughs: All-Access 2015 TV Series Himself
WWE Smackdown! 2015 TV Series Himself
Entertainment Tonight 2014-2015 TV Series Himself
The View 2015 TV Series Himself
Today 2015 TV Series Himself
Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2014 2014 TV Movie Himself
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution 2011-2014 TV Series Himself – Host
Chelsea Lately 2014 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest
Sidewalks Entertainment 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Fluffy Movie: Unity Through Laughter 2014 Himself
Reel Kids 2014 TV Series Himself
Conan 2011-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
That’s My Entertainment Interview with Gabriel Iglesias 2014 TV Movie Himself
Dish Nation 2014 TV Series
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Rick Gutierrez: I’m Not Mad. I’m Just a Parent. 2014 TV Special documentary Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Steve Harvey 2014 TV Series Himself
Ron White’s Comedy Salute to the Troops 2014 TV Movie Himself
Key and Peele 2013 TV Series Himself
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco 2013 TV Movie Himself – Audience Member (uncredited)
Made in Hollywood 2013 TV Series Himself
In Bed with Joan 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy 2013 TV Series Himself
Mario Lopez: One on One 2013 TV Series Himself
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution Season 2 2012 Video Himself – Host
The Playboy Morning Show 2012 TV Series Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012 TV Series Himself – Panelist
Damn TV Extreme World News 2012 TV Series Himself – Host
AndroidTV 2012 TV Mini-Series Himself
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution DVD 2011 Video Himself – Host
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien 2009 TV Series Himself
Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat… I’m Fluffy 2009 TV Special Himself
Just for Laughs 2009 TV Series Himself
Loco Comedy Jam Volume 1 2008 Video Himself
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy 2007 TV Special documentary Himself
Live at Gotham 2007 TV Series Himself – Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2006 TV Series Himself – Comedian
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2002-2006 TV Series Himself
Last Comic Standing 2006 TV Series Himself – Comedian
Marty’s Corner 1998-2005 TV Series Himself – Comedian
Inside Joke 2004 TV Series Himself
The Drop 2004 TV Series Himself
Comedy Central Presents 2003 TV Series documentary Himself
The Clint Howard Variety Show 2002 TV Mini-Series Himself
All That 2000 TV Series Himself
Make Me Laugh 1997 TV Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Himself
Chelsea Lately 2014 TV Series Himself

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2012 ALMA Award ALMA Awards Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act

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