Paul Rodriguez was born in Mexico but raised in East Los Angeles. After finishing his military service, he went to college on the GI bill with the idea of becoming an attorney but developed an interest in comedy while taking elective courses. Paul honed his stand-up act at L.A.'s famous The Comedy Store while working as a doorman there, and got his break as an opening act for others at various concerts and universities.
TelevisionRodriguez first appeared in a.k.a. Pablo, a 1984 sitcom produced by Embassy Television for ABC. Later in the same year he replaced Bob Eubanks as host of The Newlywed Game for a season. El Show de Paul Rodriguez was on Univision from March 2, 1990, to January 1, 1993.
FilmRodriguez has appeared in several feature films, such as Blood Work with Clint Eastwood, D.C. Cab, Born in East L.A., Tortilla Soup, Rat Race, and Ali, and has also performed voiceover roles for King of the Hill, Dora the Explorer, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Rodriguez has worked in other roles in the film industry: he directed and starred in the film A Million to Juan, and he produced and appeared in the 2002 comedy film The Original Latin Kings of Comedy.Paul has been recognized for his tireless charity work, which includes strong, avid support for the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Farm Aid, Leukemia Telethon, Project Literacy, and Housing Now, among many others.
His son, Paul Rodriguez Jr. is a professional skateboarder, won the gold medal in the 2004 X Games Skateboard Street Competition.
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Paul Rodriguez was born in Mexico but raised in East Los Angeles. After finishing his military service, he went to college on the GI bill with the idea of becoming an attorney but developed an interest in comedy while taking elective courses. Paul honed his stand-up act at L.A.'s famous The Comedy Store while working as a doorman there, and got his break as an opening act for others at various concerts and universities.
TelevisionRodriguez first appeared in a.k.a. Pablo, a 1984 sitcom produced by Embassy Television for ABC. Later in the same year he replaced Bob Eubanks as host of The Newlywed Game for a season. El Show de Paul Rodriguez was on Univision from March 2, 1990, to January 1, 1993.
FilmRodriguez has appeared in several feature films, such as Blood Work with Clint Eastwood, D.C. Cab, Born in East L.A., Tortilla Soup, Rat Race, and Ali, and has also performed voiceover roles for King of the Hill, Dora the Explorer, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Rodriguez has worked in other roles in the film industry: he directed and starred in the film A Million to Juan, and he produced and appeared in the 2002 comedy film The Original Latin Kings of Comedy.Paul has been recognized for his tireless charity work, which includes strong, avid support for the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Farm Aid, Leukemia Telethon, Project Literacy, and Housing Now, among many others.
His son, Paul Rodriguez Jr. is a professional skateboarder, won the gold medal in the 2004 X Games Skateboard Street Competition.
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