His 2003 live comedy album, "Team Leader", was nominated for the "Best Comedy Album" Grammy in 2004, up against albums by Garrison Keillor, ''Weird Al' Yankovic', Margaret Cho and David Cross.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $26 million.

25 April 2005: Had a successful kidney transplant surgery using an organ donated by his wife, Ana Serrano.

Daughter Mayan Lopez was born in 1995.

Only the fourth Latino ever to head a sitcom, the first three being Desi Arnaz ("I Love Lucy" (1951)), Freddie Prinze ("Chico and the Man" (1974)) and Paul Rodriguez (_"a.k.a. Pablo" (1984)_).

In October 2003, he became one of the few comedians to be able to sell-out Los Angeles' historic Universal Amphitheater for three straight nights (Oct. 10-12)

Hosted the Seventh Annual Florida Sports Awards from Jacksonville's Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. [8 June 2002]

One of the many witnesses in the Michael Jackson trial.

Turned down a role in Desperado (1995) because he doesn't want to be in films that promoted negative images of Latinos.

George Lopez, his character on "George Lopez" (2002), was ranked #18 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

Was a disc jockey on MEGA 92.3 in Los Angeles.

Sandra Bullock gave George his break into TV stardom with her own production company when she sent out a scout to check the clubs for Latino talent because there were no Hispanic shows on TV.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [March 29, 2006].

Stand up comedian.