Felipe Esparza

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Felipe de Jesus Esparza
Born Sinaloa, Mexico
MediumStand-up
Years active1994–present [1]
Spouse
Lesa O'Daniel Esparza
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(m. 2012)​
[1] [2]
Children4
Website felipesworld.com

Felipe de Jesus Esparza is a Mexican-born American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up in 1994. He won Last Comic Standing in 2010. [3]

Contents

Esparza has hosted a weekly podcast called What's Up Fool? since 2014.

Early life and education

Felipe Esparza was born in Sinaloa, Mexico. He lived on his mother's family's ranch in Sinaloa before moving with his family to live with his aunt in Tijuana, where they lived for about two years. His father had left the family to go to the United States alone. Eventually, before President Reagan's amnesty law, Esparza, his two brothers, and his mother illegally immigrated to the United States, traveling in the car of a "coyote" smuggler. During the trip, they were stopped at a checkpoint in San Clemente, California, and he was held in a holding cell with his brothers, separate from their mother, for a short period of time. The family was deported. They attempted the trip again, but they were stopped and deported again. They tried a third time, using the passports of cousins who lived in California. They changed cars twice and were driven to Carson, California. They were then moved to the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, where his father was living. [4] Esparza was raised in the Aliso Village housing projects of Boyle Heights. [5] He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School. [6]

Career

Esparza began performing stand-up in 1994 after a stint in drug rehab. [1] He won Last Comic Standing in 2010. [3]

Personal life

Esparza has been married to Lisa Esparza since 2012. [1] Together, they have four children.[ citation needed ]

He has been vegan since 2011. [7]

Works

Comedy specials

YearTitleDistributor
2012They're Not Gonna Laugh at You Showtime
2017Translate This HBO
2020Bad Decisions Netflix

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2003El matadorPablo [8]
2009The DeportedFernando
2010I'm Not Like That No MoreFelipe Valenzuela
2015The FixPablo
2016She's Allergic to CatsTow Truck Driver
2018Taco ShopMugres
2020 The Opening Act Cabbie Steve
2023 Blue Beetle Security Tech #3

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014-2015, 2020–present The Eric Andre Show Himself/Hannibal's co-co-host/Co-host6 episodes
2015The ShopFelipe7 episodes
2016Campus LawAlan2 episodes
2016-2018 Superstore Cody5 episodes
2020 Gentefied Crazy DaveRecurring role
2023 Royal Crackers Mexican Officer (voice)Episode: "Casa de Darby"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sager, Rebekah (September 12, 2017). "'Translate This': Comedian Felipe Esparza Finds the Funny in His Latino Identity". NBC News. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Basically how it happened... Happy 7th anniversary to my wife (& partner for the last 15 years) @lesainla. Let's keep going!". instagram.com.
  3. 1 2 Fulton, Robert (October 11, 2010). "'Last Comic Standing' winner Felipe Esparza headlines Improv". Washington Examiner. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rogan, Joe (July 31, 2018). "JRE #1150 - Felipe Esparza". The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast). Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ep 94 – Author Paul Hunt". felipesworld.com. March 18, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ Lee, Bobby; Kuhn, Khalyla (October 10, 2018). "Episode 163: Felipe Esparza Is Carnage Asada". TigerBelly (Podcast). Event occurs at 00:58:54. Retrieved January 2, 2019.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Kelemen, Matt (February 16, 2018). "Q&A: Felipe Esparza". Las Vegas Magazine. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Felipe Esparza". IMDB. Retrieved January 2, 2019.


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