Monty Lopez

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Monty Lopez
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Born (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975 (age 48)
Carencro, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Occupations
  • Actor
  • businessman
  • internet personality
Years active2018–present
Spouse
Sheri Nicole Easterling
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(m. 2004,divorced)​
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(m. 2017;div. 2022)​
[1]
Children4, including Addison Rae
TikTok information
Followers5.1 million
Likes125.3 million

Monty Lopez (born November 24, 1975) is an American businessman, actor, and media personality. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Monty Lopez was born and raised, alongside his brother Don Lopez, in Carencro, Louisiana. He received his primary and high school education in his hometown. After attending a local high school, he pursued higher studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is of Mexican, French (Cajun), and English descent. [2]

He runs a real estate investment company named ML Sales. [3]

Career

He acted in the movie Spy Cat in 2018 as Detective Mitsu. He also starred in the Snapchat series Addison Rae Goes Home. [4] In January 2022, he signed to William Morris Agency as an actor. [3]

He was referred to as the head of "one of TikTok's biggest family" by NBC News. [5] His family amasses a total of over 200 million TikTok followers. He is the father of three kids - 2 boys and a girl namely Enzo Lopez, Lucas Lopez and Addison Rae, whom he and his ex-wife had together shortly before they got married. [6] During the course of his social influencer career, he has worked with Walmart, Yogurtland and Bang Energy. [2] He also joined OnlyFans briefly, before deleting his account, only to reinstate it months later. [7] [8]

Monty Lopez divorced from his ex-wife and mother to Addison Rae, Sheri Nichole Easterling. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Following the divorce, Monty's ex-wife Easterling was involved in a flirtatious relationship with rapper Yung Gravy, with whom she walked the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. [15] [16] Lopez would release a song titled Leftovers in response to the incident. [17] [18]

Filmography

YearFilmFunctioned asNotesRole
2018 Spycat ActorVoice of an animation characterDetective Mitsu

Personal life

Lopez has four children, including singer and actress Addison Rae with ex-wife Sheri Easterling. [19] He also has two grandchildren. [1]

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