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Gabriel Iglesias (born on July 15, 1976) is a comedian who is best known for his loud aloha shirts, funny voices and animated story telling. Gabriel was born in San Diego, California. Raised by a single parent (his mother). Because of his large frame, he is the self-proclaimed "Fluffy Man" as he says "I`m not fat, I`m Fluffy". The nickname is derived from his own joke about the so-called "Five Levels of Fatness;" in this joke, he notes that the five levels, from lightest to heaviest, are Big, Healthy, Husky, Fluffy, and "DAMN!" Gabriel has made several guest appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Showtime at the Apollo, and Que Locos, as well as three of his own specials on Comedy Central, one of which was voted the half-hour "Special of the Year for 2003." In 2000, he was a series regular for season 6 of All That on Nickelodeon. He also appeared on the hit TV show "My Wife and Kids" as a Japanese chef. In 2006, Gabriel was a finalist in the fourth season of "Last Comic Standing," until he was disqualified for multiple violations of the contest agreement, including using a BlackBerry. In 2007 Gabriel`s 2nd special called "Hot & Fluffy" premiered on Comedy Central. The DVD has sold over 300,000 copies making Iglesias a triple platinum artist.

In 2009 Gabriel released a double disc CD box set called "We Luv Fluffy" with shows he recorded in 2006 & 2008 from Washington DC & San Antonio. In 2009 Gabriel will be releasing his new one hour special called "I`m not Fat... I`m Fluffy" LIVE from El Paso on Comedy Central Sunday November 8, 2009. Next year Gabriel will be headlining a 50+ city bus tour with Comedy Central & Live Nation called "The Fluffy Shop Tour" named after his online store FluffyShop.com.