How Gabriel Eglesias Achieved a Net Worth of $40 Million
If you love comedy, then there is a good chance that you know who Gabriel Iglesias is. Also known as Fluffy in many circles, he is an actor, comedian, and writer. Through all of his various endeavors, he has become quite successful. Comedy is big business. People love to laugh. Just think of Eddie Murphy and how he used to fill up entire arenas to know that this is true. Gabriel Iglesias did not make all of his money from filling up those same arenas. Instead, he got noticed early on in his life and has appeared on a number of television shows and other media outlets over the years. He is also widely remembered for his appearance on the Last Comic Standing. All of this combined has allowed him to already accumulate a net worth in excess of $40 million. This makes him one of the richest comedians in the world. So, telling jokes certainly does pay. Continue reading to learn more about he got to this point.
How Did He Get Here?
When you look at one person and how so much money was generated, you usually have to go back to their childhood. In the case of Gabriel Iglesias, that would take you to San Diego, California. While this is an idyllic place for many to live, it not all roses for Gabriel Iglesias. He actually was raised in a single parent household along with six other siblings. To say that times were tough at times would not be doing the phrase justice. He would live in low-income housing, or Section 8, while he grew up in Long Beach. Gabriel Iglesias would later credit that rough upbringing with him developing his crazy sense of humor that has obviously enabled him to make quite a bit of money to this point in his career.
It was in 1997 that Gabriel Iglesias decided he would take the plunge into full-time comedy. At the time he was working for a mobile phone company, and that was not leading him anywhere. He has just been evicted from his home and his car was in the process of being repossessed. Something snapped inside of him and he decided that it was now or never for him to take a shot at making more money. his own family actually advised him against taking this path. He usually heeded their advice, as they were a close knit family. This is one case, however, where he is likely glad that he ignored them. He would go on to do the standup comedy routines that he is so well known for today. Gabriel Iglesias names Eddie Murphy as the person who most inspired him to go down this path. While he first did a comedy routine on stage before he was a teenager, doing a Mickey Mouse impersonation, it was not until 2000 that he really began to do this full time.
His Career To This Point
As mentioned, it was 2000 when Gabriel Iglesias began to really see his career take off. This was when he was asked to appear on a Nickelodeon series titled ‘All That’. This was a comedy series that was co-starring Amanda Bynes and Nick Cannon. To get noticed by the people necessary to land himself on a big-time show, however, one would have to go back to his earlier appearances in smaller roles. That would take us to 1993 when he was on the show ‘La Came Es Debil’. In 1997, he would make an appearance on the Chelsea Lately TV Series. It was also in 2000 that he was on ‘All That’, leading into a four year run on the television series My Wife and Kids. He would then get asked to appear on the 2007 set of Family Guy.
When you look at one person and how so much money was generated, you usually have to go back to their childhood. In the case of Gabriel Iglesias, that would take you to San Diego, California. While this is an idyllic place for many to live, it not all roses for Gabriel Iglesias. He actually was raised in a single parent household along with six other siblings. To say that times were tough at times would not be doing the phrase justice. He would live in low-income housing, or Section 8, while he grew up in Long Beach. Gabriel Iglesias would later credit that rough upbringing with him developing his crazy sense of humor that has obviously enabled him to make quite a bit of money to this point in his career.
Where Is He Now?
It was in 1997 that Gabriel Iglesias decided he would take the plunge into full-time comedy. At the time he was working for a mobile phone company, and that was not leading him anywhere. He has just been evicted from his home and his car was in the process of being repossessed. Something snapped inside of him and he decided that it was now or never for him to take a shot at making more money. his own family actually advised him against taking this path. He usually heeded their advice, as they were a close knit family. This is one case, however, where he is likely glad that he ignored them. He would go on to do the standup comedy routines that he is so well known for today. Gabriel Iglesias names Eddie Murphy as the person who most inspired him to go down this path. While he first did a comedy routine on stage before he was a teenager, doing a Mickey Mouse impersonation, it was not until 2000 that he really began to do this full time.
This would take us to 2007. It was then that Gabriel Iglesias would release Hot and Fluffy. This would be followed by The Fluffy Movie, which actually grossed $3 million at the Box Office. This would launch him into a voice over career that continues to this day. He works for such major companies as ABC and Netflix. This has all contributed to his net worth today of $40 Million.
