A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is set to be unveiled Tuesday honoring Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias for being one of the most popular standup comedians of all time.
Talent manager and producer Joe Meloche, sports analyst Jonathan Coachman and comedians Alfred Robles and Martin Moreno are set to join Iglesias in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 7060 Hollywood Blvd., near La Brea Avenue.
The ceremony will also include a performance by Mariachi Los Reyes, who bill themselves as “the most sought-after mariachi group in Los Angeles and beyond.”
Hollywood Boulevard will be closed in both directions between La Brea and Sycamore avenues from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to accommodate the ceremony, Ana Martinez, producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, told City News Service.
“Gabriel `Fluffy’ Iglesias has spent decades bringing joy to audiences across generations and cultures, and today we celebrate not just a comedian, but a storyteller whose warmth and authenticity have made him beloved around the world. His connection with his fans is extraordinary,” Martinez said in a statement.
The ceremony comes three days before the start of Iglesias’ “The 1976 Tour” in Anchorage, Alaska. The tour also includes Jo Koy joining Iglesias at SoFi Stadium on March 21.
All Walk of Fame ceremonies are streamed on walkoffame.com, and can later be seen on YouTube.com/@HwdWalkofFame.
Iglesias is one of the most watched comedians on YouTube with over 2 billion views and over 34.6 million fans across social media. He was the third-highest grossing comedian of 2024 according to Billboard.
He is among the few comedians to headline and sell out Crypto.com Arena, Madison Square Garden and the Sydney Opera House.
In 2022, Iglesias became the first comedian to perform at Dodger Stadium, which he sold out. The Dodger Stadium performance also served as Iglesias’ third Netflix special.
The first was 2016’s “I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry,” which he performed at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The second, “One Show Fits All,” was performed at the Toyota Center in Houston and debuted in January 2019.
Iglesias also starred in the 2019-20 Netflix comedy “Mr. Iglesias,” portraying Gabe Iglesias, a history teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach.
Born July 15, 1976, in San Diego, the youngest of six children, Iglesias lived in Riverside, Corona, Santa Ana, Baldwin Park and Compton before settling in Section 8 low-income housing in Long Beach, where he spent most of his youth.
He developed a strong sense of humor during his childhood to deal with the obstacles he faced. In 1997, he began performing stand-up anywhere he could find an audience, including biker bars and hole-in-the-wall joints.
Iglesias made his television debut in 2000 on the Nickelodeon children’s sketch comedy series “All That.” The first situation comedy he appeared on was ABC’s “My Wife and Kids.”
He was among the competitors in the 2006 season of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” but was disqualified for using a Blackberry in violation of the show’s rules.
His star is the 2,838th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars.