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Longtime comedian and actor Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias<\/a> will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday, recognized for his decades behind the mic and comedy that \u201cbrings people together.\u201d<\/p>\n In a ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard near La Brea Drive, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will unveil Iglesias\u2019 star \u2014 the 2,838th star lining Hollywood\u2019s iconic pathway.<\/p>\n Ana Martinez, a producer with the Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremonies, said Iglesias has spent his career \u201cbringing joy to audiences across generations and cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cToday we celebrate not just a comedian, but a storyteller whose warmth and authenticity have made him beloved around the world,\u201d Martinez said in a press release. \u201cHis connection with his fans is extraordinary, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame is proud to honor an entertainer whose laughter truly brings people together.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Live\u2019s Jessica Vilchis sits with iconic comedian Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias to chat his \u201cDon\u2019t Worry be Fluffy\u201d Tour, life outside of touring, and his upcoming special performance you won\u2019t want to miss.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Who is Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias?<\/p>\n The San Diego-born and Long Beach-raised Iglesias, 49, launched his stand-up comedy career in 1997. On the mic, he\u2019s known for a mix of animated storytelling, parodies, characters, and sound effects.<\/p>\n In 2000, Iglesias made his TV debut on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series, \u201cAll That.\u201d In 2006, he competed on NBC\u2019s \u201cLast Comic Standing,\u201d but was ultimately disqualified.<\/p>\n Over the decades, Iglesias has done voiceover work (he was Speedy Gonzalez in \u201cSpace Jam: A New Legacy\u201d), starred in movies (\u201cMagic Mike\u201d), and fronted the Netflix original comedy series, \u201cMr. Iglesias.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComedian Gabriel Iglesias received the key to the city of Long Beach on Tuesday. As seen on air on June 18, 2024.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n He\u2019s also released four Netflix stand-up comedy specials, including \u201cStadium Fluffy\u201d in 2022, which was filmed in front of 55,000 fans at Dodger Stadium. There, Iglesias became the first comedian to perform and sell out the stadium.<\/p>\n In addition to headlining Dodger Stadium, he has sold out Madison Square Garden in New York, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and Crypto.com Arena in LA.<\/p>\n According to Iglesias\u2019 website, he\u2019s also one of the most-watched comedians on YouTube, with more than 2 billion views and more than 34.6 million social media followers. Per Billboard<\/a>, Iglesias\u2019 tour was the third-highest grossing comedy tour of 2024.<\/p>\n Iglesias will kick off his latest comedy tour \u2014 \u201cThe 1976 Tour: A Fluffy Celebration\u201d<\/a> \u2014 later this week. He\u2019ll perform his tour alongside Jo Koy at Inglewood\u2019s SoFi Stadium on March 21; tickets<\/a> start at around $89.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mic drop. Longtime comedian and actor Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias will be honored with a star on the Hollywood…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[5452,1743,23739,48,52,51,47,50,49,1399,4509],"class_list":["post-202617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-actors","tag-hollywood","tag-hollywood-walk-of-fame","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-movies","tag-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}