Book description
In this eagerly awaited autobiography, comedian and prime-time
television star George Lopez tells the heartbreaking yet humorous
story of his inspirational rise from dead-end kid in the Valley to
giving a command performance before the president of the United States.
It is a rare story that touches us so deeply with its humor,
sadness, and powerful message that it transcends the walls of race,
culture, and class that divide us.
Why You Crying? is just such a story.
Abandoned by his migrant-worker father at the tender age of two
months, deserted by a wild, mixed-up mother at the age of ten years,
Lopez grew up angry, alone, teased, and tormented in California's San
Fernando Valley, raised by grandparents who viewed love as a
four-letter word.
Inspired by his idols, Freddie Prinze Sr. and Richard Pryor, Lopez
sets out on a tumultuous twenty-year journey into the manic world of
stand-up comedy -- trying to learn a skill nobody can teach; scoring
one night and bombing the next; fighting anger, alcohol, depression,
and doubt all while battling the barriers built to keep Chicanos from
breaking through, especially on network TV.
Today, the George Lopez show is a prime-time hit on ABC and his
sold-out stand-up performances attract thousands of fans of all ages,
each drawn to the sidesplitting riffs mined from a life so sad it had
to be funny. Why You Crying? takes an outsider from the San Fernando
Valley to Warner Bros. studios to inside the Emmys to plush Pebble
Beach and all the way to the halls of Harvard.
Along the way it's pure G. Lo -- raw, real, and, ultimately,
uplifting.
George Lopez is the cocreator, writer, producer,
and star of the acclaimed ABC sitcom George Lopez. A current
cast member of HBO's Inside the NFL, he has appeared on The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and
Good Morning America, among others. A recipient of many
prestigious awards and honors, Lopez lives with his family in
California. Armen Keteyian is a six-time Emmy Award-winning
correspondent for CBS and HBO Sports. A New York Times
bestselling author and coauthor of eight books, he lives in
Connecticut.
