Trivia

In 1998 he served as a dialogue coach for Chris Tucker in the film Una pareja explosiva (1998).

Worked at Disneyland for a year.

Raised in California's San Gabriel Valley, he was a high school track champion.

Has performed his stand-up comedy routine as the opening act for such music artists as James Brown and Luther Vandross.

His first regular series role came as the genie Shabu in the ABC sitcom Just Our Luck (1983).

Attended Citrus Junior College in Azusa, California.

Won a talent show contest in his hometown by mimicking Bill Cosby's famous Lone Ranger skit.

Made his TV acting debut in an episode of the NBC series La mujer policia (1974) in the early 1970s.