1. Why is George Lopez influential? I-search presentation Joe Schmoe May 200

2. OVERVIEW What I already know What I want to find out My research process What I learned Picture collage What this means to me Works cited

3. I. What I already knew George is hilarious He is hispanic He has recently lost a lot of wieght He cares about his culture and community He is married and has kids

4. II. What I want to find out How and when did he start as a comedian? Why does he help so many causes? What are his hobbies? Where is he from? Where does he live?

5. III. My research process I went to Google and searched “George Lopez” – Pictures and biography I found most information on georgelopez.com I then went to askjeeves.com to find more information about his television show Then I found more information on imbd.com

6. IV. What I have learned the co-creator, writer, producer and star of the ABC network and Warner Bros show “George Lopez” His c.d. was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Won 2002 Audience Award and Community Spirit Award One of the 25 most influential Hispanics by Time

7. IV. What I have learned Helped earthquake victims in El Salvador and Guatemala, he likes to give back He loves to golf Lives in Los Angeles with his family He hosted the Grammy Awards twice Grew up in San Fernando Valley’s, Mission Hills (CA)

8. V. What this means to me I am also hispanic I would love to work as an actor on television or movies I currently volunteer at my school and at my church He is influential because he is helpful and entertaining I like to have fun and be funny

9. Works Cited http://www.georgelopez.com/bio/bioinfo.html http://www.georgelopez.com/home/home.html http://abc.go.com/primetime/georgelopez/en/ http://abc.go.com/primetime/georgelopez/en/bios /george_lopez.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520064/