Biography
Who is Carlos Alazraqui?
Early life and real name
Carlos Alazraqui Jaime Alazraqui was born in Yonkers, New York, on July 20, 1962. His father had Sephardic Jewish heritage, and his mother served as a Methodist minister. He grew up with Argentine parents who eventually moved the family to Concord, California, during his early years. Carlos attended Concord High School and later enrolled at California State University, Sacramento, where he studied from 1982 until 1986.
During his college years in Sacramento, Carlos began performing in open mic comedy contests. After competing for four years, he finally won a contest and used his prize money to relocate to Los Angeles. This move marked the official beginning of his professional entertainment career, transitioning from local comedy stages to broader opportunities in television and film.
Stand up comedy career
Carlos originally established himself in stand-up comedy. He achieved a major milestone in his early career by winning the San Francisco Comedy Competition in 1993. During this competition, he competed against and defeated fellow well-known comedians Marc Maron and Patton Oswalt.
Continuing his work in comedy tours and radio, Carlos joined Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour in 2014, sharing stage dates with Jim Ward. He also maintained a regular presence on radio through segments on Miller's show, showing his versatile comedic background.
Voice acting and television
Carlos is a productive voice actor with numerous well-known credits in animated series. He provided the original voice of Spyro in the video game Spyro the Dragon and voiced the famous Taco Bell chihuahua in commercials. His extensive cartoon credits include voicing Rocko on Rocko's Modern Life, Denzel Crocker on The Fairly OddParents, and Lazlo and Clam on Camp Lazlo. He also voiced characters on CatDog, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Handy Manny, and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
In live-action television, Carlos is best known for portraying Deputy James Garcia on the comedy series Reno 911! For five seasons between 2003 and 2008. He reprised this popular role in the 2007 spinoff film Reno 911! Miami, as well as in later television revivals including Reno 911! Defunded and the Paramount plus movie Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon.
Awards and personal life
Throughout his career, Carlos has earned recognition for his outstanding voice performances and television work. He received Annie Award nominations for his voice acting in The Fairly OddParents in 2012 and 2015, and later won the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in a Television Production for The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show in 2017. He also earned an Emmy nomination in 2016 for his work on The Fairly OddParents.
Carlos resides in Los Angeles, California, with his family. He has a daughter named Rylee, who has also pursued a career as a voice actor, especially voicing a character in the television series Star Trek: Prodigy.
Birthday and age
Carlos Alazraqui was born on July 20, 1962, which makes Carlos 64 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Carlos shares the date with 31 other famous people.
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