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Blacks may refer to:
The term black people is used in some socially-based systems of racial classification for humans of a dark-skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups represented in a particular social context. Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class and socio-economic status also play a role, so that relatively dark-skinned people can be classified as white if they fulfill other social criteria of "whiteness" and relatively light-skinned people can be classified as black if they fulfill the social criteria for "blackness" in a particular setting.
As a biological phenotype being "black" is often associated with the very dark skin colors of some people who are classified as "black". But, particularly in the United States, the racial or ethnic classification also refers to people with all possible kinds of skin pigmentation from the darkest through to the very lightest skin colors, including albinos, if they are believed by others to have African ancestry, or to exhibit cultural traits associated with being "African-American". As a result, in the United States the term "black people" is not an indicator of skin color but of socially based racial classification.
George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host. He is mostly known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including the Mexican American culture. He was the host of the late-night talk show Lopez Tonight on TBS until its cancellation on August 12, 2011.
Lopez was born on April 23, 1961 in Mission Hills, California. He was deserted by his father when he was two months old and by his mother when he was 10 years old, but was raised by his maternal grandmother, Benita Gutierrez, a factory worker, and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez, a construction worker.
In 1999, Lopez hosted a major morning radio show for Clear Channel Communications in Los Angeles. He was the first Latino to have headlined the keystone morning radio slot on an English-language station in LA—the nation’s top radio market.
In 2000, after several years of performing stand-up comedy, Lopez was approached by actress Sandra Bullock for Lopez to produce and star in a comedy. Bullock was concerned about the lack of Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and pushed to get a sitcom on television that starred Hispanics without being exclusively about the Hispanic American community. Long criticized by Hispanic American groups for lack of Latinos on their television shows, ABC quickly picked up the television series. In 2002, Lopez became one of the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and John Leguizamo. George Lopez is an American situation comedy that originally aired on ABC from 2002–2007. Lopez is the co-creator, writer, producer, and star of the show.
Actors: Max Clendaniel (actor), Terence Anderson (actor), Katya Greer (actress), Fredi 'Kruga' Nwaka (actor), Jason Wing (actor), Jermaine Curtis Liburd (actor), Kate Marie Davies (actress), Nick Orchard (actor), Sean Earl McPherson (actor), Danny Cutler (actor), Sica Denerley-Weiss (producer), Tobias Jon (actor), Courtney Winston (actor), Josh Wynter (composer), Simon Pengelly (actor),
Plot: When an opportunity presents itself to ruthless businessman Tommy Callaghan to strengthen his establishment and bring back his glory days he sends two couriers to make a trade in the hope of forming an allegiance with a new Belgian force within the city. Desperate to weaken Callaghan to the point of no return are two of his former protégés who hatch a plan to intercept the trade and take a mysterious package for themselves. Instinctively, Callaghan salvages his resources in an attempt to retrieve the package. However, with members of his own camp seemingly with their own agenda and the Belgians believing they have been double crossed, Tommy Callaghan is in a race against time to save his crumbling empire.
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller,