Edwin San Juan

Edwin San Juan

Edwin San Juan performing.
Born (1969-02-24) February 24, 1969
Philippines
Medium Stand-up, television, actor
Years active 1996 – present
Genres Comedy
Subject(s) Filipino American culture, race relations, satire
Influences Richard Pryor, George Carlin

Edwin San Juan (born February 24, 1969) is a Filipino American actor and comedian who is known for sharing his multicultural life experiences, his observational humor, word play and for poking fun at ethnic stereotypes. He is the creator and Executive Producer of 'SlantED Comedy', a showcase of Asian American stand-up comedians televised on Showtime and also performs across the country and internationally.

Career

San Juan's first film appearance was in "I'm Not Like That No More" (2010), a comedy co-starring Felipe Esparza and Paul Rodriguez. He has entertained American troops on the USO tour "Around the World in Eight Days", and has made several TV appearances including Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, 'Comics without Borders' on Showtime, ' The Payaso Comedy Slam' on both Showtime and Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on ABC, UPN's 'Live from Hollywood', BET’s Comic View, Galavision’s 'Que Locos' & 'Loco Comedy Jam', Si TV’s 'Latino Laugh Festival', 'Inside Joke' and 'Latino 101', 'Destination Stardom' on NBC, 'International Sexy Ladies Show' on G4 TV and also reigned as the grand champion of the 'Talent Agency' on UPN with 9 consecutive victories. Currently, he performs nightly as Planet Hollywood's resident comedian at the Las Vegas Live Comedy Club inside the V Theater located at the Miracle Mile Mall. Las Vegas Weekly named him best comedian on the Las Vegas Strip for 2015.

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