By Bel Hernandez
Netflix has been under much criticism for the recent cancelling Norman Lear’s reboot of One Day At A Time starring Justina Machado and Rita Moreno, but are now tooting their own horn with a new original sitcom, Mr. Iglesias, starring the Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias that is set to premiere on Friday, June 21, 2019.
Netflix has been on a global TV conquest adding monthly to their already massive content library with incredible original programming and the rebooting of series favorites like Tales of the City, Designated Survivor and many more.
Stand-up comedian phenom, “Fluffy” Iglesias in recent years has experienced some painful and emotionally hard life experiences when in 2017, while on a national tour, he was forced to cancel sold-out shows. On social media (Instagram) he reached out to his fans with a heartfelt apologize, where he poured his heart out admitting some hard truths:
“…Attempting to work through my problems was not going over and I had to stop everything b4 things got worse. Failing to make better choices and never taking a break in 20 years of intense touring, has finally caught up to me. I need to get better b4 I can return to making people laugh and smile….”
Fast forward to 2019 and Netflix has been all over the media world promoting Mr. Iglesias, a sitcom about a good-natured high school history teacher who tries to help his gifted misfit kids.
And, this type of show and premise makes total sense as a Netflix social media post states that if the 42-year old Iglesias had not become a stand-up comic, he would have been a history teacher.
“So we gave him a chance to live out that alternative reality with Mr Iglesias…” the Netflix post read.
Another Instagram from Iglesias himself confirmed:
“It’s official, Fluffy has a sitcom. #MrIglesias premiers Friday, June 21ston @Netflix #GabrielLglesias #mriglesiasnetflix,” as he captioned the post.
Mr. Iglesias co-stars Jacob Vargas, Maggie Geha, Cree Cicchino, Richard Gant, Tucker Albrizzi, Fabrizio Zacharee Guido, Coy Stewart, and Sherri Shepherd. The show follows Gabe as he teaches gifted but misfit kids at a public high school.
Is Mr. Iglesias the current version of the ABC’s 1975 hit sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter? Well, if Fluffy’s fans are steering this TV ratings ship, Netflix can expect another hit. Plus, it is impossible not to be drawn to Iglesias warm and lovable personality. And, the dude is funny as all heck!
Iglesias is known for the stand-up films The Fluffy Movie and Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Sorry for What I Said While I was Hungry. He has also starred in the stand-up specials Hot and Fluffy, I’m Not Fat… I’m Fluffy and One Show Fits All.
Gabriel Iglesias is repped by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Arsonhouse Entertainment (management), and Marleah Leslie & Associates (Publicist).
Follow Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias on social media:
@fluffyguy (Twitter)
Gabriel Iglesias (FB)
Fuffyguy (Instagram)
Website: https://www.fluffyguy.com
Netflix’s Mr. Iglesias premieres Friday, June 21, 2019