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Guillermo Rodriguez
Rodriguez in January 2013
Born	Guillermo Rodriguez (1971-01-27) January 27, 1971 (age 53) Zacatecas City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican-American
Occupation(s)	TV personality, comedian
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Children	Benji Rodriguez

Guillermo Rodriguez (born January 27, 1971) is a Mexican-American talk show personality and comedian best known as the sidekick to Jimmy Kimmel on the American late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He rose to fame while working as a parking lot security guard at the Hollywood Boulevard studios. He continues in character and title as the show's security guard.

Career

Rodriguez began working as a parking-lot security guard for Jimmy Kimmel Live! studio in 2003. At that time he also had a second full-time job as a hotel room server as well as working weekends at a third. After he was caught sleeping in announcer Dicky Barrett’s car, Kimmel offered to have him appear on the show. Due to his shyness at the time Rodriguez initially turned down the offer to appear on the show in 2003 but was talked into it by one of the producers. His early appearances were with "Uncle Frank" Potenza in a series of bits called "Security Night Live". (Potenza had originally handled security for the show before his role was expanded to appear on screen.) Rodriguez soon moved to acting in skits on the show with his first role being Michael Jackson's Spanish cook. His broken English coupled with his affability earned him a high-profile supporting role as a personality on the show, in which he usually plays the Everyman. Guillermo took over main red-carpet interviewing duties in 2011 after Potenza died.

Personal life

Rodriguez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. He is married and has a son named Benji. He became a U.S. citizen in 2005.

Filmography

References

1. ^ Tévez, Óscar (March 7, 2018). "De vigilante de un 'parking' por 6,5 euros la hora a estrella de televisión: la historia del hombre de dorado de los Oscar". El País – via elpais.com.
2. ^ "Guillermo Rodriguez | Jimmy Kimmel Live!". ABC. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
3. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (January 27, 2017). Kimmel Staffers Share Guillermo Stories For His Birthday (Web video) – via YouTube. At midnight tonight, Guillermo turns ...46 years old.
4. "'Jimmy Kimmel' Star Guillermo Responds to Donald Trump's Anti-Mexico Comments With Hilarious Bilingual Bit". The Hollywood Reporter. June 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
5. ^ "Passings: Frank Potenza, John Howard Davies, Jack Layton". Los Angeles Times. August 24, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
6. Dory Jackson (August 18, 2020). "Ellen DeGeneres and tWitch, Chelsea Handler and Chuy Bravo Plus More Famous TV Hosts and Their Sidekicks". US Magazine.
7. ^ Jon Finkel (September 4, 2018). "Guillermo the Great: Jimmy Kimmel's Sidekick Discusses His Improbable Rise From Parking Lot Security Guard To Late Night TV Star".
8. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s Guillermo Rodriguez Recalls How He Landed on the Show 18 Years Ago". Peoplemag.
9. Pampering Jimmy Kimmel's Favorite Security Guard, Guillermo Rodriguez. Young Hollywood. June 21, 2012 – via YouTube.
10. ^ Bruce Miller (March 30, 2013). "Guillermo gives 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' the common touch". Sioux City Journal.
11. ^ Lynn Elberthe (August 23, 2011). "Uncle Frank of 'Kimmel Show' fame dies at 77". Associated Press.
12. MN, Allyssa (October 7, 2023). "Jimmy Kimmel's Sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez Is Married And Lives A Secret Life With His Wife". TheThings. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
13. "Guillermo gives 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' the common touch". Sioux City Journal. March 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
14. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s Guillermo Rodriguez Films a Cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but It Doesn't Go as Planned". E! Online. April 14, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
15. Guillermo's Journey Under the Sea in The Little Mermaid Live!. Jimmy Kimmel Live. November 7, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via YouTube.
16. Hough, Quinn (September 14, 2020). "Every Cameo In Bill & Ted Face The Music". ScreenRant. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
17. Carter, Bill (May 31, 2024). "Late-Night TV Plays a Supporting Role in Charming Indie Film Ezra". LateNighter. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

External links

• Guillermo Rodriguez at IMDb

• 1971 births
• Living people
• Mexican television personalities
• Mexican emigrants to the United States
• Security guards
• American television personalities of Mexican descent
• Naturalized citizens of the United States
• Mexican male comedians
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Hispanic and Latino American male comedians