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Cristela Alonzo - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Cristela Alonzo net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Comedy stand-up who through the debut of the sitcom Cristela was one of the very first Latina to write, produce and perform on her own TV show for a major network. She has appeared in stand-up routines in shows such as The Half Hour on Comedy Central. The Half Hour and was recognized in the top top 10 L.A. Comedy Acts to Watch by L.A. Weekly in 2014. In this article, we will discover how old is Cristela Alonzo? Who is Cristela Alonzo dating now & how much money does Cristela Alonzo have?

NameCristela Alonzo
First NameCristela
Last NameAlonzo
OccupationComedian
BirthdayJanuary 6
Birth Year1979
Place of BirthHidalgo
Home TownTexas
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignCapricorn
Full/Birth Name
ParentsNatalia Gonzalez, Adalberto Alonzo
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Cristela Alonzo Biography

Cristela Alonzo is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on January 6, 1979 in Hidalgo, Texas, United States. She performed together with comic She toured with comedian Carlos Mencia for two years and was a writer for his Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia. for two years. She was also the writer on his Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia.

At age 18, Alonzo left home to attend Webster University to study theater in St. Louis. However, Alonzo dropped out because she could no longer afford school. She went back to Dallas and moved in with her sister, where she took care of her mother who was sick and her sister’s children. Alonzo’s mother died in 2002.

In 2003, a year after her mother died, Alonzo got a job as an office manager at the Addison Improv and started doing stand-up. Alonzo said that she started doing stand-up as a way to process her grief and talk about her mom and her family. She was part of a small Dallas scene. Alonzo eventually moved to Los Angeles to become a stand-up comedian.

She is in a long-term relationship her fellow stand-up comedian Stephen Halasz. Her mother Natalia took care of the three children she had as an unmarried parent.

The woman who gave birth to her was also the maternal aunt to the actor David Barrera, who coincidentally was also the husband of her Cristela star The widwife who delivered her was the aunt of actor David Barrera, who coincidentally was the husband of her Cristela co-star Maria Canals Barrera..

Cristela Alonzo (born January 6, 1979) is an American comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom Cristela. This made her the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own US primetime comedy.

Cristela Alonzo Net Worth

Cristela is one of the richest Comedian from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cristela Alonzo's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

She was on the streets for the beginning in her existence. She was a top student, earning several Academic Decathlon medals and serving as the President of the Drama Club at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School.

Net Worth$4 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeComedian
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In 2010, Alonzo was a semi-finalist on the TV show Last Comic Standing, which raised her visibility and led to a May 2011 segment in the comedy showcase Legally Brown.

Alonzo did a 30-minute segment of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour on June 7, 2013. She has appeared on Conan, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution, Showtime, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Live at Gotham.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

Many peoples want to know what is Cristela Alonzo ethnicity, nationality, Ancestry & Race? Let's check it out! As per public resource, IMDb & Wikipedia, Cristela Alonzo's ethnicity is Multiracial. We will update Cristela Alonzo's religion & political views in this article. Please check the article again after few days.

Alonzo was born in San Juan, Texas, the youngest of four children of mother Natalia Gonzalez, who worked double shifts at a Mexican restaurant for about 20 years, and father Adalberto Alonzo, both of whom were from Mexico. When Alonzo’s mother was pregnant with Alonzo, Alonzo’s mother left her abusive husband and raised the children alone. Alonzo has said that she never met her father, who died in 2009. Alonzo grew up in San Juan, Texas.

Who is Cristela Alonzo Dating?

According to our records, Cristela Alonzo is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Cristela Alonzo’s is not dating anyone.

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In January 2014, Alonzo was named as one of “10 L.A. Comedy Acts to Watch in 2014” by L.A. Weekly. She was also named one of “13 Funny Women to Watch in 2014” by Cosmopolitan. In 2019, McAllen, Texas gave her the Key to the City.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Cristela Alonzo height 5 ft 9 in Cristela weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 9 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

In 2006, Alonzo got her first break in Los Angeles when she was hired to write on a Comedy Central show.

On May 10, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series for the 2014–15 television season. After an initial order of 13 episodes, nine additional episodes were ordered, bringing the total count of episodes for season 1 to 22. Cristela was a multi-camera show, shot in front of a live audience. The series concluded on May 7, 2015, and has since been cancelled.

Facts & Trivia

Cristela Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cristela Alonzo celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.

In 2013, with TV producer Becky Clements, Alonzo created her own semi-autobiographical comedy pilot Cristela for ABC. She wrote the pilot with her writing partner, Kevin Hench. It was not greenlit as a part of the 2013–2014 television season. In an unusual move, they decided to plan to shoot a pilot presentation with the penalty money (a 30% fee they got when the network initially passed). On February 26, 2014, they shot a pilot presentation, filmed on the stage of Last Man Standing with much of that show’s crew to save money; it got a strong testing response from the audience.

What happened to cristela?

More than seven years after becoming the first Latina to create, produce, write and star in her own prime-time sitcom, Cristela Alonzo has returned to network television with a new title: game show host.

Is Cristela Alonzo Mexican?

Alonzo was born and raised in San Juan, Texas, the youngest of four children of mother Natalia Gonzalez, who worked double shifts at a Mexican restaurant for about 20 years, and father Adalberto Alonzo, both of whom were from Mexico.

Where is Cristela Alonzo from?

Hidalgo, TX

How old is Christina Alonzo?

43 years (January 6, 1979)

Did cristela get a season 2?

“Cristela” was canceled after one season in 2015. Now, Alonzo is calling out the discrimination she says she’s faced in the television industry. “And people wonder why I haven’t come back to TV… The support I had in 2014-2015 was non-existent,” she said in a follow up tweet.

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