Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Gender: Male
Born: 21st February 1929 (currently 83 years old)
Nationality: Mexico
TV programs: El Chapulín Colorado, El Chavo, Los Caquitos
Movies: El Cuerpazo Del Delito
Roberto Gómez Bolaños (born February 21, 1929 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican writer, actor, director, comedian, humorist, songwriter and poet. He is best known by his stage name Chespirito
Before becoming an actor, Gómez was an amateur boxer. He studied Engineering at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico). He wrote a number of plays, and contributed dialogue for scripts of films and television shows in Mexico, as well as some character acting work before he became famous. His stage name of Chespirito was given by a producer during Gómez Bolaños' first years as a writer and was concocted from the diminutive form of the Spanish pronunciation of the name of William Shakespeare or Shakespierito, meaning "Little Shakespeare" or "Little Shakespeare Boy".
Chespirito was discovered as an actor while he was waiting in line to apply for a job as a writer and soon he began writing and starring in his children comedy shows. He continuously starred in shows on Mexican television from 1970 to 1995 and became well known throughout the entire world, having his main following in Latin America.
His best known roles were in the shows El Chavo and
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