Edwin San Juan is a Filipino American

Filipino American

Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...

 actor and comedian who is known for sharing his multicultural life experiences, his observational humor, word play

Word play

Word play or wordplay is a literary technique in which the words that are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement...

 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

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodriguez is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian and actor.-Personal life:Rodriguez was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, México to Mexican agriculture ranchers.. His family migrated to East Los Angeles, where he enlisted in the military; he was stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota...

. He has entertained American troops on the USO tour "Around the World in Eight Days", and has made several TV appearances including Comedy Central

Comedy Central

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's Live at Gotham

Live At Gotham

Live at Gotham is a standup comedy television show airing on Comedy Central in the United States. The show features up and coming stand up comedians performing live at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. It premiered on July 21, 2006....

, 'Comics without Borders' on Showtime, ' The Payaso Comedy Slam' on both Showtime and Comedy Central

Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

, Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and ' providing music support. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a...

 with Byron Allen

Byron Allen

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 on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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, UPN

UPN

United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...

's 'Live from Hollywood', BET

Bet

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’s Comic View, Galavision

Galavisión

Galavisión is a Miami, Florida based Spanish language cable network owned by Univision Communications, Inc. The station is unrelated to the Mexican channel of the same name, other than sharing the Televisa-produced programming.-History:...

’s 'Que Locos' & 'Loco Comedy Jam', Si TV

Sí TV

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’s 'Latino Laugh Festival', 'Inside Joke' and 'Latino 101', 'Destination Stardom' on NBC

NBC

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, 'International Sexy Ladies Show' on G4 TV and also reigned as the grand champion of the 'Talent Agency' on UPN

UPN

United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...

 with 9 consecutive victories.

External links

• SlantEd Comedy-Showtime
• EdwinSanJuan.com