Jeff Valdez

Jeff Valdez is a Hispanic, the youngest in a family of nine children, who was born in Pueblo, Colorado. He was a stand-up comedian early in his career.

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• Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.

• I acquire a lot of my material for writing based on the characters from my family - it's quite a character study growing up with that many people.

• Young Hispanics are consuming media in English, regardless of what they speak at home.

• When I got into this business, the 18-34-year-old thing was hammered into me.