Rex Lasat Navarrete
(born 1969 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino American comedian whose material is geared toward Filipino audiences.
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Early life
Sometime after his birth in 1969, his parents left the Philippines and immigrated to the
United States, settling in
Chicago. Navarrete, on the other hand, was raised by his grandparents in the
provinces of
Cavite and
Batangas. He later reunited with his parents and his baby sister at the age of three. Eventually, the Navarrete family moved to
South San Francisco, California where he spent the rest of his childhood.
Education
Navarrete graduated from
San Francisco State University, majoring in
film and
Asian American studies. He then attended the
University of California, Berkeley where he received a master's in
Public Health and
Public Policy. He had intended to attend
Harvard after to get his doctorate, but he ultimately decided to go into comedy.
Career
He started his career in 1989 with a performance at
University of California Santa Cruz. He has since performed in over two dozen colleges and universities as well as various comedy clubs and festivals, including headlining a sold-out performance at The Warfield in San Francisco as well as the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles.
In 2003 he released his first DVD entitled "Hella Pinoy."
As of December 2006, he has toured extensively throughout
North America,
Europe,
Asia, and
Australia. These include performances in
San Francisco,
New York,
Montreal,
Manila,
Geneva,
Hong Kong,
Singapore, and
Sydney.
In 2007, an animated series featuring Filipino-American characters will be released. Navarrete will be voicing many of the characters.
Discography
- Badly Browned
(1998)
- Husky Boy
(1999)
- Bastos
(2001)
Filmography
- Hella Pinoy
(2003)
- Bad-ass Madapaka
(2005)
Television
- Rex in the City
on MTV Philippines.
- Rex Files: Pinoy Undercover
segment on ABS-CBN's Stateside
.
- The Nutshack
on MYX.
Internet
- Maritess vs. the Superfriends
- SBC Packers