Rex Navarrete

Rex Lasat Navarrete (born 1969 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino American comedian whose material is geared toward Filipino audiences.

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.

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"

External links

* [http://www.rexnavarrete.com Rex Navarrete -The Official Website-]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rexnavarrete Rex Navarrete on MySpace]
* [http://www.fractalcow.com/rex/ Maritess vs the Superfriends flash movie]
* [http://www.pinoystyle.net/flash/sbcpackers.html SBC Packers flash movie]
* [http://www.thenutshack.net The Nutshack]