Guillermo Rodriguez (comedian)

Guillermo Rodriguez^[2] (born January 27, 1971)^[3] is a Mexican-American^[4] talk show personality and comedian best known as the sidekick to Jimmy Kimmel on the American late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He rose to fame while working as a parking lot security guard at the Hollywood Boulevard studios.^[5] He continues in-character and title as the show's security guard.

Guillermo Rodriguez
Rodriguez in 2013
Born	(1971-01-27) January 27, 1971 (age 54) Zacatecas City, Mexico[1]
Nationality	Mexican-American
Occupation(s)	TV personality, comedian
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Children	1

Career

Rodriguez began working as a parking-lot security guard for Jimmy Kimmel Live! studio in 2003.^[6] At that time he also had a second full-time job as a hotel room server as well as working weekends at a third.^[7] After he was caught sleeping in announcer Dicky Barrett’s car, Kimmel offered to have him appear on the show.^[8] Due to his shyness at the time Rodriguez initially turned down the offer to appear on the show in 2003 but was talked into it by one of the producers.^[7][9] His early appearances were with "Uncle Frank" Potenza in a series of bits called "Security Night Live".^[10][11] (Potenza had originally handled security for the show before his role was expanded to appear on screen.)^[11] Rodriguez soon moved to acting in skits on the show with his first role being Michael Jackson's Spanish cook. His broken English coupled with his affability earned him a high-profile supporting role as a personality on the show, in which he usually plays the Everyman.^[10] Guillermo took over main red-carpet interviewing duties in 2011 after Potenza died. ^[5]

Personal life

Rodriguez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico.^[1] He is married and has a son named Benji.^[12] He became a U.S. citizen in 2005.^[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
2003–present	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself		[2]
2009	Rock Slyde	Gary		[citation needed]
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Cop #2	Uncredited cameo appearance	[14]
2019	The Little Mermaid Live!	Blowfish		[15]
2020	Bill & Ted Face the Music	Himself	Cameo appearance	[16]
2023	Ezra	Himself	Uncredited cameo appearance	[17]