Jill-Michele Meleán is an Irish/Bolivian that was born and raised in Miami, Florida (making her Cuban by association). Jill-Michele has broken every Latina tradition. She’s not married, doesn’t have kids and is Buddhist. You might recognize her from Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush” as Carlos’ mom, Showtime’s stand-up special “Hot Tamales”, E!, FOX’s “Till Death” TBS, VH1, BET, SiTV’s “Latino 101″or as the host of SiTV’s “Inside Joke”. She also was the first and only Latina Cast Member of FOX’s “MadTV”. If you’re a fan of Comedy Central then you’ve probably seen her on “Reno 911″ playing Officer Garcia’s sister and George Lopez’s girlfriend. Jill-Michele not only is an actress and a national touring stand-up Comedienne, she a writer and producer as well. She teamed up with Academy Nominee, Larry Hankin, and starred, wrote and produced a short comedic film titled “Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen” that was highly respected in the film festival circuit and is currently working with Emmy award winning Executive Producer, Sandy Chanley, on her one hour Stand-up Special. Chanley also co-wrote her One-Woman-Show “Rule Breaker” that was performed at the Comedy Central stage. “It’s an honor for me to be working with Sandy. She’s produced specials for the greats such as Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Paula Poundstone, Kathy Griffin, Bill Maher, Joan Rivers, D.L Hughley and so many more. I have to pinch myself daily to believe I’m next on her amazing roster”.
