Rex Lasat Navarrete (born May 27, 1969 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino American

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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

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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 many colleges and universities all over the world 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. As of December 2006, he has toured extensively throughout

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, Europe, Asia, and

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. These include performances in San Francisco,

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, Montreal, Manila, London, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore, and

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. In 2003, he released his first DVD entitled ''Hella Pinoy'', in 2005, he released "Badass Madapaka" and in 2010, he released the DVD titled "Komik Organik". In 2004-2005, he released a 13-episode series on MTV Philippines titled "Rex in the City". In 2007, an animated series featuring Filipino-American characters known as

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, Navarrete would be voicing many of the characters.

Discography

*''Badly Browned'' (1998) *''Husky Boy'' (1999) *''Bastos'' (2001)

Filmography

*''Hella Pinoy'' (2003) *''Badass Madapaka'' (2005) *''Komik Organik: The Comedy of Rex Navarrete (2010)

Television

*''Rex in the City'' on MTV Philippines. *''Rex Files: Pinoy Undercover'' segment on ABS-CBN's ''Stateside''. *''

'' (Jack Colero, Tito Dick and Cherry Pie) *'' Lopez Tonight'' (2011)

Internet

*''Maritess vs. the Superfriends'' *''SBC Packers''

External links

Rex Navarrete -The Official Website-Rex Navarrete on MySpaceMaritess vs the Superfriends flash movie
{{DEFAULTSORT:Navarrete, Rex 1969 births Living people American stand-up comedians Filipino emigrants to the United States VJs (media personalities) Comedians from California San Francisco State University alumni People from Manila People from South San Francisco, California People from Hawaii Naturalized citizens of the United States 21st-century American comedians