Joey Diaz | |
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 Diaz in 2015 | |
| Born | José Antonio Díaz February 19, 1963 Havana, Cuba |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse |
Terrie Clark (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2[1] |
José Antonio Díaz (born February 19, 1963), also known as Joey "CoCo" Diaz, is a Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, and author. After pursuing stand-up comedy full time in 1991 in the Colorado and Seattle areas, Diaz relocated to Los Angeles in 1995, where he began acting, securing various film and television roles, including in My Name Is Earl, Everybody Hates Chris, The Longest Yard, Spider-Man 2, Grudge Match, and The Many Saints of Newark.
In 2010, Diaz started to gain widespread notoriety from his appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. From 2012 to 2020, he was the host of his own podcast, The Church of What's Happening Now with Lee Syatt, and has since hosted Uncle Joey's Joint.