The “Blind Side” star helped launch Lopez’s ABC sitcom in 2002.
And he credits one woman with all of his success.
I wouldn’t be anybody without (Sandra Bullock), Lopez, 63, said on the Set.

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This wasnt welcome news for Lopez.
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I was like, man, I don’t want her to see me like this.
You know, I didn’t even know her, he said.
I got on my knees that in that f—ing green room, and I said.
c’mon,pleasedon’t let her.
The two of them talked for three hours about the show that would eventually become the ABC sitcomGeorge Lopez.
Lopez said he left the meeting and got in his car, and thats when the tears started.
I’d never had anybody believe in me, he said.
George Lopezran from 2002 to 2007 with Bullock as an executive producer and occasional guest star.
In 2005, Lopez was named one of Time magazines Top 25 Hispanics in America.
Listen to the full conversation with Lopez above.