Comedian George Lopez Has Kidney Transplant
LOS ANGELES (April 25) - Comedian George Lopez was recovering on Monday from a successful kidney transplant surgery using an organ donated by his wife, his publicist said.
Lopez, who stars in the ABC sitcom 'George Lopez,' needed the transplant because of a genetic condition that caused his kidneys to deteriorate, publicist Ann Gurrola said. She said the surgery was not urgent for Lopez, who turned 44 on Saturday.
'It came to a point where his kidneys weren't operating at the full capacity that they needed to,' Gurrola said, adding that both Lopez and his wife, Ann, were doing well after the operations.
Both George and Ann Lopez testified at the Michael Jackson child molestation trial. The couple befriended Jackson's young accuser at a Hollywood comedy camp in 2000 and lent him support when he was diagnosed with cancer.
Lopez, who stars in the ABC sitcom 'George Lopez,' needed the transplant because of a genetic condition that caused his kidneys to deteriorate, publicist Ann Gurrola said. She said the surgery was not urgent for Lopez, who turned 44 on Saturday.
'It came to a point where his kidneys weren't operating at the full capacity that they needed to,' Gurrola said, adding that both Lopez and his wife, Ann, were doing well after the operations.
Both George and Ann Lopez testified at the Michael Jackson child molestation trial. The couple befriended Jackson's young accuser at a Hollywood comedy camp in 2000 and lent him support when he was diagnosed with cancer.
