subscribe our channel to get daily Entertainment News why George Lopez says he wouldn't be anybody without Sandra bulock change the direction of my life George Lopez has a special place in his heart for his friend Sandra bulock the comedian 63 candidly reflected on how the actress changed the direction of my life during an appearance on the Thursday September 5th edition of ihart radio's politic kin with Gavin Nome Marshon Lynch and Doug Hendrickson podcast Lopez said bulock 60 was set to go to a comedy club he was performing at in the mid to late '90s until he begged the manager not to let her go because he was drinking a lot and didn't want her to see me like this I didn't even know her he recalled and I got on my knees that in that F green room and I said please please don't let her the two would cross paths approximately a year and a half later when the actress who would go on and become an executive producer for his hit television show George Lopez was looking for new talent I had already kind of cleaned up a little bit and then she saw me and she's like come to my office and we sat there for like 3 hours recalled Lopez adding I'd never had anybody believe in me The George Lopez Show premiered soon after in 2002 and aired for six seasons until 2007 she changed the direction of my life and you know everybody that's in my family and for no other purpose other than she just thought I was funny said Lopez after confirming that bulock served as an executive producer he added she did the show and she did the show a few times and was very I mean she came to the tapings and stuff like that and I mean I wouldn't be anybody without her Lopez echoed similar sentiments in a 2006 interview with people expressing from the time Sandy and I first laid eyes on each other she has been nothing but a person of her word and embracing of me and my family