Biography

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Preston Lopez was raised in Washington Heights, New York City. As an eleven year old he became an elementary school track star and won several medals and awards until graduating to junior high school where he took an interest in drawing and painting. He auditioned, was accepted & graduated from The High School of Art and Design in Manhattan, New York City where he later changed his major to photography. Afterwards Preston went to Kingsborough Community College to study music and vocal as a major for a short period of time. Preston Lopez rose to fame or infamy when he began hosting his own namesake public access television program in early 1997. The show was a vehicle to showcase his many talents and projects such as interviewing 

celebrities, acting, painting, singing, hosting and his interest in social issues. Preston Lopez is an accomplished Actor (Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, El Capo, FBI, Saturday Night Live, Looters) Painter ( Scars of a native, Anatomy of a brainiac) Director of short films & music videos (Con, Dirty Thoughts, I Remember) Producer (Aventuras de Pancho Manguera, Erotico Film Series) Tv Host (The Preston Lopez Show) Musician (Erotico, Paradox, Reckonin' & Maloko albums) and writer of many songs and screenplays. Preston Lopez is also an Activist. As of 2023 Preston Lopez became a partner in Crackl Cookies, a luxury couture cookie company.