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Monty Lopez

Monty Lopez
Born (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975 (age 49)
Carencro, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
Occupations
  • Actor
  • businessman
  • internet personality
Years active2018–present
Spouse
Sheri Nicole Easterling
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(m. 2004, divorced)​
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(m. 2017; div. 2022)​
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Children4, including Addison Rae
TikTok information
Followers5.1 million
Likes125.3 million

Monty Lopez (born November 24, 1975) is an American businessman, actor, and media personality.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Monty Lopez was born and raised, alongside his brother Don Lopez, in Carencro, Louisiana. He received his primary and high school education in his hometown. After attending a local high school, he pursued higher studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is of Mexican, French (Cajun), and English descent.[2]

He runs a real estate investment company named ML Sales.[3]

Career

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He acted in the movie Spy Cat in 2018 as Detective Mitsu. He also starred in the Snapchat series Addison Rae Goes Home.[4] In January 2022, he signed to William Morris Agency as an actor.[3]

He was referred to as the head of "one of TikTok's biggest family" by NBC News.[5] His family amasses a total of over 200 million TikTok followers. He is the father of three kids - 2 boys and a girl namely Enzo Lopez, Lucas Lopez and Addison Rae, whom he and his ex-wife had together shortly before they got married.[6] During the course of his social influencer career, he has worked with Walmart, Yogurtland and Bang Energy.[2] He also joined OnlyFans briefly, before deleting his account, only to reinstate it months later.[7][8]

Monty Lopez divorced from his ex-wife and mother to Addison Rae, Sheri Nichole Easterling.[9][10][11][12][13][14] Following the divorce, Monty's ex-wife Easterling was involved in a flirtatious relationship with rapper Yung Gravy, with whom she walked the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.[15][16] Lopez would release a song titled Leftovers in response to the incident.[17][18]

Filmography

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Year Film Functioned as Notes Role
2018 Spycat Actor Voice of an animation character Detective Mitsu

Personal life

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Lopez has four children, including singer and actress Addison Rae with ex-wife Sheri Easterling.[19] He also has two grandchildren.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Monty Reacts to Ex Sheri's VMAs Date With Yung Gravy". E!. August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Monty Lopez's Biography". Legit.ng. November 21, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Who Is Monty Lopez? Get To Know The Businessman And TikTok Dad". In Touch Weekly. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "TikTok Gave Addison Rae's Family Hollywood Fame. Now It's Exposing Their Secrets". NBC News. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "TikTok Gave Family Hollywood Fame. Now It's Exposing Their Secrets". NBC News. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Is Monty Lopez Addison Rae's Biological Father?". Distractify. April 13, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Update As Monty Lopez Joins OnlyFans". Daily Soap Dish. October 9, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Monty Lopez Joins OnlyFans, Quickly Deletes Page After Teasing 'Explicit'". Dailymotion. September 4, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Monty Lopez confirms divorce from Sheri Easterling is "finalized"". Dexerto. November 24, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Monty Lopez Confirms Divorce From Sheri Easterling". In Touch Weekly. November 23, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "How Two TikTok Videos Unveiled an Alleged Cheating Scandal Involving Addison Rae's Dad". July 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Monty Lopez Controversy Explained". Insider Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Monty Lopez And Renee Ash's Alleged Affair: Get Updates". In Touch Weekly. August 10, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "Addison Rae's Parents Have Been 'Separated for Nearly a Year' Despite Infidelity Rumors: Source". People. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Monty Lopez Reacts To Yung Gravy And Sheri Easterling Debuting Their 'Ship At The VMAs". Cosmopolitan. August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "Addison Rae's Dad, Monty Lopez, Responds to Yung Gravy Taking His Estranged Wife to the VMAs". Billboard. August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "A Full Timeline Of All The Addison Rae Family Drama Involving Her Parents And Yung Gravy". The Tab. August 31, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Sheri Easterling and Monty Lopez's TikTok Feud Explained". Sports Keeda. September 2, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  19. ^ "All About Addison Rae's Mom Sheri Easterling". Peoplemag. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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