Gene Pompa, comedian and writer, was born in East Los Angeles, California. He has been a Mexican American most of his life, except for a few years during the 1970's, when he was a practicing Chicano. Pompa became a product of his multiethnic upbringing in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and it was this diverse background which ultimately inspired Pompa to incorporate universal themes into his stand up comedy and writing.
Gene Pompa, comedian and writer, was born in East Los Angeles, California. He has been a Mexican American most of his life, except for a few years during the 1970's, when he was a practicing Chicano. Pompa became a product of his multiethnic upbringing in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and it was this diverse background which ultimately inspired Pompa to incorporate universal themes into his stand up comedy and writing.
