comedian paul rodriguez will be at the laugh factory for valentine's weekend. we'll talk to him next. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" the nugget will soon be under new ownership. tonight we'll tell you what casino officials are saying about what it means for the future of the business. noah that's tonight on kolo 8 paul rodriguez is performing at the laugh factory at the silver legacy february 11-14th. longtime comedian paul rodriguez has been making audiences laugh all over the world for three decades with his unique brand of humor that is a perfect blend of his latin heritage, the american dream appeal. as an actor and comedian, paul rodriguez's multi-faceted career includes starring roles and featured appearances in over 45 films and countless television series and comedy specials. in march 2015, paul opened the newest location of the world famous laugh factory comedy club in scottsdale, arizona. voted one of the most influential hispanics in america a

but first let's talk about comedian paul rodriguez. when is the last time you heard that name? >> chico of "cheek a&e and the ico and the man." >> he killed in "d.c. cab." that was my joint. paul's worked with will smith on a number of movies but he particularly recalls working with him on "ali" and says that will smith was, get this, an [ bleep ] and he'll never work with him again. >> what role did paul rodriguez play in ali? >> he actually played freddie pacheco.

paul rodriguez was playing ernie pacheco and the real pacheco called will smith the "n" word when set smith off, and when he ernie rodriguez playing pachco came on the set he was reportedly mean to him. so he was chalking it up to maybe what happened to him and >> and you are very right it could have been a part of will smith's acting method and i had no proof other that i put on a lot of weight for the roll. >> all right, head crack always keeping us up to date on what is happening. catch him and the rest of the dish nation gang week nights right after our news at 11:35. >> we are a long way from the start of the buccaneer season, but dirk cutter is learning important things right now at the combine. this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first

paul rodriguez was playing ernie pacheco and the real pacheco called will smith the "n" word when set smith off, and when he ernie rodriguez playing pachco came on the set he was reportedly mean to him. so he was chalking it up to maybe what happened to him and will smith up to ' roid rage. >> and you are very right it smith's acting method and i had no proof other that i put on a lot of weight for the roll. >> all right, head crack always keeping us up to date on what is happening. catch him and the rest of the dish nation gang week nights right after our news at 11:35. >> we are a long way from the start of the buccaneer season, but dirk cutter is learning important things right now at the combine. (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, licht and head coach dirk >> dirk cutter at the co

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