Édgar Vivar is a Mexican comedian and actor with a net worth of $4 million. Édgar Vivar became popular playing on the Mexican sketch comedy

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program “Chespirito” and the sitcoms “El Chavo del Ocho” and “El Chapulín Colorado.” In films, he has appeared in such movies as “El Chanfle” and “El Chanfle 2,” “The Orphanage,” “Overboard,” “The Mighty Victoria,” and “El roomie.”

Early Life

Édgar Vivar was born on December 28, 1948 in Mexico City, Mexico to Ángel and Celia. He played on stage as an adolescent and traveled in the United States.

Career in Television

Vivar started appearing on the sketch comedy show “Chespirito” in 1971, which starred and was created by the comedian of the same name. Vivar portrayed the characters Señor Barriga and El Botija. He exited the show in 1973 and became a part of the cast of Chespirito’s new series, “El Chavo del Ocho.” Vivar reappeared on the show as Señor Barriga, and also portrayed Barriga’s son Ñoño. He was a cast member until 1979. While he was on “El Chavo del Ocho” for that period of time, Vivar was a guest cast member on another Chespirito program, the superhero sitcom “El Chapulín Colorado.” When he left those programs, he became a cast member on the revamped “Chespirito” in 1980. As a cast member on this second iteration of the show, Vivar portrayed such new characters as Doña Ramona, Oliver Hardy, and several villains. Vivar quit the show in 1992 because of health problems that resulted from obesity, but he later rejoined and stayed on the show until it ended in 1995. Nevertheless, after having a weight-reduction surgery, he retired all his characters who were defined by their weight.

Two years since the wrap of “Chespirito,” Vivar experimented with telenovelas with a guest appearance on “Alguna vez tendremos alas.” He then led on “Navidad fabuloja.” In 2005, Vivar was successful with his portrayal of Don Pedro in the Argentinian telenovela “Amarte así,” which was an instant hit in South America, Spain, and the United States. It later gained popularity in Haiti. Vivar’s other significant television credits include a recurring character on the Mexican telenovela “Para volver a amar” from 2010-2011 and a guest appearance on Eugenio Derbez’s Mexican sitcom “La familia P. Luche” in 2012.

Film Career

Vivar had his big-screen debut as Dr. Nájera in the 1979 comedy feature film “El Chanfle,” starring Chespirito. He reprised his role in the 1982 sequel “El Chanfle 2.” Vivar then made an appearance in Chespirito’s crime comedy “Don ratón y don ratero,” released in 1983. That same year, he was in the adventure drama “El mas valiente del mundo.” Vivar played Feldwebel Erstarren in the international co-production “Frankenstein’s Great Aunt Tillie” in 1984. Barely visible on the big screen in the 1990s, Vivar made a comeback as a more substantial international star during the new millennium, beginning with a cameo role in the 2006 Western action comedy “Bandidas.” The following year, he was Professor Leo Balabán in J. A. Bayona’s highly praised supernatural horror movie “The Orphanage.” Vivar followed that up in the Chilean-Mexican movie “All Inclusive,” released in 2008.

Vivar appeared in the short film “Juan y la Borrega” in 2011. Returning to feature films in 2015, he was a psychiatric hospital director in the Peruvian horror movie “Cementerio general 2.” In 2018, Vivar was a gastroenterologist in the American romantic comedy “Overboard,” a gender-reversed remake of the 1987 original. Vivar then appeared in the 2021 Mexican adventure movie “The Mighty Victoria,” the directorial work of Raúl Ramón. He then starred in the 2023 Peruvian mystery comedy “Soy inocente.” Vivar portrayed Homemade in the 2024 Mexican romantic comedy “El roomie,” which starred Fiona Palomo and José Eduardo Derbez.

Weight Loss

Having battled with severe heart complications owing to his obesity, Vivar underwent therapy at an obesity clinic and had gastric bypass surgery in 2008. He lost about 165 pounds, and has since turned into a health and fitness advocate.