Cesar Millan is now officially an American.
Wife Illusion and Cesar - Millan — star of the Emmy-nominated National Geographic Channel hit series Dog Whisperer and best-selling author — took the oath today to officially become a U.S. citizen. © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
The popular TV Star and best-selling author was sworn March 12 in Los Angeles.
Millan — star of the Emmy-nominated National Geographic Channel hit series Dog Whisperer and best-selling author — took the oath today to officially become a U.S. citizen.
Cesar, who passed his citizenship test earlier this year, attended the swearing in-ceremony this morning with dozens of others in Montebello, Calif., just north of Los Angeles.
Cesar was joined by his wife Ilusion and two sons, Andre and Calvin, who attended to cheer him on (they are already U.S. citizens).
“This is the ultimate culmination of living the American dream,” said Millan. “Becoming an U.S. citizen has been a goal of mine since I first came to this great country. I have much to thank this country for, and all of the success it has afforded me and my family, and now I am proud to be a citizen.”
Millan brokeout big in 2003 when his series premiered on the National Geographic Channel.
Cesar was born in Mexico. He has a special gift for rehabilitating dogs and training their owners, a talent developed on his grandfather’s farm in Mexico, where he had a natural knack for reading animals.
Cesar receives as many as 100 calls a week from owners desperate for help. By the time people call Cesar, they are confronting a crisis with their beloved pets.
Millan has chronicled his childhood in Mexico and how he crossed the border as a young man in his first best-selling book “Cesar’s Way.” He has been a legal resident of the United States since 2000.
Cesar is currently working on his fourth book, to be released this fall, and starts filming this week for the sixth season of Dog Whisperer.
Dog Whisperer — which celebrated its 100th episode last fall — is a crown jewel of Nat Geo's programming.
The second and third seasons of Dog Whisperer each received nominations for the Primetime Emmy for Best Reality Series. The show continues to document Cesar’s rehabilitations of problem dogs, and will also include special episodes such as an upcoming look at puppy mills.
Millan was made an honorary member of the International Association of Canine Professionals and was presented The Michael Landon Award for Inspiration to Youth Through Television at the 28th Young Artist Awards.
Cesar’s most recent book, "A Member of the Family," released in October 2008, is his third New York Times best-seller.
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