Named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" and featured in Comedy Central's "Hot List of '09," Nick Kroll leads the pack of a new generation of comedy stars as both a versatile actor, writer and producer.
Nick stars in FX's part-improv, part-scripted comedy "The League," about a group of fantasy football fanatics. He recently finished production on two upcoming films, "Date Night," opposite Steve Carrell and Tina Fey, and "Get Him to the Greek" opposite Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, with Judd Apatow producing. Other feature credits include "I Love You, Man" and "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy."
Nick is currently penning "Freshman Roommates" for Paramount Pictures with John Mulaney (SNL), starring Tracy Morgan, and his other...
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Named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" and featured in Comedy Central's "Hot List of '09," Nick Kroll leads the pack of a new generation of comedy stars as both a versatile actor, writer and producer.
Nick stars in FX's part-improv, part-scripted comedy "The League," about a group of fantasy football fanatics. He recently finished production on two upcoming films, "Date Night," opposite Steve Carrell and Tina Fey, and "Get Him to the Greek" opposite Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, with Judd Apatow producing. Other feature credits include "I Love You, Man" and "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy."
Nick is currently penning "Freshman Roommates" for Paramount Pictures with John Mulaney (SNL), starring Tracy Morgan, and his other writing work includes contributions to "Chappelle's Show," "The Life and Times of Tim," "Human Giant" and the best selling coffee table book, "Bar Mitzvah Disco" which he co-wrote.
Additionally, Nick lends his voice to two animated series. He plays Andrew Legustambos, the bi-sexual drama teacher on Fox's "Sit Down, Shut Up" created by Arrested Development's Mitch Hurwitz; and on HBO's "The Life and Times of Tim." Nick starred in ABC's "Cavemen" based on the highly popular Geico advertisements, and has also made appearances on CBS's "Worst Week," VH1's "Best Week Ever" and on "Reno 911!" as El Chupacabra, Reno's only Latin radio show DJ.
He began his performing career at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre while he was a freshman at Georgetown University. As a stand-up, Nick has appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham" and regularly tours colleges and clubs around the country. He is also well known for his characters including Fabrice Fabrice, the craft services coordinator for the TV show "That's So Raven," Bobby Bottleservice, who loves his mother very much and wears Ed Hardy head to toe and Gil Faizon, an upper west side, middle-aged divorcee who's obsessed with Alan Alda, of the "Oh, Hello Show" which he created with John Mulaney.
Nick resides in Los Angeles. He enjoys eating pigs in a blanket and chocolate pretzels.
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