Named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" and featured in "Comedy Central's Hot List," Nick Kroll leads the pack of a new generation of comedy stars as a versatile actor, writer and producer.
Nick stars on FX's new comedy series "The League," from Jackie and Jeff Schaffer ("Seinfeld," "Curb Your Enthusiasm"). The series is a part-improv, part-scripted comedy, which follows a group of fantasy football fanatics.
Nick also recently finished production on two upcoming films, "Date Night" opposite Steve Carell and Tina Fey, and "Get Him To The Greek" opposite Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, with Judd Apatow producing. Both will be released in the spring of 2010. Other feature credits include "I Love You, Man" and "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy."
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Named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" and featured in "Comedy Central's Hot List," Nick Kroll leads the pack of a new generation of comedy stars as a versatile actor, writer and producer.
Nick stars on FX's new comedy series "The League," from Jackie and Jeff Schaffer ("Seinfeld," "Curb Your Enthusiasm"). The series is a part-improv, part-scripted comedy, which follows a group of fantasy football fanatics.
Nick also recently finished production on two upcoming films, "Date Night" opposite Steve Carell and Tina Fey, and "Get Him To The Greek" opposite Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, with Judd Apatow producing. Both will be released in the spring of 2010. Other feature credits include "I Love You, Man" and "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy."
Nick is currently penning an "Untitled Tracy Morgan Comedy" for Paramount Pictures with John Mulaney (SNL). 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," he plays Stu, Tim's best friend. 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 standup, 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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