Andy Samberg
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| Andy Samberg on the set of Hot Rod, 2006 | |
| Birth name | David Andrew Samberg |
| Born | August 18, 1978 Berkeley,California USA |
| Medium | Internet, stand-up, music, television, film |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Genres | Sketch comedy Situational comedy comedy hip hop |
| Influences | Mel Brooks, Steve Martin |
| Notable works and roles | Saturday Night Live, Hot Rod, Space Chimps, I Love You, Man |
| Website | thelonelyisland.com |
| Emmy Awards | |
| Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics 2007 Dick In A Box (SNL) |
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David Andrew "Andy" Samberg (born August 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island (along with Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer) and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.
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[edit] Early life
Samberg was born in Berkeley, California on August 18, 1978 to Margi (née Marrow), an elementary school teacher who taught at Beecher Road School, and Joe Samberg, a photographer.[1] He grew up in a Jewish household and his maternal grandfather, Alfred J. Marrow, served as the executive chair of the American Jewish Congress.[2] He was "weaned" on Jewish comedy as a child, in particular, Mel Brooks.[3] At the age of 8, he began dreaming about being on Saturday Night Live.[3] He went to Old Mill Elementary School in Mill Valley. Samberg graduated in 1996 from Berkeley High School and began college at University of California, Santa Cruz. He then transferred to New York University to study film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he graduated with a B.F.A. in 2000.
[edit] Saturday Night Live
In September 2005, The Lonely Island confirmed that Samberg would be joining Saturday Night Live as a featured player and his fellow members of The Lonely Island would join the show's writing staff. This reportedly occurred when Samberg approached the studio and told the producers "if you don't let me join SNL, I'll burn New York to the ground."[citation needed] While his live sketch roles were limited in his first year, he appeared in many non-live sketches, including commercial parodies and various other filmed segments.
For the December 17, 2005 show, he and Chris Parnell starred in the Digital Short "Lazy Sunday", a nerdcore hip hop song performed by two Manhattanites on a quest to see the film The Chronicles of Narnia. The short quickly became an Internet phenomenon and garnered Samberg significant media and public attention, as did "Dick in a Box", a duet with Justin Timberlake that won a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.[4] Samberg has found success with the song "Jizz in My Pants", which has garnered over 70 million views on YouTube.[5] His comedy troupe's recent collaboration with T-Pain, the "I'm on a Boat" music video, has had over 35 million views on YouTube after debuting on February 7, 2009. Another digital short, "Motherlover" (also featuring Timberlake), was released on May 10, 2009 (to commemorate Mother's Day) and is a sequel to "Dick in a Box" SNL video. His last digital short is called "On the Ground" and involves him throwing items on the ground to a hip hop beat. The video was aired on October 3, 2009. November 21, the newest SNL Digital Short Featured his western influenced hip hop style song invloving fellow cast member Kenan Tompson, Two Worlds Collide, a song about his and country singer "Reba McEntire's" love for each other.
[edit] Personal Life
Andy has two sisters, Darrow and Johanna, mother Margie and father Joe.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Arrested Development | Stage Manager "Righteous Brothers" | TV |
| 2005–Present | Saturday Night Live | Various Roles | TV |
| 2007 | Hot Rod | Rod Kimble | |
| 2008 | Space Chimps | Ham III | Voice |
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Homeless Guy | ||
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Robby Klaven | |
| 2009 MTV Movie Awards | Host | TV | |
| Bollywood Hero | Himself | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film) | Brent | Voice | |
| Yo Gabba Gabba! | Himself | TV | |
| Space Chimps 2 (film) | Ham III | Voice | |
| Freaknik: The Musical | TBA | (filming) TV |
[edit] Other work
Samberg appeared in a rubber dingy in a Super Bowl XLII Pepsi commercial featuring Justin Timberlake. He played a cross-dresser wearing a blonde wig in the window as Timberlake is being dragged up the side of the building.[6]
The Lonely Island's CD Incredibad was released on February 10, 2009 and debuted #13 on Billboard's Top Album Chart, and #1 on iTunes.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Grant, Lee (2007-08-03). "The three amigos". SignOnSanDiego. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20070803-9999-lz1c03hotrod.html. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (2007-08-02). "Celebrity Jews". http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/33176/format/html/displaystory.html. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^ a b schmooze (9 November 2008), "Q&A with Andy Samberg: Meet the creative genius" schmoozemag.com (Retrieved on 2009-05-14)
- ^ "2007 Emmy Winners: The complete list". Daily News (New York). 2007-09-17. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/09/17/2007-09-17_2007_emmy_winners_the_complete_list.html?page=0. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ S.F. Weekly blogsite
- ^ Pepsi commercial
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[edit] External links
- Andy Samberg at the Internet Movie Database
- The Lonely Island
- Blender Hot Report 2007
- Short Movies with Andy Samberg at Channel 101
- Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake "Dick in a Box" video from SNL
- Premiere.com article
- Andy Samberg interview, SPIN magazine
- Andy Samberg at SNL website
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| Preceded by Mike Myers |
MTV Movie Awards host 2009 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
