Martin Starr
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 Starr at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy |
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| Born | Martin James Pflieger Schienle July 30, 1982 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Martin Starr (born Martin James Pflieger Schienle; July 30, 1982) is an American actor, known for his television roles as Bill Haverchuck on the short-lived NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and Roman DeBeers on the Starz comedy series Party Down, as well as for his film roles for Knocked Up, Cheats, and Adventureland.
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Life and career [edit]
Starr was born in Santa Monica, California,[1] the son of Jean St. James (née Pflieger), an actress, and Jim Schienle, an instructor at Pasco-Hernando Community College.[2][3] His father is from Wisconsin and his mother is from Kansas.[4] His ancestry includes German, Austrian, Czech, Polish, and British Isles.
After Freaks and Geeks, Starr had a number of guest appearances and one-time roles on shows such as Ed, Mysterious Ways, Providence, King of the Hill, and Normal, Ohio. He had a small recurring role during the third season of Roswell as the character Monk. In 2002, Starr appeared in the films Stealing Harvard and Cheats. He also reunited with both Freaks and Geeks producer Judd Apatow and Freaks and Geeks co-star Seth Rogen when he made a guest appearance on Apatow's situational comedy Undeclared in the episode "The Perfect Date". In 2005, he appeared in the miniseries Revelations, the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and the Apatow-produced Kicking & Screaming. Starr's roles include Apatow's 2007 films Knocked Up and Superbad, as well as Good Dick (2008) and Adventureland (2009). He appeared in the films The Invention of Lying and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and had a cameo appearance in The Incredible Hulk as a computer nerd college lab student. In 2012, he appeared in a music video for the song "Pop Culture" by Madeon, a French electro-house producer.
Filmography [edit]
Films [edit]
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1992 | Hero | Allen in Coma |
| 2001 | Eyeball Eddie | Eddie Malick |
| Robbie's Brother | Wayne | |
| 2002 | Stealing Harvard | Liquor Store Clerk |
| Cheats | Applebee | |
| 2003 | Who's Your Daddy? | Scooter |
| Band Camp | Shane | |
| 2004 | Fish Burglars | Marty |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming | Beantown Customer |
| 2006 | American Storage | Charlie |
| A Midsummer's Night Rewrite | John | |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Martin |
| Superbad | James Masselin | |
| Walk Hard | Schmendrick | |
| 2008 | Good Dick | Simon |
| The Incredible Hulk | Computer Nerd (Amadeus Cho) | |
| 2009 | Big Breaks | Barista |
| Adventureland | Joel | |
| The Invention of Lying | Waiter #1 | |
| The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu | Clarence | |
| 1-900-Drinking Buddy | Yung Joc | |
| Paper Heart | Himself | |
| 2010 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Doug Duquez |
| Church & State | Jesus | |
| Lovepocalypse | Ernie | |
| 2011 | Lawless | Lloyd |
| 6 Month Rule | Alan | |
| Fight For Your Right: Revisited | Police | |
| 2012 | Save the Date | Andrew |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Himself |
Internet Comedy [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Clark and Michael | Burger Stand Employee | Internet series, 1 episode |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | G vs. E | 1 episode | |
| 1999–2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Bill Haverchuck | Series regular; 18 episodes |
| 2000 | Normal, Ohio | Howie the Electronics Store Manager | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Ed | Clark Salinger | 1 episode |
| Mysterious Ways | Dwayne Banbury | 1 episode | |
| 2001–2002 | Roswell | Monk Pyle | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Undeclared | Theo | 1 episode |
| Providence | 1 episode | ||
| 2003 | King of the Hill | Andrew/Tommy | Voice; 1 episode |
| 2005 | Revelations | Rubio | Miniseries |
| How I Met Your Mother | Kevin | 1 episode | |
| Last Laugh '05 | Tom Cruise Wedding Stand-In | Television special | |
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Sketchy Laborer #1 | Internet series, 1 episode |
| 2009–2010 | Party Down | Roman DeBeers | Series regular; 20 Episodes |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Adam 'Toast' Charles | Episode: "Ohana" |
| The League | Box of Frogs | Episode: "High School Reunion" | |
| 2011 | Mad Love | Clyde | Episode: "Friends and Other Obstacles" |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Sam | Series regular | |
| Community | Professor Cligoris | Episode: "Geography of Global Conflict" | |
| 2012 | Parks and Recreation | Snow Globe Museum Attendant | Episode: "Operation Ann" |
| New Girl | Dirk | Episode: "Fancyman (Part 2)" | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Adam 'Toast' Charles | Episode: "Ohuna" |
References [edit]
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ Pasco: Teen gets his big break on 'Freaks'
- ^ Ryan Mortuary & Crematory | Edwin E. Pflieger obituary
- ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/martin-starr-found-amusements-in-city-and-filming-336215/
External links [edit]
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