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'''Nicholas J. "Nick" Kroll''' (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin on ''[[The League]]'' and his own [[Comedy Central]] program, ''[[Kroll Show]]''.


==Early life==
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The son of Lynn Kroll and [[Kroll Inc.]] founder [[Jules B. Kroll]],<ref>http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/12/01/the-other-other-kroll/</ref> Nick Kroll was raised Jewish in [[Westchester County, New York]].<ref>[http://deadspin.com/5419835/nick-kroll-on-the-league-fantasy-football-and-how-chris-mad-dog-russo-is-his-personal-cobain Nick Kroll On "The League," Fantasy Football, And How Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Is His Personal Cobain<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He went to the [[Solomon Schechter School of Westchester]] until the eighth grade, as Schechter Westchester did not have a high school at that time. He attended high school at [[Rye Country Day School]]. During this time, he also briefly attended [[The Mountain School]] in [[Vermont]] where he developed his fondness for hiking.<ref name="NYT intv">{{cite news|last=Goldman|first=Andrew|title=Taking A Hike|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/magazine/nick-kroll-takes-a-hike.html|accessdate=23 January 2013|newspaper=The New York Times Magazine|date=13 January 2013}}</ref> After Rye Country Day School, he went on to graduate from [[Georgetown University]], where he majored in history.<ref>[http://rye.patch.com/articles/growing-up-in-rye-helps-tv-star Growing Up in Rye Helps TV Star - Rye, NY Patch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Career==
He has been a contributing writer to [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' and [[MTV]]'s ''[[Human Giant]]''. Kroll's live work is a mix of standup, sketch and characters. He is well known as a performer for his characters: Bobby Bottleservice, Fabrice Fabrice, and Gil Faizon of the ''Oh, Hello Show'', which he created with writing partner [[John Mulaney]]. His character work features prominently in ''[[Kroll Show]]''. Kroll was honored with the Breakout Star of the Year award from the 2013 [[Just For Laughs]] Comedy Festival in [[Montreal, Canada]]. Kroll is one of the co-authors of the critically acclaimed book ''Bar Mitzvah Disco''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006157.html?categoryid=3183&cs=1 | work=Variety | title=Nick Kroll | date=2009-07-17}}</ref>

===Live performance===
Kroll tours the United States performing stand-up and makes frequent appearances on comedy podcasts and radio programs. In 2011, [[Comedy Central]] aired his stand-up special ''Thank You Very Cool''. He has studied and performed regularly at the [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theater]] in NYC and LA and co-hosted the stand-up show ''Welcome to Our Week'' with [[Jessi Klein]]. In November and December 2008, he toured with [[Aziz Ansari]] on his ''Glow in the Dark'' comedy tour in the USA. Kroll created a stand-up character, "Bobby Bottleservice." He has featured the character in a number of online videos for the [[Funny or Die]] website, including the ''Ed Hardy Boyz'' and an audition tape for the [[MTV]] show ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]''.

===Television===
Kroll has a starring role as Rodney Ruxin in the [[FXX]] comedy series ''[[The League]]''. Kroll created and stars in his own sketch show titled ''[[Kroll Show]]'' for [[Comedy Central]] that began airing in January 2013. Kroll has a recurring role on ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'' on [[Adult Swim]] and the NBC sitcom ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''.

Previously, Kroll had co-starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom [[Cavemen (TV series)|''Cavemen'']], [[VH1]]'s ''[[Best Week Ever]]'' and voiced the character Stu on the [[HBO]] animated series ''[[The Life & Times of Tim]]''.
Kroll has guest starred on ''[[Parks and Recreation (TV series)|Parks and Recreation]]'', ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', ''[[New Girl (TV series)|New Girl]]'', and made appearances on numerous [[Comedy Central]] series such as ''[[Reno 911!]]''.,<ref>WTF with Marc Maron - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_frQMqxdvUw</ref> ''[[John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show]]'' and ''[[The Benson Interruption]]'', both performing as himself and in character.

Kroll's voice work includes the animated Fox comedy series ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up (U.S. TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up]]'' as Andrew LeGustambos, the flamboyant, bisexual drama teacher.<ref name="bisexualmale">{{cite web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/foxs-sit-down-shut-up-includes-bisexual-gay-character|title=FOX's animated "Sit Down, Shut Up" includes bisexual male character|last=Jensen|first=Michael|date=2009-01-15|publisher=After Elton|accessdate=2009-04-11}}</ref> voiced to sound like a "modern day Snagglepuss",<ref name="bisexualmale"/><ref name="sdsu">{{cite web|url=http://sitdownshutupwiki.fox.com/?t=anon|title=Sit Down, Shut Up|publisher=Fox|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> and as Reuben Grinder in the [[PBS Kids GO!]] series ''[[WordGirl]]''. Kroll was one of the roasters on the [[Comedy Central Roast]] of [[James Franco]].

===Film===
Kroll starred in ''[[A Good Old Fashioned Orgy]]'' and had supporting roles in comedy films such as ''[[Dinner For Schmucks]]'', ''[[Date Night]]'', ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'', ''[[Adventures of Power]]'', and ''[[I Love You Man]]''.

==Personal life==
In May 2013, Kroll began dating [[Amy Poehler]]. He is mentioned numerous times in her 2014 memoir, ''Yes Please''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Zach|title=Amy Poehler Breaks Her Silence on Calling It Quits With Will Arnett: "Getting a Divorce Really Sucks"|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/588182/amy-poehler-breaks-her-silence-on-calling-it-quits-with-will-arnett-getting-a-divorce-really-sucks|website=E! Online|publisher=E! Online|accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Feature films
|-
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Year
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Title
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Role
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Notes
|-
| 2008 || ''The Negotiating Table'' || WGA employee || Short film
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Adventures of Power]]'' || Versatio Bakir ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' || Larry ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Date Night]]'' || The Maître D ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'' || Kevin McLean ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' || Josh ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Little Fockers]]'' || Young Doctor ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[A Good Old Fashioned Orgy]]'' || Adam Richman ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Adult Beginners'' || Jake || Writer/Post-production
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'' || || Filming
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sausage Party]]'' || || Filming
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Captain Underpants (film)|Captain Underpants]]'' || Professor Poopypants || Voice
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Television shows
|-
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Year
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Title
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Role
! style="background-color: #A2B5CD;"| Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' || Various || Episode: "2269"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Cheap Seats without Ron Parker]]'' || Todd Lazarov || Episode: "NFL/MLB Arm Wrestling"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Samurai Love God]]'' || (voice) || Miniseries
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Human Giant]]'' || Fabrice Fabrice, Various, Brolin DiBiasi || 2 episodes
|-
| 2007-2008 || ''[[Cavemen (TV series)|Cavemen]]'' || Nick Hedge || 8 episodes
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Best Week Ever]]'' || Himself || Episode: "November 14, 2008"
|-
| 2008-2009 || ''[[Worst Week]]'' || Adam || 6 episodes
|-
| 2008-2011 || ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'' || Nicky, Dr. Geza || 6 episodes
|-
| 2008-2012 || ''[[The Life & Times of Tim]]'' || Stu (voice) || 30 episodes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Reno 911!]]'' || El Chupacabra || 3 episodes
|-
| 2009 || ''Mayne Street'' || Paparazzo || Episode: "There's Ben"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up]]'' || Andrew LeGustambos (voice) || 13 episodes
|-
| 2009–2010 || ''[[WordGirl]]'' || Reuben Grinder (voice) || 2 episodes
|-
| 2009–2015 || ''[[The League]]'' || Rodney Ruxin || Main cast; Also writer
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Nick Swardson's Pretend Time]]'' || Headmaster || Episode: "I Just Got Voodoo'd"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show]]'' || Himself || Episode: "1.1" (as Fabrice Fabrice), "1.5"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' || Juergen || Episode: "[[Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism]]"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'' || Daniel Prison || Episode: "Baseball"
|-
| 2011–2012 || ''[[American Dad!]]'' || Dry Cleaner, Student, [[Andy Dick]] (voice) || 4 episodes
|-
| 2011–2014 || ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' || The Douche || 4 episodes
|-
| 2013–2015 || ''[[Kroll Show]]'' || Various characters || Also co-creator, executive producer, writer
|-
| 2013 || ''[[New Girl (TV series)|New Girl]]'' || Jamie || Episode: "Chicago"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Burning Love (web series)|Burning Love]]'' || Khris || 4 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Greatest Event in Television History]]'' || Jeremy Bay || Episode: "Hart to Hart"
|-
| 2013-2015 || ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'' || Fabrice Fabrice, El Chupacabra || 3 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Soup]]'' || Himself || Episode: "9.55"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Comedy Central Roast|Comedy Central Roast of James Franco]]'' || Roaster || TV Special
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Family Guy]]'' || Ricky (voice) || Episode: "[[Into Harmony's Way]]"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!]]'' || Himself || 3 episodes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Drunk History]]'' || [[Ronald Reagan]] || Episode: "Hollywood"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Mulaney]]'' || Jesse Tyler Munoz || Episode: ""It's a Wonderful Home Alone"
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| 2009 || [[Denver Film Critics Society|Denver Film Critics Society Award]] || [[Denver Film Critics Society#2009 Winners and Nominees|Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble]] || ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 2015 || [[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/594634/jennifer-lawrence-shailene-woodley-and-robert-downey-jr-among-people-s-choice-nominees-plus-find-out-who-s-hosting |title=Jennifer Lawrence, Shailene Woodley and Robert Downey Jr. Among People's Choice Nominees, Plus Find Out Who's Hosting! |last=Toomey |first=Alyssa |date=November 4, 2014 |work=E! Online |accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref> || [[41st People's Choice Awards|Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show]] || ''[[Kroll Show]]'' || {{nom}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.nickkroll.com/ Official website]
* {{twitter|nickkroll}}
* [http://funnyordie.com/nick_kroll/ Nick Kroll] on [[Funny or Die]]
* {{IMDb name|1802209|Nick Kroll}}

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Revision as of 06:31, 7 February 2015

Nick Kroll
Kroll at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Born
Nicholas J. Kroll

(1978-06-05) June 5, 1978 (age 46)
Rye, New York, U.S.
EducationRye Country Day School
Alma materGeorgetown University
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.nickkroll.com

Nicholas J. "Nick" Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin on The League and his own Comedy Central program, Kroll Show.

Early life

The son of Lynn Kroll and Kroll Inc. founder Jules B. Kroll,[1] Nick Kroll was raised Jewish in Westchester County, New York.[2] He went to the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester until the eighth grade, as Schechter Westchester did not have a high school at that time. He attended high school at Rye Country Day School. During this time, he also briefly attended The Mountain School in Vermont where he developed his fondness for hiking.[3] After Rye Country Day School, he went on to graduate from Georgetown University, where he majored in history.[4]

Career

He has been a contributing writer to Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show and MTV's Human Giant. Kroll's live work is a mix of standup, sketch and characters. He is well known as a performer for his characters: Bobby Bottleservice, Fabrice Fabrice, and Gil Faizon of the Oh, Hello Show, which he created with writing partner John Mulaney. His character work features prominently in Kroll Show. Kroll was honored with the Breakout Star of the Year award from the 2013 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada. Kroll is one of the co-authors of the critically acclaimed book Bar Mitzvah Disco.[5]

Live performance

Kroll tours the United States performing stand-up and makes frequent appearances on comedy podcasts and radio programs. In 2011, Comedy Central aired his stand-up special Thank You Very Cool. He has studied and performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC and LA and co-hosted the stand-up show Welcome to Our Week with Jessi Klein. In November and December 2008, he toured with Aziz Ansari on his Glow in the Dark comedy tour in the USA. Kroll created a stand-up character, "Bobby Bottleservice." He has featured the character in a number of online videos for the Funny or Die website, including the Ed Hardy Boyz and an audition tape for the MTV show Jersey Shore.

Television

Kroll has a starring role as Rodney Ruxin in the FXX comedy series The League. Kroll created and stars in his own sketch show titled Kroll Show for Comedy Central that began airing in January 2013. Kroll has a recurring role on Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim and the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation.

Previously, Kroll had co-starred in the ABC sitcom Cavemen, VH1's Best Week Ever and voiced the character Stu on the HBO animated series The Life & Times of Tim. Kroll has guest starred on Parks and Recreation, Community, New Girl, and made appearances on numerous Comedy Central series such as Reno 911!.,[6] John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show and The Benson Interruption, both performing as himself and in character.

Kroll's voice work includes the animated Fox comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up as Andrew LeGustambos, the flamboyant, bisexual drama teacher.[7] voiced to sound like a "modern day Snagglepuss",[7][8] and as Reuben Grinder in the PBS Kids GO! series WordGirl. Kroll was one of the roasters on the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco.

Film

Kroll starred in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and had supporting roles in comedy films such as Dinner For Schmucks, Date Night, Get Him to the Greek, Adventures of Power, and I Love You Man.

Personal life

In May 2013, Kroll began dating Amy Poehler. He is mentioned numerous times in her 2014 memoir, Yes Please.[9]

Filmography

Feature films
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Negotiating Table WGA employee Short film
2008 Adventures of Power Versatio Bakir
2009 I Love You, Man Larry
2010 Date Night The Maître D
2010 Get Him to the Greek Kevin McLean
2010 Dinner for Schmucks Josh
2010 Little Fockers Young Doctor
2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Adam Richman
2015 Adult Beginners Jake Writer/Post-production
2015 Vacation Filming
2016 Sausage Party Filming
2017 Captain Underpants Professor Poopypants Voice
Television shows
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Various Episode: "2269"
2006 Cheap Seats without Ron Parker Todd Lazarov Episode: "NFL/MLB Arm Wrestling"
2006 Samurai Love God (voice) Miniseries
2007 Human Giant Fabrice Fabrice, Various, Brolin DiBiasi 2 episodes
2007-2008 Cavemen Nick Hedge 8 episodes
2008 Best Week Ever Himself Episode: "November 14, 2008"
2008-2009 Worst Week Adam 6 episodes
2008-2011 Childrens Hospital Nicky, Dr. Geza 6 episodes
2008-2012 The Life & Times of Tim Stu (voice) 30 episodes
2009 Reno 911! El Chupacabra 3 episodes
2009 Mayne Street Paparazzo Episode: "There's Ben"
2009 Sit Down, Shut Up Andrew LeGustambos (voice) 13 episodes
2009–2010 WordGirl Reuben Grinder (voice) 2 episodes
2009–2015 The League Rodney Ruxin Main cast; Also writer
2010 Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Headmaster Episode: "I Just Got Voodoo'd"
2010 John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show Himself Episode: "1.1" (as Fabrice Fabrice), "1.5"
2011 Community Juergen Episode: "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism"
2011 Portlandia Daniel Prison Episode: "Baseball"
2011–2012 American Dad! Dry Cleaner, Student, Andy Dick (voice) 4 episodes
2011–2014 Parks and Recreation The Douche 4 episodes
2013–2015 Kroll Show Various characters Also co-creator, executive producer, writer
2013 New Girl Jamie Episode: "Chicago"
2013 Burning Love Khris 4 episodes
2013 The Greatest Event in Television History Jeremy Bay Episode: "Hart to Hart"
2013-2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Fabrice Fabrice, El Chupacabra 3 episodes
2013 The Soup Himself Episode: "9.55"
2013 Comedy Central Roast of James Franco Roaster TV Special
2013 Family Guy Ricky (voice) Episode: "Into Harmony's Way"
2013 Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! Himself 3 episodes
2014 Drunk History Ronald Reagan Episode: "Hollywood"
2014 Mulaney Jesse Tyler Munoz Episode: ""It's a Wonderful Home Alone"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2009 Denver Film Critics Society Award Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble I Love You, Man Nominated
2015 People's Choice Award[10] Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show Kroll Show Nominated

References

  1. ^ http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/12/01/the-other-other-kroll/
  2. ^ Nick Kroll On "The League," Fantasy Football, And How Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Is His Personal Cobain
  3. ^ Goldman, Andrew (13 January 2013). "Taking A Hike". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ^ Growing Up in Rye Helps TV Star - Rye, NY Patch
  5. ^ "Nick Kroll". Variety. 2009-07-17.
  6. ^ WTF with Marc Maron - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_frQMqxdvUw
  7. ^ a b Jensen, Michael (2009-01-15). "FOX's animated "Sit Down, Shut Up" includes bisexual male character". After Elton. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  8. ^ "Sit Down, Shut Up". Fox. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  9. ^ Johnson, Zach. "Amy Poehler Breaks Her Silence on Calling It Quits With Will Arnett: "Getting a Divorce Really Sucks"". E! Online. E! Online. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  10. ^ Toomey, Alyssa (November 4, 2014). "Jennifer Lawrence, Shailene Woodley and Robert Downey Jr. Among People's Choice Nominees, Plus Find Out Who's Hosting!". E! Online. Retrieved November 8, 2014.

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