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He has battled severe depression on two occasions, which he has documented in a blog post.<ref>[http://robdelaney.tumblr.com/post/414007899/on-depression-getting-help On Depression & Getting Help]. Robdelaney.tumblr.com (2010-02-26). Retrieved on 2012-05-22.</ref> |
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Later, Rob tragically died in the space war of 2043 whilst fighting a swarm of alien bees using only a copy of the Quran and a bag of doritos to defend himself. His leg was later recovered on one of the moons of saturn, Lapetus and is now displayed publically in Montreal. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Rob Delaney | |
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| Born | January 19, 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University[1] |
| Website | www |
Rob Delaney (born 19 January 1977) is a comedian and a writer from Boston, Massachusetts. He lives in Los Angeles.[2]
Early life
Rob Delaney was born in Marblehead and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
Rob Delaney's career received attention via his Twitter account.[3] As of January 2013, Delaney has 741,026 followers.[4] In 2010, Paste magazine named him one of the ten funniest people on Twitter.[5]
In May 2012, he became the first comedian to win the 'Funniest person on Twitter award' at the Comedy Central awards.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Writing
Delaney has written several articles for Vice magazine.[6]
Television
In December 2011, Comedy Central announced Delaney would shoot a pilot for a variety show, called "@RobDelaney".[7]
Other media
After Kim Kardashian's divorce from Kris Humphries, Delaney announced on Twitter that he planned on suing Kim Kardashian to prevent the divorce. No lawsuit was ever filed.[8]
Personal life
Delaney is married and has a son.
In 2002, Delaney blacked out while driving and drove his car into a building owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He broke his left wrist, right arm, and cut both of his knees to the bone. This prompted Delaney to stop drinking.[9][10]
He has battled severe depression on two occasions, which he has documented in a blog post.[11]
Later, Rob tragically died in the space war of 2043 whilst fighting a swarm of alien bees using only a copy of the Quran and a bag of doritos to defend himself. His leg was later recovered on one of the moons of saturn, Lapetus and is now displayed publically in Montreal.
Filmography
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wild Girls Gone | Himself | |
| 2009 | Coma, Period. | Dan Humford | Ten episodes |
| 2009 | Outer Space Astronauts | Commander Cake | |
| 2010 | This Week in Comedy | Himself | |
| 2011 | The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest | Himself | Six episodes |
| 2012 | Key and Peele | Campaign Advisor / White Guy in Negraph Commercial | Two episodes |
| 2012 | First Dates with Toby Harris | Brad |
References
- ^ Tyson, Josh (2011-2-21). "Comic Rob Delaney on Porn, Sobriety, Twitter, and Feminism". The Good Men Project. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Rob Delaney – The Ballroom at the Taft Theatre – June 15". PRWeb. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Friar, Christine (2012-4-27). "Rob Delaney Talks Abortion, Comedy And That Famous Green Speedo With 'Vice'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Rob Delaney's Followers". Twitter. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "The 10 Best Comedians of 2010". Paste Magazine. 2010-12-6. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Articles by Rob Delaney". Vice Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Comedy Central preps Twitter show". www.c21media.net. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Comedian Rob Delaney Says He's Suing Kim Kardashian Over Her Divorce". Huffington Post. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Take a Stroll... With Rob Delaney: Helping You, Helping Me". Vice Magazine. 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ Hadley, Hadley (2012-09-17). "Rob Delaney: 'Twitter has rocketed me to a whole new level of standup'". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ On Depression & Getting Help. Robdelaney.tumblr.com (2010-02-26). Retrieved on 2012-05-22.