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Andy Samberg
Samberg at the Time 100 Gala, May 4, 2010.
Birth nameDavid Andrew Samberg[1]
Born (1978-08-18) August 18, 1978 (age 46)
Mill Valley, California, US
MediumInternet, stand-up, music, television, film
NationalityAmerican
Years active2001–present
GenresSketch comedy
Situational comedy
Notable works and rolesSaturday Night Live, Hot Rod, Space Chimps, I Love You, Man, The Lonely Island
Websitethelonelyisland.com
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David Andrew "Andy" Samberg (born August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, rapper and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. On Saturday Night Live, he and The Lonely Island have been credited with popularizing the Emmy-winning SNL Digital Shorts, the comical short films and music videos starring Samberg and other members of the SNL cast.[2] As a film actor, Samberg has appeared in Hot Rod, Space Chimps, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, I Love You, Man and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Early life

Samberg was born to Margi (née Marrow), an elementary school teacher who taught at Old Mill School, and Joe Samberg, a photographer.[3] He was born in Mill Valley, California,[4] and grew up in a Jewish household. His maternal grandfather, Alfred J. Marrow, served as the executive chair of the American Jewish Congress, although Samberg describes himself as "not particularly religious".[5][6]

He was "weaned" on Jewish comedy as a child, in particular, Mel Brooks.[6] As a child, Samberg discovered Saturday Night Live while sneaking past his parents to watch professional wrestling on television.[7] He became "obsessed" with the show, and his devotion to comedy became frustrating to teachers who felt he was unfocused on his schoolwork.[7] In high school, Samberg became interested in creative writing; he says that his writing classes "were the ones that I put all my effort into...that's what I cared about and that's what I ended up doing."[8] Samberg graduated from Berkeley High School in 1996. He went to college at UC Santa Cruz for two years before transferring to NYU for film school. He majored in experimental film, where he starred as "Monkey" in the short film entitled Monkey vs. Robot.[9][10]

Career

Samberg is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island (along with Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer) whose debut album Incredibad was released in 2009, and is currently a cast member on Saturday Night Live. The trio began writing for Saturday Night Live in 2005. Samberg also appeared in a Super Bowl XLII Pepsi commercial featuring Justin Timberlake, and hosted the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. He also appeared on a Jack Johnson music video, 'At Or with Me'.[11]

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. 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.[2] Samberg has found success with the song "Jizz in My Pants", which has garnered over 98 million views on YouTube.[12] His comedy troupe's recent collaboration with T-Pain, the "I'm on a Boat" music video, has had over 48 million views on YouTube after debuting on February 7, 2009, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 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".[13] On December 12, 2010, Samberg and the other members of The Lonely Island debuted their next digital short, entitled "I Just Had Sex." The video, which has already gathered over 50 million views on YouTube, features R&B singer Akon, with cameos by former tennis professional John McEnroe, and actresses Blake Lively and Jessica Alba. In February 2011, The Lonely Island released another single from their upcoming 2nd album entitled "The Creep" featuring Nicki Minaj.

In a short skit, Andy represented Mark Zuckerberg meeting his Hollywood self, Jesse Eisenberg, for the first time, before the real Mark Zuckerberg emerged before them.

Personal life

He has been dating harpist Joanna Newsom since 2007.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Premium Blend Himself TV
2005 Arrested Development Stage Manager TV
2005–Present Saturday Night Live Various Roles TV
2007 Scarred Himself TV
Hot Rod Rod Kimble Movie
2008 Space Chimps Ham III Voice; Movie
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Homeless Guy Movie
2009 I Love You, Man Robbie Klaven Movie
2009 MTV Movie Awards Host TV
Boomerang (TV network) Lou the Director Boy TV Presenter in Boomerang (TV network)
Bollywood Hero Himself TV
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Baby Brent/Chicken Brent Voice; Movie
Yo Gabba Gabba! Himself TV
2010 Freaknik: The Musical Chad Voice; TV
The Sarah Silverman Program Troy TV
Parks and Recreation Carl TV
18th ESPY Awards Paul the Octopus TV
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Himself TV
2011 What's Your Number? Film
Friends with Benefits Film

References

  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
  2. ^ a b "2007 Emmy Winners: The complete list". Daily News (New York). 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  3. ^ Grant, Lee (2007-08-03). "The three amigos". SignOnSanDiego. Retrieved 2007-08-06. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.hollywoodpreviews.com/andy-samberg.html
  5. ^ Bloom, Nate (2007-08-02). "Celebrity Jews". Retrieved 2007-08-06. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ a b schmooze (9 November 2008), "Q&A with Andy Samberg: Meet the creative genius" schmoozemag.com (Retrieved on 2009-05-14)
  7. ^ a b Crabbe, Nathan (2010-03-23). "Andy Samberg starting yearning for 'SNL' at about age 8". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  8. ^ Salter, Christina (2008-04-16). "Q&A with Andy Samberg". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  9. ^ "The Daily Northwestern"
  10. ^ YouTube - Monkey vs. Robot
  11. ^ Pepsi. commercial.
  12. ^ S.F. Weekly blogsite
  13. ^ SNL video

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