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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, U.S.
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 IS A BAWSS (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, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Friends with Benefits and What's Your Number?

Early life

Samberg was born in Mill Valley, California,[3] the son of Margi (née Marrow), an elementary school teacher who taught at Old Mill School, and Joe Samberg, a photographer.[4] Samberg also has two sisters, Johanna and Darrow.[5] He was raised 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."[6][7][7] Samberg discovered Saturday Night Live as a child while sneaking past his parents to watch professional wrestling on television.[8] He became "obsessed" with the show, and his devotion to comedy became frustrating to teachers who felt he was unfocused on his schoolwork.[8]

Samberg graduated from Berkeley High School in 1996. While there, he became interested in creative writing; he says: "[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."[9] He attended college at University of California, Santa Cruz for two years before transferring to New York University for its acclaimed film school. He majored in experimental film, where he starred as "Monkey" in the short film "Monkey vs. Robot".[10]


Career

Prior to joining the cast of SNL, Samberg was (and remains) a member of the comedy troupe, The Lonely Island (along with Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer). The trio began writing for Saturday Night Live in 2005 and released their debut album, Incredibad, in 2009. Samberg has appeared in numerous theatrical films, commercials, music videos and has hosted special events like the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.

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 group members would join the show's writing staff. While his live sketch roles were limited in his first year, he appeared in many recorded 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 garnered over 100 million views on YouTube.[11] His comedy troupe's collaboration with T-Pain, the "I'm on a Boat" music video, had over 56 million views on YouTube after debuting on February 7, 2009, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Another digital short, "Motherlover" (also featuring Timberlake), was released on May 10, 2009 (to commemorate Mother's Day), and is a sequel of "Dick in a Box."[12] On December 12, 2010, Samberg and the other members of the Lonely Island debuted their next digital short, titled "I Just Had Sex." The video, which has already gathered over 129 million views on YouTube, features R&B singer Akon, with cameos by former tennis professional John McEnroe, and actresses Blake Lively and Jessica Alba. On January 29, 2011, The Lonely Island released another single from its upcoming second album titled The Creep featuring Nicki Minaj. This was followed on May 7, 2011 with the song Jack Sparrow which featured Michael Bolton.

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 Movie
Voice Role
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 Movie
Voice Role
Yo Gabba Gabba! Himself TV
2009–present American Dad Nemo/Antichrist TV
Voice Role
2010 Freaknik: The Musical Chad TV
Voice Role
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? Gerry Perry Movie
Adventure Time Party Pat TV
Voice Role
Friends with Benefits Quincy Movie
SpongeBob SquarePants Nathan Fishwyn Voice; TV
Shark Week Himself Host; TV
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Himself TV
2012 I Hate You, Dad Movie
Hotel Transylvania Movie
Voice Role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Show Category Result
2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice: Comedian Nomination

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). 17 September 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Andy Samberg - Andy Samberg Movies - Andy Samberg Filmology". Hollywood Previews. 1978-08-18. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  4. ^ Grant, Lee (August 3, 2007). "The three amigos". SignOnSanDiego. Retrieved August 6, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/3488975/Andy_Samberg_Biography
  6. ^ Bloom, Nate (August 2, 2007). "Celebrity Jews". Retrieved August 6, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ a b "Q&A with Andy Samberg: Meet the creative genius", schmoozemag.com, 9 November 2008; retrieved 14 May 2009.
  8. ^ a b Crabbe, Nathan (March 23, 2010). "Andy Samberg starting yearning for 'SNL' at about age 8". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  9. ^ Salter, Christina (April 16, 2008). "Q&A with Andy Samberg". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  10. ^ "Monkey vs. Robot". Youtube.com. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  11. ^ Port, Ian S. (2008-12-12). "Electro-Stupidity: Jizzing with SNL - San Francisco Music - All Shook Down". Blogs.sfweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  12. ^ "Saturday Night Live - Digital Short: Motherlover". NBC.com. Retrieved 2011-07-24.

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