Dan Mintz
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| Born | Daniel Alexander Mintz September 25, 1981 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Comedy career | |
| Genres | Stand-up |
| Spouse |
Margie Mintz (m. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Notable works and roles | Tina Belcher on Bob's Burgers |
| Website | danmintz |
Daniel Alexander Mintz (born September 25, 1981) is an American comedian, voice actor and writer[1] best known for his role as Bob's oldest daughter Tina Belcher on the animated show Bob's Burgers.[1] As a comedian, he is known for his extremely deadpan delivery, keeping his eyes fixed straight ahead and never looking toward the camera or audience.[2]
Early life and education
Born to a Jewish family,[3] Mintz grew up in Anchorage, Alaska.[1] He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he wrote for The Harvard Lampoon.
Career
He landed his first writing job at Comedy Central's Crank Yankers,[4] then worked on Last Call with Carson Daly.[5] He has written for The Andy Milonakis Show, Human Giant, Lucky Louie, Important Things with Demetri Martin, Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Nathan For You, The Awesomes and Mulaney.[citation needed] His writing credits also include the Bob's Burgers episode titled "The Equestranauts".[6]
On May 16, 2007, Mintz appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[7] His standup comedy appeared on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray,[8] and a special for Comedy Central Presents aired on March 28, 2008.[9] In February 2013, he performed standup on Late Show With David Letterman.[10] He recorded a standup album, The Stranger, at Comedy Works in Denver in July 2013. The album was released in 2014 through Comedy Central Records.[11]
Personal life
Mintz resides in Los Angeles, California. Mintz married fellow comedian Margie Kment on May 29, 2011.[citation needed]They have two children.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bob's Burgers: The Movie | Tina Belcher | Voice actor |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–present | Bob's Burgers | Daniel/Tina Belcher (voice) | Main role |
| 2013–2016 | Adventure Time | T.V. (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Mulaney | Mintz (live action) | episode "Halloween" |
| 2015 | The Awesomes | Vasquez/Bystander #4/additional (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Son of Zorn | Sanitation Solutions Spokesperson | episode "All Hail Son of Zorn" |
| 2018 | Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher | Rex Hatcher (voice) | |
| Silicon Valley | Dana | episode "Chief Operating Officer" | |
| Speechless | Randy | episode "S-P-Special B-Boy T-I-Time" | |
| 2019 | The Goldbergs | Mr. Goulding | episode "Eight-bit Goldbergs" |
Writer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Indebted | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c "Bio - Dan Mintz - The Stranger". www.danmintz.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Sims, David (14 October 2014). "The Deadpan Voice of the Moment". The Atlantic. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2015/03/15/the-jewish-comedians-dan-mintz/
- ^ "Crank Yankers". Comedy Central. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ HBO. "HBO: Dan Mintz, Staff Writer - Lucky Louie". wayback.archive.org. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Bob's Burgers: "The Equestranauts"". 13 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Comedy Death Ray". Retrieved 4 August 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Comedy Central Presents - Dan Mintz - Comedy Central". Comedy Central. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "dan mintz david letterman - Bing video". www.bing.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Untitled — Hi, my album The Stranger is out today, I hope you..." Untitled. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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