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Eddie Pepitone
Pepitone in 2012
Born
Edward David Pepitone

(1958-11-05) November 5, 1958 (age 66)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1984–present

Edward David "Eddie" Pepitone (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.

Early life

Pepitone was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised from the age of nine on Staten Island. He studied from the age of fourteen at Tisch School of the Arts[1]

Career

Pepitone in 2017, at the Crap Comedy Festival in Oslo, Norway

Described as a "cult favorite",[2] Pepitone is a staple in the Los Angeles comedy scene. He is known for his regular appearances on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast and his sketch appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Conan, often playing his recurring role as the "New York City Heckler" in the audience.[3] He has also had recurring roles on television programs such as The Life & Times of Tim, The Sarah Silverman Program and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time. His short mockumentary film "Runyon: Just Above Sunset", co-written by Karen Simmons, and directed by Troy Conrad, won Best in Show (as well as Best Actor in a Mockumentary) at the L.A. Mockfest as well as Best Comedy Short at the Burbank Film Festival in 2011.

Pepitone was a first round contestant during the first season of Last Comic Standing. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s Pepitone was a regular sketch performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has appeared in films such as The Muppets, Old School, School for Scoundrels, and Terri. Pepitone regularly performs stand-up comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. Pepitone has made many guest appearances on comedy programs such as Bob's Burgers, The King of Queens, Chappelle's Show, Monk, Community, Childrens Hospital, The Eric Andre Show, Happy Endings, Flight of the Conchords, 2 Broke Girls, Whitney and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Pepitone also appears in the 2012 documentary Alone Up There that looks at the craft of stand-up comedy.

Pepitone's first stand-up album A Great Stillness was recorded at the Gotham Comedy Club and released in 2011. He also released a sketch comedy album in 2006 called The Big Push.

From 2011 to 2013, Pepitone starred in the 500 episodes of the web comedy series Puddin'.[4]

In the fall of 2013, Pepitone started hosting his own podcast called "Pep Talks"[5][6] after being a member of "The Long Shot" podcast for several years.

In 2014, he won the September 7 episode of @midnight.

A documentary about Pepitone's career entitled The Bitter Buddha[7] was released in 2012 to positive reviews.[8][9]

Pepitone is now starring in the Adult Swim comedy, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. He stars as Eddie, a tortured soul.

Personal life

Pepitone is a vegan.[10]

Pepitone is famously best friends with Matt Oswalt, the younger brother of Patton Oswalt.[11][12]

He has a personal trainer who he sees 3 times a week.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label Formats
2006 The Big Push Exotic Recordings CD/Download
2011 A Great Stillness Self-release Download
2014 Stand Up! Records CD/LP / color vinyl LP (2017)
2015 In Ruins: Live In Brooklyn[13] Comedy Dynamics CD/Download

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Videos

Year Title Studio Formats
2011 Runyon: Just Above Sunset (short) www.eddiepepitone.com[15] Download
2013 The Bitter Buddha (documentary) Syndctd Entertainment/Passion River Films/Gravitas Ventures DVD/Download/Streaming
2014 In Ruins (special) Netflix Download/Streaming

Album Appearances

Year Artists Title Track
2006 The Comedians of Comedy Live at the El Rey Cameo
2007 Comedians To Pay Attention To 4. Eddie Pepitone
2012 Various Artists from Stand Up! Records Comedy Juice All-Stars 3. Twitbook
Rob Kutner And The Levinson Brothers It's Okay To Do Stuff 6. Wally Wants A Real Doll
2015 Adam Carolla Road Work, Vol. 1 What Can't Adam Complain About? 7. Finding Money (The Irvine Improv 12/10/12)
2017 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast feat. Rachel Bloom Getting Over Jeff (single) 2. My Friend’s Dad

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Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1984 Combat Shock Terry - Strung-Out Junkie
2003 Old School Archer
2005 Save the Mavericks Coach Cal
Freeze Out Tim
2007 The Heckler (short) Heckler / Stand-Up (also writer)
Life with Fiona Mr. Thogmartin
The Living Wake Reginald
2008 Held Up Martin
2009 Punching the Clown Eddie
2010 Pickin' & Grinnin' Al
Bright Day! (documentary) Himself
Seattle Komedy Dokumentary (documentary) Himself
2011 Runyon: Just Above Sunset (short) Eddie
Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld? Himself
Terri Joe Hollywood
The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Approximo
The Muppets Postman
2012 Alone Up There (documentary) Himself
The Bitter Buddha (documentary) Himself
2013 Free Ride BK
2013–present Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Eddie
2014 Trunk'd Randy
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie John Swann
2015 Bad Night The Clown
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Dolores Brutananadilewski (voice)
Regular Show: The Movie Sherm (voice)
2016 B-Roll Sam
5 Doctors Boris
Limitless Josh-O-Saurus
2017 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Bob
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie Durante
2017–2018 Mighty Magiswords DeBizz

References

  1. ^ superaddendum.com
  2. ^ Hartsell, Carol (November 28, 2011). "Eddie Pepitone's 'A Great Stillness': Cult-Favorite Releases First Comedy Album (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. ^ The Laughspin interview with Eddie Pepitone
  4. ^ http://www.fastcocreate.com/3017540/matt-oswalts-puddin-brings-darkness-to-office-comedy-and-youtube
  5. ^ https://soundcloud.com/peptalkspodcast
  6. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pep-talks-with-the-bitter-buddha/id738201614?mt=2
  7. ^ http://buy.thebitterbuddha.com/
  8. ^ "The Bitter Buddha - Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Eddie Pepitone The Bitter Buddha documentary film review". Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  10. ^ http://www.avclub.com/article/we-ask-bitter-buddha-eddie-pepitone-11-questions-207327
  11. ^ http://www.avclub.com/article/eddie-pepitone-67067
  12. ^ http://podbay.fm/show/738201614/e/1400707946
  13. ^ https://www.avclub.com/eddie-pepitone-s-latest-comedy-album-is-a-delightfully-1798182957
  14. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/1174590-Eddie-Pepitone
  15. ^ http://eddiepepitone.com/eddie-pepitone-shop/
  16. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/eddie-pepitone/206411022
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