Lance Barber
Lance Barber | |
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| Born | June 29, 1973 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Lance Barber (born June 29, 1973)[1] is an American television actor.
Career
Barber was born and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan and began wanting to be an actor at the age of 7, after seeing a performance of Grease at the Barn Theatre.[1] He acted at Pennfield High School, from which he graduated in 1991, and performed in school productions from Kellogg Community College[1] while earning his associate’s degree.
After a year at the Barn Theatre, alongside Jennifer Garner, he moved to Chicago and spent five years working his way up in The Second City improvisational comedy troupe.[1] He then moved to Los Angeles and had his first television role in On the Spot, an improv sketch show which ran for five episodes on The WB in 2003.[1] He credits his breakthrough to the 2005 HBO series The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow, in which he played Paulie G., a television writer who he describes as an "asshole".[1] In 2010, he landed the recurring role of Bill Ponderosa on FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[1] He reprised his role as Paulie G. when HBO brought back The Comeback in 2014.[2] He also starred in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Gilmore Girls, Californication and Grey's Anatomy.
Barber played Jimmy Speckerman, who bullied Leonard Hofstadter at high school, in one episode of The Big Bang Theory.[3] He was cast as George Cooper Sr., father of Sheldon Cooper, in the spin-off Young Sheldon that premiered in 2017, and mentioned in an interview that some fans were confused by his different roles in the two related series.[3] Barber based his portrayal of the Texan character on his Southern relatives from Missouri.[3]
Personal life
As of 2014, Barber was living in Los Angeles with his wife Aliza, who is a chef, and their two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lance Barber finds a home in television". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 14, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ Metz, Nina (December 11, 2014). "Lance Barber on his long-awaited 'Comeback'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Young Sheldon interview: Lance Barber on playing Sheldon's father George Cooper Sr". CarterMatt. September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
External links
- Lance Barber at IMDb
- Lance Barber on CBS.com
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