Todd Barry
| Todd Barry | |
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 Barry in January 2017 | |
| Born | March 26, 1964 The Bronx, New York |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Years active | Late 1980s–present |
| Website | Official website |
Todd Barry (born March 26, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice actor.[1] He is known for deadpan comedy.[2]
Life and career
Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida.[3] He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in English in 1986.[4] Before starting in stand-up comedy, he first worked as a drummer in the indie rock band The Chant from 1984 to 1985. In 1999, his Comedy Central Presents aired. He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Borrowing Saffron (2002), which co-starred H. Jon Benjamin. He has made a variety of guest appearances on shows like Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Home Movies, Wonder Showzen, Tom Goes to the Mayor, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He also voices a recurring character on Squidbillies. In 2004 Todd Barry was featured in an animated series called Shorties Watchin' Shorties.[3][5]
In 2008, he played Wayne in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler.
Over the course of six years he made 16 appearances on Dr. Katz, appearing as himself in the first two appearances. He then played the recurring character "Todd the video store clerk" and appeared in most episodes in the show's final year. He also played a character in the television pilot Saddle Rash along with Sarah Silverman, H. Jon Benjamin and Mitch Hedberg. In "The Third Conchord", the twelfth and final episode of the first season of Flight of the Conchords, Barry played Todd, a bongo playing megalomaniac, who tries to introduce the song "Doggy Bounce" to the Conchords' repertoire, and a new band name: The Crazy Dogggz.
In 2010, Barry had a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself in the second season of the live-action Adult Swim series Delocated - in which he is a frequent associate of the Russian mafia characters, casually playing card games with them in their club. He also has a recurring role playing himself in FX's Louie.
In 2012, Barry released the album and special Super Crazy on Comedy Central Records.[6][7]
In 2014, Barry was featured on Season 3, Episode 4 of Jerry Seinfeld's web show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.[8]
Works
Discography
- Medium Energy (2001)
- Falling off the Bone (2004)
- From Heaven (2008)[9]
- Super Crazy (2012)
Films
- Who's the Caboose? (1997) – Football Player
- Tomorrow Night (1998) – Man Caught in Rain (Director: Louis CK, 1998 Sundance selection)
- Los Enchiladas! (1999) – Duane (Director: Mitch Hedberg, 1999 Sundance selection)
- Road Trip (2000) – Campus Security Guard 1
- Pootie Tang (2001) – Greasy
- Borrowing Saffron (2002) – George (Director: Todd Barry, Woodstock Film Festival selection)
- Beer League (2006) – Creepy Guy Down the Shore
- The Wrestler (2008) – Wayne
- Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010) – Bob Withers
- Vamps (2012) – Ivan
- Wanderlust (2012) – Sherm
- Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour (2014) - Himself
Television
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Romulox (three episodes)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist – Himself
- Bored to Death – Dale Woodley
- Flight of the Conchords – Todd
- Wonder Showzen – Barold T. Mosley
- Sesame Street – #7
- Lucky Louie – Todd
- Talkshow with Spike Feresten – Himself-guest
- Chappelle's Show – Paul
- The Larry Sanders Show – Keith
- Spin City – Doug
- Sex and the City – Ordinary Guy
- Contest Searchlight – himself
- Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn – regular panelist
- Tom Goes to the Mayor – Saul
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast – Himself-guest ("Eat a Peach" episode)
- Home Movies – Video Store Clerk
- Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
- The Sarah Silverman Program – Nathan
- Louie – Fictional Version of Himself
- Delocated – Himself
- Bob's Burgers – Moo-Lissa
- Deadbeat – Daniel L. Turner
- Master of None - Todd (Netflix - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4635276/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1)
Books
- Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg (2017)
Podcast Appearances
- WTF Podcast with Marc Maron - (Episode 11) October 8, 2009
- WTF Podcast with Marc Maron - (Episode 486) April 7, 2014
- Nerdist Podcast with Chris Hardwick - (Episode 501) April 4, 2014
- Hang Out With Me Podcast with Myq Kaplan - November 19, 2012.
- TV Guidance Counselor podcast with Ken Reid - December 2, 2015.
- The Best Show with Tom Scharpling - March 29, 2017.
In April 2013 Barry started his own eponymous podcast, The Todd Barry Podcast.
References
- ^ Zinoman, Jason (March 21, 2012). How a Master of Stand-Up Sells the Joke. New York Times
- ^ Mendex, David (10 May 2012). "Deadpan Laughs". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b Todd Barry Bio Accessed June 21, 2011.
- ^ Todd Barry Alumni Page Accessed July 22, 2014.
- ^ Todd Barry Shortie's Accessed July 2, 2011.
- ^ L. Ray, Austin. "Todd Barry Super Crazy album review". The Spit Take. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Super Crazy – Todd Barry". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ http://www.crackle.com/c/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee
- ^ "Todd Barry – From Heaven – Comedy Central 2008". Pitchfork Media. June 8, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- NPR.org Interview
- Todd Barry at IMDb
- Interview with Kittenpants.org
- Scene Missing Magazine Interviews Todd Barry
- .jesterjournal.com review of "From Heaven" CD
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1964 births
- American male film actors
- Jewish American male actors
- Jewish comedians
- American stand-up comedians
- American male television actors
- American television writers
- Male television writers
- American male voice actors
- Living people
- Coral Springs High School alumni
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians