Mitch Rouse

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Edward Mitchell "Mitch" Rouse (born August 6, 1964 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) is an American actor , director and screenwriter .

Life

Rouse was born in Knoxville , Tennessee and raised in Oak Ridge , Tennessee. He played American football while at the local Oak Ridge High School . He began studying at the University of Tennessee before turning to acting.

Career

Rouse studied acting in Atlanta , Georgia and later improvisation in Chicago , Illinois . In Chicago he came into contact with Del Close and the legendary theater company Second City Theater , where he met his long-time friend and colleague David Pasquesi . After writing and appearing in a Second City production, Rouse moved to New York City .

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In New York City developed, wrote and starred Rouse alongside Amy Sedaris , Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert two television series for the cable channel Comedy Central : Exit 57 (1995-1996) and Strangers with Candy (1999-2000).

Rouse appeared as a performer in a variety of secondary and small roles in several American television shows like Reno 911! , Listen who's hammering , Still Standing and Lost at Home . He played as Ryan Gibson , Dana 's fiancé and later husband in seasons 4-6 of ABC - sitcom According to Jim . In the animated film Olive, the Other Reindeer - directed by Steve Moore (1999), Rouse co-stars with Drew Barrymore ( Olive ), Matt Groening ( Arturo, the Elf ) and Michael Stipe ( Schnitzel ) the characters Round John Virgin and Comet his voice.

Rouse reappeared as a developer, screenwriter, and actor alongside David Pasquesi ( Smitty ), Jay Leggett ( Gus ), and Michael Coleman ( Chase ) at the Comedy Factory as Gary in 2008.

In 2013, Mitch Rouse starred in the episode film Call Me Crazy! (Original: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film ) directed by Bonnie Hunt the main character of the episode Eddie .

Movie

Mitch Rouse has had various roles in various films such as Austin Powers - The Sharpest Thing Her Majesty has to offer (Original: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ), in the comedy film Friends With Money (Original: Friends With Money ) alongside Jennifer Aniston , John Cusack and Scott Caan , the sports film Touchdown - His goal is victory (Original: Rudy ) - Director: David Anspaugh , about the football star Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger from 1999 alongside Sean Astin and Charles S. Dutton and After 7 Days - Heartbreak (original title: the Heartbreak Kid ), a remake of the heartbreaker (1972), directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly with Ben Stiller in the lead role.

His best-known portrayal is the lead role of Arliss as a counterpart to Jasmine ( Janeane Garofalo ) in the independent film Sweethearts (1997) directed by Aleks Horvat .

Mitch Rouse wrote the script and starred in You're Fired! (Original: Employee of the Month ) Directed in which Jay Leggett starred as Dorff alongside Matt Dillon , Christina Applegate , Steve Zahn and Rouses's wife Andrea Bendewald . You're Fired! made it into the official selection of the Sundance Film Festival. The script for the adventure comedy Trouble ohne Paddel (Original: Without A Paddle ), also produced by Paramount Pictures in 2004, starring Dax Shepard and Seth Green , was written by Rouse with Jay Leggett.

Private

On August 19, 2001, Rouse married actress Andrea Bendewald in at Sandlerock Ranch Malibu . The couple met in October 1998 while working at the ABC - sitcom The Secret Lives of Men know. Jennifer Aniston was the maid of honor , bridesmaids were fellow actors Maria Bello and Kristen Hahn at the couple's wedding.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Intelius People Search - Public Records, Background Checks & More
  2. ^ The New York Times . The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2015. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c Bendewald and Rouse married in Malibu , The Oak Ridger , March 1, 2002
  4. ↑ Nordyke, K: 'Spike builds' Factory', Hollywood Reporter , April 28, 2008 (English)
  5. ↑ Terry Morrow, Oak Ridge talent finds 'Factory' in backyard , Knoxville News Sentinel, June 27, 2008, online
  6. ^ The New York Times . The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ Trivia IMDb , accessed September 26, 2015
  8. ↑ WEDDINGS; Andréa Bendewald, Mitch Rouse , The New York Times , August 19, 2001
personal data
SURNAME Rouse, Mitch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rouse, Edward Mitchell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Knoxville , Tennessee , United States