Nick Kroll

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Nick Kroll at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival

Nicholas J. "Nick" Kroll (born June 5, 1978 in New York City ) is an American actor , comedian , comedy writer and producer.

Personal

Kroll grew up in Westchester County , New York. He has three older siblings.

He attended the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester and then Rye Country Day High School. In 2001 he graduated from Georgetown University . By his own admission, he has degrees in history, art and Spanish, but over time he has felt more and more drawn to media studies .

In May 2013, he began a relationship with his Parks and Recreation colleague Amy Poehler . They have now separated.

Career

Kroll was on the writing staff for Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central and MTV's Human Giant . His live performances are a mixture of stand-up and sketch comedy. His best-known characters are Bobby Bottleservice, Fabrice Fabrice and Gil Faizon from The Oh, Hello Show , which he wrote in collaboration with John Mulaney . In 2013 he was awarded the Breakout Star of the Year Award at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal , Canada.

He tours the US regularly with stand-up programs and appears regularly on comedy podcasts or radio shows. In 2011 Comedy Central showed its stand-up special Thank You Very Cool . He was a long-time student and performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theaters in New York City and Los Angeles. In 2008 he toured the United States with Aziz Ansari as part of the Glow in the Dark tour. He recently toured the USA with John Mulaney.

He made his breakthrough on television when he appeared as a supporting actor on the ABC sitcom Cavemen . He himself says that this was probably the most important experience in his professional career. He then played in Best Week Ever on VH1 and appeared in various mini-roles, for example in Parks and Recreation , Community and New Girl .

From October 2009 to December 2015, he played the role of Rodney Ruxin in the FXX series The League . At the same time he started his own Comedy Central sketch show Kroll Show , which ran from January 2013 to March 2015.

Filmography (selection)

actor

producer

  • 2014: Adult Beginners - growing up for beginners (Adult Beginners)

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personal data
SURNAME Kroll, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kroll, Nicholas J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, comedian, comedy writer, and producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 5th 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , United States