John Lutz

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John Lutz
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Lutz in 2007
Born
John Michael Lutz

(1973-04-23) April 23, 1973 (age 50)
Alma mater Valparaiso University
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, screenwriter
Years active2001–present
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Children2

John Michael Lutz (born April 23, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing J. D. Lutz on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock , and for his work as a writer on the NBC series Saturday Night Live for seven seasons. In 2014, he joined the writing staff of the NBC late-night talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers .

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Early life

Lutz was born in Pipestone, Minnesota, the son of a Lutheran minister. He grew up in suburban Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. He has two brothers: Jeremy, a math teacher in North Carolina, and Joel; and a sister, Jaime. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, [1] majoring in psychology and minoring in business. He performed in university theatre productions during his last three semesters on campus.

Career

Lutz began his professional career as a writer-performer with Chicago's ImprovOlympic and The Second City theaters. He was hired at NBC's Saturday Night Live in February 2004 after spending three years touring with Second City. NBC flew him in first-class to New York for a face-to-face interview with Lorne Michaels, the creator and executive producer of the sketch comedy show.

During this time, he has also appeared in small roles on SNL. Lutz played the role of J. D. Lutz on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock until the series completion in January 2013. His character was a part-Inuit sketch comedy writer from Alaska, who is bisexual and was often targeted by his co-workers for his meek demeanor.

Lutz made frequent appearances in the long-running hit improv show ASSSSCAT 3000 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City.

Starting in November 2010, Lutz has been performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York with fellow 30 Rock star Scott Adsit in the two-man improv show John and Scott. He and Scott perform long-form improv with a single suggestion from an audience member. The show has been very successful and is still running as of April, 2019.

On October 17, 2011, he appeared in an episode of The Good Wife .

Lutz wrote a radio play titled Escape from Virtual Island released on Audible in April 2020. The voice cast includes Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Paula Pell and Jane Krakowski.

In 2020, Lutz starred, co-wrote, and executive produced Mapleworth Murders a comedy-mystery series for Quibi opposite Paula Pell. [2]

Personal life

Lutz is married to Saturday Night Live contributor and 30 Rock co-star Sue Galloway, with whom he has two children. [3]

Filmography

Acting

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2004–2010 Saturday Night Live Occasional roles19 episodes
2006–2013 30 Rock J.D. Lutz77 episodes
2008Stick it in DetroitJustin Rose
2008 Human Giant Detective Joseph DeCarlo1 episode
2009 Mystery Team Frank
2009 Splinterheads Guinness Man
2011 Friends with Kids Jason's Colleague at Work
2011, 2012 The Good Wife Lawyer2 episodes
2012 Sleepwalk with Me Chip
2014 The Awesomes Mr. StoneEpisode: "Secret Santa"
2015 Sisters Joel Barme
2016 Odd Squad: The Movie Weird Team Member
2016 The Comedian Mark Chapin
2018 Drunk History Himself
2018 Most Likely to Murder Corey
2020 Mapleworth Murders Gilbert Pewntz
2022–present Girls5eva Percy7 episodes
2024 Loot Nicholas' fatherEpisode: "Vengeance Falls"

Writing

Year(s)TitleNotes
2003–2010 Saturday Night Live
2008–2009 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2014–2019 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2020 Mapleworth Murders

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