Adam Pally

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Adam Pally
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Birth nameAdam Saul Pally
Born (1982-03-18) March 18, 1982 (age 42)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Medium
  • Television
  • film
  • web
Alma mater The New School
Years active2002–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Daniella Liben
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(m. 2008)​
Children3

Adam Saul Pally [1] (born March 18, 1982 [2] ) is an American comedian and actor. He first earned recognition for starring as Max Blum in Happy Endings , as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project , and as Wade Whipple in Sonic the Hedgehog , its sequels, and the spin-off series Knuckles . He also starred in Making History and was an executive producer of The President Show .

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Early life and education

Pally was born in New York City, to Dr. Steven Pally, an internist who owns his own medical office, and Caryn Pally, who managed the practice in Florham Park, New Jersey. He was raised Jewish. [1] [3] He grew up in New York City, the Chicago area, [4] and New Jersey, [3] and has two sisters, Erica and Risa. [5]

In 2004, Pally graduated from The New School University in New York City. He has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York since 2002 and continues to perform in shows such as "Death by Roo Roo" [6] and "ASSSSCAT 3000" [7] at the theater's Los Angeles division. [8] He is a member of the sketch comedy group "Chubby Skinny Kids" with comedians Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. [9] Pally is also part of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Gil Ozeri and Ben Schwartz; the group continues to perform their long-form improv show at UCBT occasionally. [10]

Career

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Pally in 2008

Pally has appeared in such films as Iron Man 3 , Taking Woodstock , Solitary Man , Assassination of a High School President , The To Do List and A.C.O.D. and Slow Learners . He has made guest appearances on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , Californication and The Colbert Report . He has written and appeared on the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV:: . In 2012, it was reported that Pally and frequent collaborator Gil Ozeri wrote a script being produced by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay's company Gary Sanchez Productions. [11]

From April 2011 to May 2013, Pally starred as Max Blum, one of the lead characters on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings , alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Damon Wayans Jr., and Casey Wilson. In 2013, Pally was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his work on season three of Happy Endings. The cast reunited in July 2020 for the pandemic-themed episode "And the Pandemmy goes to..." to raise money for the charities Color of Change and World Central Kitchen. [12] [13]

Following the cancellation of Happy Endings in 2013, Pally joined the cast of The Mindy Project as a series regular for the second and third seasons, playing the role of Dr. Peter Prentice. [14] He left the show midway through the third season, making his final appearances as a series regular in 2015. [15]

Pally filmed a lead role opposite T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch in the comedy Search Party . This film serves as the directorial debut of screenwriter Scot Armstrong. [16] He also starred in the indie films Slow Learners and Night Owls, both released in 2015.

Media contributions and appearances

Pally is a regular contributor to the humor website Funny or Die , where he is best known for his series Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally, in which he interviews celebrities in his car. In 2009, he created for UCB Comedy a parody of the "David After Dentist" internet phenomenon; his is called "David After Divorce," and he speaks almost exactly the same lines as David, though to a different set of questions. It received over 4.9 million views on YouTube. [17]

In 2011, Pally co-starred in the comedic stage-show The Realest Real Housewives, created by his Happy Endings co-star Casey Wilson. [18]

Pally has appeared regularly on many podcasts on the Earwolf network such as Comedy Bang! Bang! , improv4humans, Who Charted, and How Did This Get Made? . [19] [20] [21]

On June 5, 2015, Pally and fellow comedian friends Gil Ozeri and John Gemberling gained attention when they teamed with Funny or Die to live-stream their 50-hour marathon of Entourage , watching every episode in a row with no breaks for 50 hours straight. [22]

Personal life

Pally lives in New York. He married his high school sweetheart Daniella Anne Pally (née Liben) on July 3, 2008; [1] the couple have three children: a son Cole (b. 2012), [23] daughter Georgia Grace (b. 2013), [24] and another son, Drake (b. 2017). [25]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2008 Assassination of a High School President Freddy Bismark
2009 Taking Woodstock Artie Kornfeld
Solitary Man Irate Student
2010 Monogamy Allen
2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom Brian
Primary Exit PollingVoterShort film
2013 A.C.O.D. Mark
Iron Man 3 Gary
The To Do List Chip
2014 Life After Beth Diner Sommelier
Search Party Evan Hecketz
2015 Night Owls Kevin
Slow Learners Jeff Lowrey
Bad Night The PainterCameo
2016 Dirty Grandpa Nick
Joshy AriAlso producer
Don't Think Twice Robbie
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Mr. Teller
2017 The Little Hours Guard Paolo
Band Aid Ben
Shimmer Lake Reed Ethington
2018 Most Likely to Murder Billy GreenAlso producer
Dog Days Dax
2020 Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia Uncle Matt
Sonic the Hedgehog Wade Whipple
The Main Event Steve Thompson
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Wade Whipple
Who Invited Charlie? Charlie
2023 Hell of a Summer
2024 The Gutter Deli Manager
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Wade Whipple
TBA O Horizon SamPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–11 Californication Young Hollywood Douchebag3 episodes
2008 The Colbert Report Maverick BullyEpisode: "Charlie Cook/Andrew Sullivan"
2011 The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down BryceTelevision movie
Best Friends Forever JoePilot (original unaired version)
2011, 2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Various2 episodes; also writer
2011–13 Happy Endings Max Blum Main role, 57 episodes
Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013)
2013 The Jeselnik Offensive PanelistEpisode: "Adam Pally and Casey Wilson"
The Arscheerio Paul Show Rosie O'Donnell Episode: "Madonna & Rosie O'Donnell"
2013–15 Kroll Show Various3 episodes
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2013–17 The Mindy Project Dr. Peter PrenticeMain role (Season 2-3), guest role (Seasons 4-6); 44 episodes
2014, 2015 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Plop Plop (voice)2 episodes
2015 The Late Late Show Himself (host)Episode that aired January 30
BoJack Horseman Trip (voice)Episode: "Escape From L.A."
Key & Peele AdamEpisode: "The Job Interview"
2015–17 Regular Show Party Horse #42699 (voice)4 episodes
2016 Lady Dynamite ChadEpisode: "I Love You"
Another Period VirgilEpisode: "Harvard"
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser HimselfEpisode: "Is That Your Belt?"
2016–20 American Dad! Various voices4 episodes
2017 Animals. Max (voice)Episode: "Roaches."
Making History Dan ChambersMain role, 9 episodes; also co-executive producer
Do You Want to See a Dead Body? HimselfEpisode: "A Body and a Bachelor Party"
2017, 2018 The President Show Donald Trump Jr. 3 episodes; also executive producer
2018 The Who Was? Show Game Show HostEpisode: "Gandhi & Benjamin Franklin"
Champaign ILL RonnieMain role; also executive producer
2019 The Mandalorian Bike Scout Trooper #22 episodes
2019–21 Archibald's Next Big Thing Sage (voice)Main role
2020 Indebted Dave KleinMain role; also co-executive producer
Creepshow Robert WestonEpisode: "A Creepshow Holiday Special: Shapeshifters Anonymous"
2020–21 Crossing Swords Broth (voice)19 episodes
2021 DuckTales Kit Cloudkicker (voice)Episode: "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!"
2021, 2022 Ziwe Himself2 episodes
2022 Solar Opposites Linus (voice)Episode: "The Pupa's Big Day"
Star Trek: Lower Decks Mesk (voice)Episode: "Hear All, Trust Nothing" [26] [27]
Impractical Jokers HimselfEpisode: "Adam Pally & Jon Gabrus"
Would I Lie to You? Episode: "Bunny Nanny"
101 Places to Party Before You Die8 episodes
2023 History of the World, Part II Judas Episode: "VIII"
FUBAR The Great DaneRecurring cast
2024 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Boeing EmployeeEpisode: "Boeing"
Knuckles Wade WhippleMain role
Firebuds Diamond Diesel Dave (voice)2 episodes
Mr. Throwback Danny GrossmanMain role; also creator and executive producer

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011The FuzzOfficer Chip Nelson
2012 Happy Endings: Happy Rides Max BlumAlso director
2020Happy Endings: And the Pandemmy goes to...Special charity episode

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2013 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Happy EndingsNominated

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