Armen Weitzman

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Armen Weitzman
Born (1983-12-19) December 19, 1983 (age 41) [1] [2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
[3]
Education Emerson College [4]
Years active2000-present
Parent Howard Weitzman (father)
Website
www.armenweitzman.com

Armen Weitzman (born December 19, 1983) is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Garfield in the Comedy Central series Another Period .

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Early life

Weitzman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the son of lawyer Howard Weitzman and Margaret. [5] He is of Armenian and European Jewish descent. [6] He attended Emerson College, where he met best friend and collaborator Harris Wittels, [7] but did not graduate. [8]

Career

Weitzman is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. He has appeared in television and film projects such as Burning Love, The Sarah Silverman Program, Childrens Hospital, Role Models, School for Scoundrels, Love, and Ocean's Thirteen . He was also on the short-lived MTV show Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous as the title character's best friend, Greg LeBlanc. [9] In 2009, he starred in the Say Anything music video for "Shiksa (Girlfriend)". [10] Alongside Wittels, Weitzman made his directorial debut in 2014 with the short film The Badger's Promise, [7] [11] which the pair also co-starred in as fictionalized versions of themselves. He co-starred as the servant Garfield in the Comedy Central show Another Period , and appeared as Jeff in Silicon Valley, [12] as Ruby in Netflix's Love, and as Lorne Michaels in A Futile and Stupid Gesture. [13]

Weitzman was awarded the Heart of a Chompian Award on the March 30, 2017 episode of the Doughboys podcast. Despite this, on the August 1, 2019 episode of Doughboys , Weitzman was formally banned from returning by hosts Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell and guest R.J. Fried. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The King of Central ParkIsaacShort film; co-star with Henry Winkler, Weitzman's sibling's step-father [15]
2006 Accepted S. H. Testimonial Student
2006 School for Scoundrels Classmate
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Eugene
2008 Over Her Dead Body Tom
2008 Role Models Party Dude
2011 No Strings Attached Taxi Driver
2014The Badger's PromiseArmenShort film; also co-writer and co-director with Harris Wittels
2017 Mr. Roosevelt Andy
2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture Lorne Michaels
2018 In a Relationship Jakob

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Trollz Jasper TrollhoundVoice; credited as "Armen"; 17 episodes
2006 Cheap Seats without Ron Parker Canadian Violent HuggerEpisode: "Amazing Games: International Toughmen"
2007The Very Funny ShowGuy at PartyEpisode: "Future Me"
2007–08 The Sarah Silverman Program Armen / Clerk / Store Clerk6 episodes
2009The Quest for the Golden Hot DogRon Wilton, Jr.
2009The Midnight Show2 episodes
2010Remember WhenTomás
2010 Childrens Hospital Dr. Fantastic / Dr. Frantastic2 episodes
2010–12The Back RoomCuddle BearMain; 25 episodes
2011 Greek Jim Carnes3 episodes
2012 Suburgatory TroyEpisode: "The Great Compromise"
2013 Burning Love Hathwell Crisping13 episodes
2013 Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Greg LeBlancMain; 12 episodes
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV RajEpisode: "TGI Murder"
2013–15 Comedy Bang! Bang! Thénardier / Tombstone Maker2 episodes
2013–18 Another Period GarfieldMain; 32 episodes; Walter in unaired pilot
2014 Newsreaders Oz FossEpisode: "Band Names-R-Us; Put Me in Coach"
2016–18 Love Ruby9 episodes
2017 I'm Dying Up Here Rob CheeversEpisode: "Pilot"
2018 Silicon Valley Jeff4 episodes
2019 Veep Male Sensitivity TrainerEpisode: "Pledge"
2019 GLOW Jonathan2 episodes

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2009"Girlfriend (Shiksa)" Say Anything [16]

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