Bobby Mort

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Bobby Mort is an American actor, writer, and producer known for co-creating, writing, and executive producing Loudermilk. [1] [2] From 2012 to 2014, Mort was a staff writer on The Colbert Report , for which he received a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. [3] [4]

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Mort is married to actress and comedian Laurel Coppock, [5] with whom he has two children. [6]

Mort, along with David "Ace" M. Gutiérrez, created the comic strip "Mr. Ghost Adventures" under the BobbyDavid banner.

Filmography

Writing

YearTitleNotes
1994 The Bozo Super Sunday Show Staff writer
2010Circle of PainTelevision film
2010Locked DownStory
2012–2014 The Colbert Report 102 episodes
2017–2020 Loudermilk 30 episodes; also co-creator and executive producer
2018 Scorched Earth Co-writer

Acting

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Under the CityCosmo Joel
2005 Dead Men Walking Chompy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005, 2006 Untold Stories of the E.R. Concerned Bystander / Mike2 episodes
2007 Derek and Simon Art Gallery PatronEpisode: "In Character"
2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm WaiterEpisode: "The N Word"

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References

  1. Andreeva, Nellie (2020-10-19). "Peter Farrelly Makes the Case For 'Loudermilk', Teases Season 3 & Beyond As 2 Former Audience Series Seek New Homes". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. Grobar, Matt (2018-04-16). "'Loudermilk' EP Talks Appeal Of "Anti-Social, Hard To Get Along With" Characters & More – The Contenders Emmys". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. "Bobby Mort | Goodman Theatre". www.goodmantheatre.org. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. Hipes, Patrick (2016-07-20). "Peter Farrelly-Bobby Mort Comedy 'Loudermilk' Gets Straight-To-Series Order At Audience Network". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. Bentley, Rick (2016-08-05). "Laurel Coppock's career driven by commercial success". The Fresno Bee.
  6. "Get a Second Baby Seat: Toyota Jan Is Pregnant Again". The News Wheel. June 13, 2018.