Carl Tart

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Carl Tart
Born (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Comedian

Carl Tart (born January 5, 1989) [1] is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Tart is known for being a featured player on the 2016 Fox sketch show Party Over Here , a writer on Mad TV , and a regular guest on the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! He starred on the NBC sitcom Grand Crew . [2]

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Life and career

Carl Tart was born in Mississippi [3] and was raised in Los Angeles. He is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and an alumnus of the comedy group Boom Chicago.

Tart is a frequent guest on the Earwolf podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! [4] and has also appeared on the podcasts Spontaneanation , Yo, Is This Racist? , Hollywood Handbook , and more.

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 The Soul Man MarcusEpisode: "No Weddings and Ten Funerals"
2015, 2019 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Gamer Watcher Watcher / Space Pence Crew2 episodes
2015 Girl Meets World Restaurant ManagerEpisode: "Girl Meets Texas"
2015–16 Comedy Bang! Bang! VariousRecurring, 4 episodes
2016 Party Over Here Featured PlayerSeries regular, 10 episodes
2016 Tween Fest Prince BoshEpisode: "Swag Strike"
2016 Transparent GuardEpisode: "Elizah"
2016–19 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Eugene "Rocket" Jackson3 episodes
2016–18 Lethal Weapon Station Officer/Uni3 episodes
2017 Throwing Shade Sign SpinnerEpisode #1.6
2017 Dice GordonEpisode: "Big Fan"
2018 Love Episode: "Stunt Show"
2018 Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy Chauncy8 episodes
2019 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Max PrescottEpisode: "The Crime Scene"; also story editor
2019 Arrested Development HenryEpisode: "Chain Migration"
2019 Cake Tree (voice)Episode: "Headspace"
2020 The Good Place SteveEpisode: "Mondays, Am I Right?"
2020 Superstore OscarEpisode: "Sandra's Wedding"
2020 Big City Greens Dirtbag (voice)Episode: "Garage Tales/Animal Farm"
2020 Robbie KarlEpisode: "Robbie vs. Ava vs. Danielle"
2020 Connecting WendellEpisode: "Day 90"; also writer
2020 Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun HatEpisode: "Party"
2021 Miracle Workers LionelEpisode: "Oregon Trail: Hunting Party"
2021–present Star Trek: Lower Decks Lieutenant Kayshon (voice), additional voices13 episodes
2021–22 Inside Job Various voices2 episodes
2021–23 Grand Crew Sherm JonesMain cast
2022 Central Park (voice)3 episodes
2022 Three Busy Debras JasperEpisode: "Debra Gets a Boyfriend"
2022 Everything's Trash Hotep ZombieEpisode: "Family Is Trash"
2022 Blockbuster JeffEpisode: "Pilot"
2023 History of the World, Part II Lazarus Episode: "VII"
2023 Digman! First Mate O'Dooley (voice)Episode: "The Mile High Club"
2023 Old Dads Brian Dodson
2024 In the Know Carl (voice)Main cast

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