Drew Tarver

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Drew Tarver
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Tarver in 2023
Born
Andrew Tarver

(1986-05-06) May 6, 1986 (age 38) [1]
Glennville, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2011–present
Relatives Katelyn Tarver (sister)

Andrew Tarver (born May 6, 1986) [1] is an American actor and comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. [2] He is known for starring as Cary Dubek on the comedy series The Other Two , his role on the Seeso show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ , and for his appearances on comedy podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang! and Big Grande's The Teachers Lounge.

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Early life

Tarver was born in Glennville, Georgia. His graduating class had 20 people. His family owned a local candy factory. Tarver is the oldest of four children: he has two sisters, Amanda and actress and singer Katelyn Tarver; and a younger, "cooler" brother, Jake. [3] [4]

Tarver moved to New York City when he was 18. [3] After taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, he eventually moved to Los Angeles and continued to perform at the Los Angeles UCB.

Career

Tarver has performed comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles since 2010. [5] He is a member of the sketch and improv comedy group Big Grande (alongside comedians Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, and Dan Lippert) and plays Bill Cravy on their podcast, Big Grande Teachers' Lounge. [6] [7] With Big Grande, Tarver co-wrote and starred in a 22-minute original comedy pilot for Funny or Die [8] [9] and several episodes of The UCB Show . Tarver is also a regular guest on the podcasts Comedy Bang! Bang! , Matt Besser's podcast improv4humans, and Paul F. Tompkins' podcast Spontaneanation .

In 2014, Tarver played Todd, the gay best friend of lead Greta Gerwig on the pilot How I Met Your Dad , which was not picked up by CBS. [10]

He was an ensemble cast member on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ , in which he portrayed the role of Baxter Reynolds. The first three seasons streamed on Seeso from 2016 to 2017. [11] The fourth and final season aired on Pluto TV in 2019. [12]

In 2017 Tarver played the fictional Carl Hardee Jr. in a series of commercials for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. [13]

Tarver had a recurring role as a local oddball named Randy on Bless the Harts , an animated series on Fox. [14]

Tarver was cast in the lead role of Cary Dubek in the 2019 Comedy Central series The Other Two . [15] He described it as his first series role that is not an exaggerated comedic character as seen in his previous work in improv and sketch comedy. [15] The show received positive critical reception and in September 2021 was renewed for a third and final season, which concluded its run in June of 2023. [16]

In 2020, Tarver performed in the comedy-mystery Mapleworth Murders for Quibi. [17]

Personal life

Tarver came out as bisexual at age 26. [18] [3]

Filmography

Feature films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014JerkedDrew
2016 Other People Craig
2016 Dean Kip
2024 The American Society of Magical Negroes Jason
2024 Unfrosted Pop
Television shows
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Animal Practice ToddEpisode: "Dr. Yamamazing"
2013 Newsreaders Counselor #3Episode: "Gay Camp"
2013 Big Time Rush Executive #2Episode: "Big Time Cartoon"
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV:: MarcusEpisode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow"
2014 How I Met Your Dad ToddUnaired CBS/FOX pilot [19]
2014 The McCarthys BenEpisode: "Love, McCarthys Style"
2015 Filthy Preppy Teen$ Homeless TeenEpisode: "Hangout"
2016 Angel from Hell OliverEpisode: "Angel Probation"
2016–17 The UCB Show Various5 episodes
2016–19 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Baxter ReynoldsSeries regular; 34 episodes
2016 Tween Fest Zayden Ostin StormSeries regular; 8 episodes
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Donny GaryEpisode: "Scott Aukerman Wears a Tailored Black Suit"
2017 Girlboss PsychicEpisode: "Thank You, San Francisco"
2018 LA to Vegas FarleyEpisode: "Two and a Half Pilots"
2018 Love Andrew Cruikshank2 episodes
2018–19 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Officer Gary Jennings2 episodes: "NutriBoom" and "The Bimbo"
2018 Superstore LonnieEpisode: "Maternity Leave"
2019–23 The Other Two Cary DubekLead role
2019–21 Bless the Harts Randy / Charles Lee (voice)Recurring role
2019 Astronomy Club Robin HoodEpisode: "Lamp Room"
2020 Three Busy Debras JasonEpisode: "Debspringa"
2020 Mapleworth Murders Brent Davenport3 episodes
2020 Hoops (voice)Episode: "Zen"
2021 Inside Job Kevin (voice)Episode: "The Brettfast Club"
2022 Ghosts MicahEpisode: "Jay's Friends"
2023 History of the World, Part II Adolf Hitler / Private Tully2 episodes
2025 Running Point Sandy GordonUpcoming Netflix series; [20] [21] Series regular

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