Jack Plotnick

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Jack Plotnick
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1995–present

Jack Plotnick is an American film and television actor, writer, and producer.

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Career

Plotnick is possibly best known for his role as Edmund Kay in the 1998 period drama Gods and Monsters , which won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and recurring roles on the television series Ellen and Buffy the Vampire Slayer , his role as part of the main cast of Drawn Together , his leading performance in the film Wrong [1] and his drag persona, "Evie Harris" in Girls Will Be Girls . [2] He had a recurring role on The Mentalist as crime scene technician Brett Partridge. Plotnick directed and co-wrote the 2014 science fiction comedy Space Station 76 . [3]

Personal life

Plotnick was born in Worthington, Ohio, the youngest of four children, and graduated from Worthington High School in 1987. He attended Carnegie Mellon University. Plotnick was raised Jewish, [4] and is gay. [5]

Awards

Along with co-stars Miss Coco Peru and Varla Jean Merman, Plotnick shared the Best Actor Grand Jury Award at Outfest 2003 and "Best Actress" honors at the 2003 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival for his role in Girls Will Be Girls .

Roles

Notable or recurring television roles

Select film roles

Other work

Plotnick performed in the July 2012 edition of Don't Tell My Mother! (Live Storytelling) , a monthly showcase in which actors, authors, screenwriters and comedians share true stories they would never want their mothers to know. [6]

In 2015 he released the e-book New Thoughts for Actors which he offers for free, writing "I wrote it as a way to give back to my community." [7]

In 2018, he made a cameo in Brandon Rodgers' A Day at the Beach as Lyle Lemon. The video is currently on YouTube and has over 4 million views. He was also featured in Brandon Rodgers' "North Pole Complaints (Offensive)" as Tiny Toni. As of right now, the video has 1.1 million views. In 2019, he made a cameo as Coach Best in Brandon Rogers' Blame the Hero episode 3 and 7.

Jack produces and stars in satirical videos inserting himself into old Wonderful World of Disney footage.

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References

  1. Mancini, Vince (January 18, 2013), Daily Weirdness: Quentin Dupieux's 'Wrong' and 'Wrong Cops', with Marilyn Manson
  2. Mackie, Drew (August 28, 2006), Jack Plotnick Is More Than 'That Guy From Ellen' , retrieved February 27, 2008
  3. Variety Film Review: 'Space Station 76' by Joe Leydon
  4. "Q & A with Jack Plotnick--Comedian, Actor and Acting Guru".
  5. "Jack Plotnick on Acting 'Straight'". Brains of Minerva: The Guide to the L. A. Actor Hustle. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  6. "Telling Secrets for Laughs at Band Comedy Theatre". Los Angeles Times . July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  7. "Teacher | Director – Actor – Writer – Teacher – Friend". Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.