John Ross Bowie

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John Ross Bowie
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Bowie at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1971-05-30) May 30, 1971 (age 54)
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter, comedian
Years active1999–present
Spouse
(m. 2004)
Children2

John Ross Bowie (born May 30, 1971 [1] ) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Barry Kripke on The Big Bang Theory and Jimmy DiMeo on Speechless, in addition to over 100 film and TV credits.

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He appeared in What the Bleep Do We Know!? opposite Marlee Matlin and made guest appearances on shows such as Reno 911! , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Glee , and Good Luck Charlie . In March 2011, he appeared in a series of commercials for the Ford Motor Company. [2] [3]

Bowie is a regular sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCBT) in New York and Los Angeles. At UCBT he was a member of the sketch troupe "The Naked Babies" with comedians Rob Corddry, Seth Morris, and Brian Huskey. [4] He had a recurring role in Corddry's Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital . A former member of New York pop punk band, Egghead., he worked with Big Bang Theory co-star Kevin Sussman to create two television comedies, The Ever After Part [5] and The Second Coming of Rob. [6]

Bowie has written for Go Metric and The New York Press , and has authored a book on the cult movie Heathers . [7]

His memoir, No Job For A Man, was published in November 2022 by Pegasus Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Publishers Weekly called the book a "smart, pithy memoir with an earnest emotional arc." [8]

Personal life

Bowie married comedian Jamie Denbo in 2004. They have two children. [9]

He graduated from the Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities in 1989 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a teaching credential from Ithaca College. He taught English for one year in New York.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Road Trip Waiter
2004 Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story Daniel Benjamin
What the Bleep Do We Know!? Elliot
2005 Life of the Party Bert
2006 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Rory
2007 Because I Said So Cute Food Spewing Guy
2008 Sex Drive Dr. Clark Teddescoe
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Dan the Wiccan
2010Fully LoadedRichard
2013iSteve [10] John Sculley Internet movie
The Heat FBI Agent
2016 Pet Jessup
Between Us Patritzio
2019 Jumanji: The Next Level Cavendish
2020 Bad Therapy Nick
TBAWitchyKenPost-production
Short film
Reykjavik Kenneth Adelman

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Various3 episodes
2001 Undeclared Television PresenterEpisode: "Sick in the Head"
2003 A.U.S.A. Wally BermanMain cast; 8 episodes
2004 Happy Family CocoNateEpisode: "The Juicer"
Joan of Arcadia Mr. CampbellEpisode: "Do the Math"
CSI: NY Lester JayneEpisode: "American Dreamers"
Charmed MarcusEpisode: "Once in a Blue Moon"
Kevin Hill Wayne EllisEpisode: "Making the Grade"
Girlfriends Ian GreenfieldEpisode: "Porn to Write"
2005 Las Vegas Adam ClemoEpisode: "Hit Me!"
Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker ClientEpisode: "1995 SuperDogs! Superjocks!"
2005–2008 Reno 911! Various characters4 episodes
2006 Psych George CheslowEpisode: "Weekend Warriors"
2007 Heroes AttorneyEpisode: "Godsend"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Peter EllisEpisode: "A La Cart"
2008 Monk Tom DonovanEpisode: "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult"
The Mighty B! Integritone 2 (voice)2 episodes; screenwriter
Worst Week RobEpisode: "The Apartment"
2009 Wizards Of Waverly Place SimonEpisode: "Fairy Tale"
Trust Me Episode: "Way Beyond the Call"
Family Guy Unnamed character in Shoving Buddies (voice)Episode: "Peter's Progress"
Curb Your Enthusiasm John FowlerEpisode: "Denise Handicapped"
Glee DennisEpisode: "Mattress"
2009;
2011–2019
The Big Bang Theory Barry Kripke Recurring; 25 episodes
2010 Party Down StuartEpisode: "Constance Carmell Wedding"
The Glades Joe ThomasEpisode: "Doppelganger"
Weeds Contest OrganiserEpisode: "Pinwheels and Whirligigs"
Melissa & Joey Lewis ScanlonEpisode: "A Fright in the Attic"
2010–2011 Childrens Hospital Dr. Max von Sydow4 episodes
2010–2013 Good Luck Charlie Walter2 episodes
2011 The Glee Project DennisEpisode: "Individuality"
State of Georgia ProfessorEpisode: "Pilot"
Burn Notice Paul BurkowskiEpisode: "No Good Deed"
Bones Lawrence DeightonEpisode: "The Prince in the Plastic"
2012 House of Lies Spalding WinterEpisode: "Microphallus"
Happy Endings MichaelEpisode: "You Snooze, You Bruise"
Retired at 35 Jared7 episodes
The League Dr. Pete WylandEpisode: "Bro-Lo El Cordero"
2012–2014 The Exes Jeff2 episodes
2013 Whitney EddieEpisode: "Two Broke Hearts"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Sister SteveEpisode: "Halloween"
2013–2015 Sofia the First Sven the Seahorse (voice)2 episodes
2014 Episodes Psychiatrist5 episodes
About a Boy Fiona's Male BossEpisode: "About a Buble"
Riot CompetitorRegular cast
Hot in Cleveland BennyEpisode: "Undercover Lovers"
Newsreaders Pat FenisEpisode: "Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding"
The Wrong Mans David Kinsman4 episodes
2014–2015 Chasing Life Paul Peters7 episodes
2014–2016 @midnight Himself2 episodes
2015 Marry Me What's-His-NameEpisode: "Test Me"
Fresh Off the Boat LanceEpisode: "We Done Son"
2016 Love RobEpisode: "It Begins"
Veep Focus Group MemberEpisode: "C**tgate"
2016–2019 Speechless Jimmy DiMeoMain cast; 63 episodes
2017 Death in Paradise Tyler McCarthyEpisode: "In the Footsteps of a Killer"
I'm Sorry Episode: "Butt Bumpers"
2018 Big Hero 6: The Series Dr. Mel Meyers (voice)Episode: "Aunt Cass Goes Out"
2019 Milo Murphy's Law Loab (voice)
Carol's Second Act GordonEpisode: "Therapy Dogs"
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show HimselfEpisode: "COVID-1138: More American Willoweenie: The Battle for Elector"
2021 Feel Good ScottRecurring; 5 episodes
Generation Patrick6 episodes
2021–2022 United States of Al Professor Brett WilliamsRecurring; 5 episodes
2022 The Rookie AlanEpisode: "Long Shot"
The Neighborhood GregoryEpisode: "Welcome to the Art of Negotiation"
Station 19 PaulEpisode: "Demons"

Podcast

Podcast
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 The Truth: Songonauts [11] Dr. StaccatoReleased in 2016 on Soundcloud
2022GrimcuttyHost

References

  1. Mike Rose, cleveland com (30 May 2024). "Famous birthdays list for today, May 30, 2024 includes celebrities CeeLo Green, Idina Menzel". cleveland. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. Glucker, Jeff (21 March 2011). "Videos: Ford hires wisecracking, handsy puppet to promote 2012 Focus". Autoblog . Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. Griner, David (22 March 2011). "Lecherous Non-Human Pitching Ford Focus". Adweek . Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. Lies, Erica (20 March 2012). "Talking to Seth Morris About Funny or Die, UCB, and First Dates with Toby Harris". Splitsider . Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  5. Wightman, Catriona (19 October 2011). "'Big Bang Theory' John Ross Bowie, Kevin Sussman developing Fox comedy". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  6. Goldberg, Lesley (29 August 2012). "'Big Bang Theory' Duo Sell Semi-Autobiographical Comedy to CBS". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  7. Bowie, John Ross (1 June 2011). Heathers. Berkeley, Calif: Soft Skull Press. ISBN   978-1593764579.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. "No Job for a Man: A Memoir by John Ross Bowie". www.publishersweekly.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  9. Denbo, Jamie (11 May 2012). "Episode 60: Jamie Denbo". The Mental Illness Happy Hour. Paul Gilmartin. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  10. Long, Justin; Michaela Watkins; Juzo Yoshida; Brian Huskey & Ryan Perez (15 April 2013). "'iSteve". Funny Or Die. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  11. "SONGONAUTS". The Truth. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2023.