Jon Gabrus

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Jon Gabrus
Born (1982-01-31) January 31, 1982 (age 42)
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2005–2023

Jon Gabrus (born January 31, 1982) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work on Guy Code , the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! , and TVLand's Younger . He was a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and hosts the High and Mighty podcast, as well as co-hosting the Raised By TV and Action Boyz podcasts.

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Early life and education

Jonathan Gabrus was born and raised in Long Island in the town of Bellmore. He attended Wellington C. Mepham High School where he was a part of the football and swim teams. Gabrus was a lifeguard in the summers during school at Field 6, Jones Beach State Park. After graduation Gabrus attended Marist College where he played club rugby. Gabrus’ admission essay was about Popeye.

Career

Jon Gabrus began performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2005 and currently performs at the theater in Los Angeles. At UCB, he has been a member of the teams Mailer Daemon, fwand, The Law Firm, and Your F'd Up Family. His one-person show "Blackout Drunk" also played at the theater. He has been a regular panelist for MTV2's Guy Code for five seasons and has played recurring roles on TV shows like Younger , Comedy Bang! Bang! , and The Hotwives of Las Vegas .

In 2015, Gabrus was a contestant on the short internet game show from CollegeHumor “Um, Actually”. He also began hosting the podcast High and Mighty on Amir Blumenfeld and Jake Hurwitz's HeadGum network. He appears frequently on the podcasts improv4humans and Comedy Bang! Bang! On the latter, he plays the character of Gino Lombardo, host Scott Aukerman's very thin intern. On September 25, 2015, it was reported that Gabrus would co-write a half-hour spy comedy for Fox with Paul Lieberstein and potentially star in the project. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011A Kiss for JedGuy 1 (Blarney Stone)
2013 Awful Nice Klaus
2015 4th Man Out Ortu
2016 Flock of Dudes Gabrus
2017 The Little Hours Guard Gregorio
2018 Game Over, Man! Husky Hostage
2019 Scare Package MISTER memberSegment "M.I.S.T.E.R."
2019 Bombshell Sound Man
2020 Bad Hair Valet
2024 Drugstore June Shane

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Late Night with Conan O'Brien VariousEpisode #13.147
2012 Big Lake Pizza GuyEpisode: "Chris Is Mayor For 24 Minutes"
2012 Happy Endings CashierEpisode: "The Kerkovich Way"
2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Stoned ClerkTelevision film
2014 Newsreaders Tommy GoldmanEpisode: "Go Nadz; Talkin' News"
2014–2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! VariousRecurring, 4 episodes
2015 Workaholics JamieEpisode: "Peyote It Forward"
2015 Playing House RoadieEpisode: "Celebrate Me Scones"
2015–2017 Adam Ruins Everything VariousRecurring, 4 episodes
2015 The Hotwives of Las Vegas JuniorRecurring, 6 episodes
2015–2016 Younger GabeRecurring, 8 episodes
2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Jumbo HaynesEpisode: "Make Partner Part 2"
2016 Bones Jeff "Doc" DockertyEpisode: "The Head in the Abutment"
2017 Big Mouth Movie Theater Customer (voice)Episode: "Am I Gay?"
2018–2019 Drunk History Himself3 episodes
2018 Another Period HoboEpisode: "Lucky Chang's"
2018–2022 Craig of the Creek Paintball Benny (voice)6 episodes
2018 Animals. McManus (voice)2 episodes
2019 What We Do in the Shadows Wharfinger2 episodes
2019 Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show ExecutiveEpisode: "Ice Cube Day"
2020 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fireman CurtEpisode: "Lights Out"
2020 American Dad! Horse Stable Owner (voice)Episode: "Roger Needs Dick"
2021 Pretty Smart Sauna GaryEpisode: "I mean... just watch!"
2022 Maggie DriverEpisode: "I See a Baby in Your Future"
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2012The SubstituteHost
2011–2015 Guy Code Himself
2012–2013Money From StrangersHimself
2013 Guy Court Himself
2014–2017 Wild 'n Out Himself
2015Hair JackedHost
2015Santas in the BarnHost
2018 Nailed It! HimselfEpisode: "High Society"
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show HimselfEpisode: "SithTrax"
2022 Is It Cake? JudgeEpisode: "Cake Crashers"
2022101 Places To Party Before You DieHimself [2]
2022Um, Actually...HimselfEpisodes: "Um Actually Smackdown", "Spongebob, Lord of the Rings, The Twilight Zone"
2023Dirty LaundryHimselfEpisode: "Who Had to Join a Union Because of Their Ass?"

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