Jon Glaser

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Jon Glaser
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Glaser at the New York Comic Con 2015
Alma mater University of Michigan
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, writer
Years active1994–present
Website Official page on Tumblr

Jon Glaser is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his work as a writer and sketch performer for many years on Late Night with Conan O'Brien , creating and starring in the Adult Swim series Delocated and Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter as well as the truTV series Jon Glaser Loves Gear .

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Glaser had a recurring role as Councilman Jeremy Jamm on the NBC series Parks and Recreation and appeared as Laird on the HBO series Girls . Glaser was also a writer on the Comedy Central sketch series Inside Amy Schumer .

Early life and education

Glaser grew up in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan. He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School, graduating in 1986. [1] He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he performed in the sketch comedy troupes Comedy Company and Just Kidding with Jon Hein, H. Anthony Lehv, Matthew Schlein, Kristin Sobditch, Sara K. Mathison, and Craig Neuman. [2] He is of Jewish background. [3]

Career

Jon Glaser is a five-time Emmy nominee with the writing staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien . He has appeared in the films Pootie Tang , School for Scoundrels , and Be Kind Rewind , and he has guest-starred on comedy programs such as Curb Your Enthusiasm , Louie , Wonder Showzen , Bob's Burgers and Aqua Teen Hunger Force . He was also a lead voice actor in several animated comedy programs such as Stroker and Hoop , Freak Show , and Lucy the Daughter of The Devil . In 2012, he began a recurring role as Leslie Knope's rival, Councilman Jeremy Jamm in the fifth and sixth seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation .

Glaser is the creator and star of the live-action Adult Swim series Delocated , about "Jon", a man in the witness protection program with his own reality show. The show aired its final episode on March 7, 2013. Glaser's Delocated character, "Jon" was also featured as a DJ on an Adult Swim-themed radio station in the video game Saints Row: The Third . [4] In February 2012, Glaser appeared as the spokesman in a series of Subway commercials playing his Delocated character.

Glaser was a member of the mainstage cast of The Second City during the mid-1990s, performing alongside future Saturday Night Live head writer Adam McKay and cast member Rachel Dratch, as well as future Mr. Show and 30 Rock cast member Scott Adsit. In Second City's award-winning revue Pinata Full of Bees, which was directed by Tom Gianas, Glaser sang about the importance of not betraying a friendship by pretending not to have legs in order to play in a wheelchair basketball league. He also provided musical accompaniment for the show's climax by drumming in a demonic pig mask, and appeared onstage throughout the show to pass judgement on audience members for laughing at jokes he considered socially irresponsible.

Early in his television career, Glaser wrote and occasionally performed on the short-lived sketch comedy programs The Jenny McCarthy Show on MTV and The Dana Carvey Show . He also made one appearance as a correspondent on The Daily Show in 2004. Glaser is also known for his comedic partnership with H. Jon Benjamin. For a number of years they hosted a live sketch show together in New York City called Midnight Pajama Jam, and have also performed stand-up comedy together for many years, often playing characters who bicker and argue with each other while on stage. Glaser created and starred in the Comedy Central web-series Tiny Hands, which has been shown on the channel's short film series Atom TV a number of times. More recently Glaser worked as a contributing writer and occasional performer on the sketch comedy programs Human Giant , Jon Benjamin Has a Van and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time , as well as providing voices in the animated film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters . In 2009, Glaser worked as the head writer and segment producer on the HBO sports program Joe Buck Live . Glaser also appeared on the ESPN classic show Cheap Seats, providing such roles as "Beamy" and the "Score Settler".

Glaser is currently a voice actor for the animated version of the cartoon strip Get Your War On and appearing as "Video Cowboy" in ESPN's Mayne Street starring Kenny Mayne. Glaser was also the lead singer in the New York City-based comedy band "Detroit Octane"; they performed their song "Barack Obama-sistible" (sung to the tune of the Robert Palmer song "Simply Irresistible") on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on June 17, 2008. [5] He was also the bass player in "A Matter of Trust", another comedy music project he was involved in with comedians H. Jon Benjamin, Todd Barry and Tom Shillue. The band's gimmick was that they only played the Billy Joel song "A Matter of Trust" over and over again, and refused to play any other songs. [6] They performed as an opening act for The New Pornographers in 2006. He also appeared in seasons 2, 3 and 4 of HBO's Girls as Laird, a recovering addict and neighbor of Lena Dunham's character Hannah. He appears in the film Trainwreck .

Glaser's first published book My Dead Dad Was in ZZ Top, was released on February 8, 2011.

Glaser appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on April 24, 2015. The episode was recorded live as part of the 2015 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival in Boston.

Glaser's mini-series for Adult Swim, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter premiered on December 7, 2015. [7]

Glaser's mockumentary series Jon Glaser Loves Gear premiered October 25, 2016 on truTV. [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Pootie Tang Recording Engineeras John Gläser
2005Perfect PartnerN/A
2006 School for Scoundrels Ernie
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres CIA Agent #2 (voice)
2008 Be Kind Rewind West Coast Video Employee NYC
2008The Toe TacticTooot
2008 Baby Mama Vegan Waiter
2008 The Rocker Billyas Jonathan Gläser
2008A Bad SituationistCaterer
2012 The Dictator Obnoxious Customer
2013TunaRalphas John Gläser
2014Growing Up and Other LiesDonkey
2014 Search Party Marty
2015 Trainwreck Schultz
2015 Sisters Dan
2019 Wine Country Ted Talk (voice)
2019 Hustlers Mark
2020 Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia N/A
2021 Don't Look Up Meow Man
TBAThe Adventures of Drunky[ citation needed ]N/APost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Lois KazVarious
1995The Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement and HootenannyVarious
1996 The Dana Carvey Show Street Preacher / Farm Animal Watching the Oscars
1998–2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Various31 episodes
1999–2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Various2 episodes
2000 Saturday Night Live Guy at BarUncredited
Episode: "Alan Cumming/Jennifer Lopez"
2000–2001 TV Funhouse Hojo (voice)8 episodes
2003 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Oog / Jerry (voice)as Jonathan Glaser
3 episodes
2004–2006 Cheap Seats Various (voice)16 episodes
2004–2005 Stroker & Hoop Stroker / John Strockmeyer (voice)13 episodes
2005–2006 Wonder Showzen Dr. Rawstein / Mr. Story2 episodes
2005 O'Grady Various2 episodes
2005–2006 Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil DJ Jesus (voice)11 episodes
2006 Freak Show Various7 episodes
2007–2008 Human Giant Various4 episodes
2008 The Line N/A3 episodes
2008 Superjail! Singer (voice)Uncredited
Episode: "Combaticus"
2008–2009Mayne StreetVideo Cowboy13 episodes
2009–2013 Delocated Jon30 episodes
2009 30 Rock MikeEpisode: "Into the Crevasse"
2010 Nick Swardson's Pretend Time ProfessorEpisode: "Mudslide Junction"
2011–2020 Bob's Burgers Various (voice)4 episodes
2011 Jon Benjamin Has a Van Pvt. Nathan GlaserEpisode: "Border"
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm DoormanEpisode: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox"
2011–2014 The Heart, She Holler Bofum2 episodes
2012–2015 Parks and Recreation Councilman Jeremy Jamm 18 episodes
2013–2017 Girls Laird Schlesinger12 episodes
2013 The Greatest Event in Television History Henry RushEpisode: "Too Close for Comfort"
2013–2016 2022-present Inside Amy Schumer Various5 episodes
2014 TripTank Chris (voice)
2015 Louie JonEpisode: "Untitled"
2015 Conan President Brody Sandals (voice)2 episodes
2015 Difficult People Adam BalkEpisode: "Even Later"
2015–2017 Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Neon Joe10 episodes
2016 Archer Whitney (voice)Episode: "Deadly Prep"
2016–2019 Jon Glaser Loves Gear Himself13 episodes
2016–2019 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Torture Consultant2 episodes
2017Sasheer Zamata Party TimeHimselfEpisode: "Jon Glaser Stand-Up"
2019 Living with Yourself Henry2 episodes
2019 Mr. Robot TobiasEpisode: "404 Not Found"
2020 Our Cartoon President Larry Kudlow (voice)3 episodes
2020 Dicktown Mark Tagliano (voice)6 episodes
2021 Kevin Can F**k Himself PattyEpisode: "New Patty"
2021 Teenage Euthanasia N/AEpisode: "Adventures in Beetle Sitting"
2021 Fairfax N/AEpisode: "Chernobylfest"
2022–present Single Drunk Female Nathaniel3 episodes
2022 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Jackson WrightEpisode: "Sorry If It Got Weird for You"
2022–present Life & Beth Gerald3 episodes
2023 White House Plumbers Steve the CIA Disguise Maker1 episode
2024 Ghosts Jeremy LefkowitzEpisode: "Hello, Brother"
2024 Dinner with the Parents DonnieMain
TBAScroll Wheel of Time[ citation needed ]WaiterEpisode: "Josephine Baker"
TBAThe Adventures of Drunky[ citation needed ]N/A

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