Kyle Mooney

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Born
Kyle James Kozub Mooney [1]

(1984-09-04) September 4, 1984 (age 40)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Education University of Southern California (BFA)
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, writer
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children1

Kyle James Kozub Mooney (born September 4, 1984) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and film director.

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He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2013 [2] to 2022. [3] Mooney co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Brigsby Bear , in addition to co-creating, co-writing, producing, and starring in the adult animated television series Saturday Morning All Star Hits! [4] [5]

Mooney has appeared on a number of shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Sports Show with Norm Macdonald . [6] He has also served as a writer and performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade. [7]

Early life

Mooney was born the youngest in a family of three boys in San Diego, California, to parents Linda (née Kozub) and Brian Mooney. Linda is a former reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune , and Brian is an environmental consultant and planner. [8] He has two older brothers, Sean and Ryan.

Mooney's Marshall Middle School class chose him as the most likely to become a television star. [8] He graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in 2003, where he won Best Actor as Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest [9] and was hailed as class clown. [8] Mooney studied film at the University of Southern California. [7] [10] There, he performed improv and sketch comedy with collegiate group Commedus Interruptus. After a six-week audition process in 2003, [11] the three new members added to the group were Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford. [12] He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2007. [13]

Career

Good Neighbor

In 2007, Mooney, Bennett, Rutherford and Dave McCary formed the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor, uploading video content on the YouTube channel GoodNeighborStuff. [14] Bennett and McCary joined Saturday Night Live alongside Mooney in 2013 (as a performer and director, respectively), and Rutherford was hired as a writer the following year. [15] In 2014, Good Neighbor was featured on NewMediaRockstars' Top 100 Channels, ranked at No. 98. [16]

Saturday Night Live

Mooney auditioned to join Saturday Night Live in the summer of 2012 but was rejected; he successfully auditioned the following year, joining the cast during the show's 39th season. [17] On September 28, 2013, he debuted as a featured player. [18] At the start of the season 41, Mooney was upgraded to repertory status. [19]

Mooney brought some of his YouTube characters to the show, including his person-on-the-street interviews, the 4/20 Weed-Smoking Guy, Chris Fitzpatrick, Todd from Inside SoCal, and Bruce Chandling.

His celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live include Jim Acosta, Woody Allen, Criss Angel, Fred Astaire, David Axelrod, Jeff Bezos, Neil Cavuto, Lincoln Chafee, Bradley Cooper, Tom Cotton, Johnny Depp, Michael Jackson, Bruce Jessen, Steve Jobs, John Kennedy, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Lawrence, Macklemore, Howie Mandel, Chuck Norris, Rand Paul, Pope Francis, Axl Rose, Skrillex, Stephen Stills, and Steven Tyler. [20] He departed the series after season 47, ending a nine-season run. [3] In 2024, Mooney made cameo appearances in the pre-taped sketch "Papyrus 2" and during Charli XCX's hosting debut. [21] [22]

Other work

Mooney starred in and co-wrote the film Brigsby Bear , which premiered in 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival. He co-wrote the film with Kevin Costello over a two to three-year period, drawing inspiration from his own life, his interest in 1980s children's television shows and cartoons, and his experience making short films with Costello and McCary in middle school. [5] McCary directed the film. [23]

In December 2021, the adult cartoon comedy Saturday Morning All Star Hits! , co-created, co-written, and executive produced by Mooney, was released on Netflix. He also stars in several roles. The eight-episode series is directed by Dave McCary and animated by Ben Jones. Mooney and Jones created the show based on a mutual love of Saturday-morning cartoon blocks from their childhoods in the 1980s and 1990s. [24]

On March 23, 2023, it was announced that Mooney would direct the disaster comedy Y2K for A24. [25] The movie debuted at the South by Southwest Festival on March 9th, 2024 and was released on December 6, 2024. [26]

Personal life

In 2021, Mooney married actress Kate Lyn Sheil. [27] In December 2023, Mooney revealed that he and his wife had welcomed a daughter. [28]

Mooney is a self-described collector and owns a VHS collection that he started working on as a child. Through connections made while working on SNL, he has been able to get several VHS tapes autographed by the actors who have starred in them, including a Beetlejuice VHS signed by both Michael Keaton and Alec Baldwin. [29]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Kill Me Now Jake
The Party Is OverNatan
2013 iSteve Father
2014 Playing It Cool Other Dude
2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris Robert
Me Him Her Moot Morezit
It Had to Be You Gary the Midwife
2016 Zoolander 2 Don Atari
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising R.A.
2017 Brigsby Bear James PopeAlso co-writer
2018 Never Goin' Back Brandon
The Unicorn Gabe
2019 Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelangelo (voice)Direct-to-video [30]
2020 Spree Miles Manderville
2021 Naked Singularity The Golem
2023 Jamojaya Producer
No Hard Feelings Jody
2024 Unfrosted Snap
Y2K GarrettAlso writer and director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Remember WhenKyleEpisode: #1.1
2010–2011 Pretend Time Various5 episodes
2011The Street FighterRick
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself/CorrespondentEpisode: #9.172
Sports Show with Norm Macdonald Nephew Kyle3 episodes
Parks and Recreation KeithEpisode: "The Treaty"
2012 Best Friends Forever DougEpisode: "The Butt Dial"
Money From StrangersHimselfEpisode: "Why So Serious?"
2013Festival Road TripHimself/Good Neighbor MemberEpisode: "Campus MovieFest 2013"
Nathan for You —Writer; 8 episodes
Wilfred AlanEpisode: "Heroism"
Hello Ladies Rory6 episodes
2013–2022, 2024 Saturday Night Live Himself, Various186 episodes
2014 Comedy Bang! Bang! Intern MontyEpisode: "Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt & Brown Boots"
Hello Ladies: The Movie RoryTV movie
2014–2018 Drunk History Himself / Sam Patch 3 episodes
2015 Hot Package —Consulting writer; season 2
2016 Future-Worm! Various voices1 episode
2017 Me, Myself & I AttendantEpisode: "The Card"
2017–2018 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Various voices12 episodes
2018–2019 Arrested Development Murphy Brown Fünke13 episodes
2020 The Shivering Truth (voice)Episode: "The Diff"
2020–2022 Bob's Burgers Nick / Kyle (voice)2 episodes
2021 Rick and Morty Blazen (voice)Episode: "Rickdependence Spray"
Saturday Morning All Star Hits! VariousCo-creator, writer, and executive producer; 8 episodes
2023 The Great North Cody (voice)Episode: "Can't Hardly Date Adventure"
Digman! Sludgely (voice)Episode: "The Puff People"
Killing It BugsEpisode: "It Follows"
Miracle Workers John Christ3 episodes
Hamster & Gretel The Flake (voice)Episode: "Flake It Till You Make It"
2024A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter Dave1 episode

Web series and shorts

DateTitleRoleNotes
2008The RoommateKyle
2009Nick's Big Show—
Bad ReputationRandall
2010VicariouslyTylerNine Shots of Bourbon
The O.D.Plain Jane
2011How I KnowToro Y Moi
Nick and Andy: Coming Soon—
The Yule Tide Good SamaritanBarry Cameo
Grammar ClassHenry
2011–2012College Humor OriginalsStudent/Guy 1Some Study That I Used to Know
Sorority Pillow Fight
2012Take a KneeWalter TellyMock Christian & basketball public
access show
Cracked Advice BoardLittle BoyMoney-Making Tips
The Dinner PartySteven EvansShort web film with BriTANicK
Epic Rap Battles of History Dr. WatsonBatman vs. Sherlock Holmes
2013Youth LargeDanus ApicaryRejected Adult Swim pilot
The Caper Kind/Swiss MistakeLookey Lou
Mike & Doug's Fantasy Corner MikeFantasy Sports Advice
Pound HouseKyleOpen Mic
D and K PodcastKyleInstagram video series

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