Neil William Garguilo (born April 14, 1982) is an American writer, producer, director, actor and improv comedian. He is also a lyricist, writing musical comedy for television and film.
Garguilo was co-creator, showrunner and star of the Syfy original animated series Hell Den.[1][2] He also appeared on all five seasons of the MTV hit comedy series Awkward,[3] and regularly works with Funny or Die[4] and members of the comedy group Broken Lizard.[5]
His television career started at TV Guide Network as an assistant on the John Henson television series Watch This. From there, Garguilo would work on and off camera for years before landing the role of Principal Cox on the hit MTV series Awkward.
In 2019, Garguilo launched his production company Rafael Raffaele Entertainment. Through his company, Garguilo created his first animated television series Hell Den alongside the members of his comedy group Dr. God. He serves as showrunner,[2] director and stars as Andrew in addition to playing dozens of sketch characters.[12]
Also, through his company, Garguilo created, directed, wrote and produced his 2019 Funny or Die digital series Brainwashed by Toons, featuring songs with Jason Alexander, Wayne Brady and Lea Thompson.[13] He made the series with longtime collaborators Dwayne Colbert and Gregory James Jenkins. For his work, he won Outstanding Original Song and was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Special Class Series at the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.[14]
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