Steve Lemme

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Steve Lemme
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Born
Stephen Carlos Lemme

(1968-11-13) November 13, 1968 (age 55)
Alma mater Colgate University
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, writer, comedian
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Tiffany Chadderton
(m. 2010)
Children2

Stephen Carlos Lemme (born November 13, 1968) [1] is an American actor, writer, and producer, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group.

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Early life

Lemme attended Dalton School, a high school in New York, [2] but after one year transferred to Fountain Valley School of Colorado, graduating in 1987 (in 2017 he was inducted into the Fountain View School Arts Guild). [3] He attended Colgate University and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Before leaving Colgate, he was part of Charred Goosebeak, a comedy troupe with the future members of Broken Lizard. His father is originally from Argentina. Through his mother's side, Lemme is of Puerto Rican and French descent. [4] As a child, Lemme developed Polio as a result of a very rare side effect of a vaccination against the disease, which resulted in the decay of his right calf muscle. [5] [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Puddle Cruiser Felix Beanwith Broken Lizard
2001 Super Troopers State Trooper MacIntyre "Mac" Womackwith Broken Lizard
2003 Open Water cameo uncredited
2004 Club Dread Juanwith Broken Lizard
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments Himself Television special
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard Jimmywith Broken Lizard
2006 Beerfest Finkwith Broken Lizard
2008 The Brooklyn Heist FBI Director
2009 The Slammin' Salmon Connorwith Broken Lizard
2012 The Babymakers with Broken Lizard
2018 Super Troopers 2 MacIntyre "Mac" Womackwith Broken Lizard
2019 - 2023 Tacoma FD Captain Eddie Penisi Jr.with part of Broken Lizard
2023 Quasi Quasi/Jesterwith Broken Lizard

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  3. "Alumni Weekend 2017: 2017 Arts Guild" (PDF). Fountain Valley School Bulletin. No. Fall/Winter 2017. Fountain Valley School. p. 20. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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  6. ""I got Polio in my leg and it took my calf muscle…the reason why it doesn't bother me is because I'm still fast as f*ck."". April 21, 2013.