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Tony Cavalero | |
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 Cavalero in 2024 | |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Annie Cavalero (m. 2015) |
Tony Cavalero is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role as Keefe Chambers on the HBO television series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–2025) and for playing Ozzy Osbourne in the film The Dirt .
Cavalero attended Poe Middle School and graduated from Annandale High School, where he lettered in varsity football, wrestling, and lacrosse. He is an Eagle Scout and a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute where he was a four-year varsity lacrosse player. [1] He moved to Los Angeles in 2006 and studied theater at CalStLA.
Cavalero began acting in 2006. In 2010 he began taking classes with improv company The Groundlings, eventually he was promoted to their Sunday company and later graduated to the main cast. [2] During this time, he was also in an improv group alongside fellow Groundlings comedian Fortune Feimster called "Robert Downey Jr Jr". [3] He was simultaneously working as a janitor in the early years of his membership. [2] Cavalero officially left the group in the 2020s. [4]
In 2014, he was cast as Dewey Finn on the Nickelodeon remake of School of Rock, replacing Jack Black from the 2003 film School of Rock . [5] [6] The series premiered in 2016 and ran for three seasons.
In 2018, he was cast as Ozzy Osbourne in Netflix's biographical film of Mötley Crüe, The Dirt . [7]
In 2019, Cavalero was cast in HBO comedy The Righteous Gemstones as Keefe Chambers.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ride or Die | Outlaw #2 | |
| 2010 | World's End | Elder's Bodyguard | |
| 2011 | The Victorville Massacre | Young Lane's Father | |
| 2013 | Ghost Team One | Chuck | |
| Isolated | Ambassador for Peace | ||
| Roundball | Rex Fendo | ||
| 2014 | Playing It Cool | Charity Water | |
| Bro, What Happened? | Glenn | ||
| 2015 | The DUFF | Sweater Guy | |
| Teeth and Blood | Mayor's Bodyguard #3 | ||
| 2016 | After the Reality | Reg | |
| Internet Famous | Ice Cream Seller | ||
| 2017 | Comic Wars: Kaomic | Mental Hospital Employee #2 | |
| An American in Texas | Bill Haynes | ||
| 2018 | When We First Met | Angus Young | |
| Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars | Beaverine | ||
| Dog Days | Stanley | ||
| Saturday at the Starlight | Chip | ||
| 2019 | Rim of the World | Conrad | |
| The Dirt | Ozzy Osbourne | ||
| 2020 | The Binge | Pompano Mike | |
| 2021 | We Broke Up | Jayson | |
| 2023 | It's Not You, It's LA | Brett | |
| 2024 | Cold Wallet | Dom | |
| Operation Taco Gary's | Kyle | ||
| 2025 | Christy | James Maloney |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Flagged for Removal | Snake Dealer | Episode: "Snake Out" |
| There Will Be Brawl | Magikoopa | Episode: "Debts" | |
| 2010 | Totally Sketch | Chad | Episode: "Poked" |
| Def and Dum Show | Himself | TV movie | |
| 2011 | Son of a Pitch | Johnson | Main role |
| 2012 | Gymratz | PJ | TV movie |
| Stuk | Tyler Jones | TV mini-series | |
| Kickin' It | Teddy Kavanagh | Episode: "Capture the Flag" | |
| Ben and Kate | Donovan | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| Naughty or Nice | Justin Reid | TV movie | |
| Redeeming Dave | Josh | ||
| 2013 | Crash & Bernstein | Thief | Episode: "Comic Book Crash" |
| 2 Broke Girls | Cronut Craig | Episode: "And the Cronuts" | |
| Adam Devine's House Party | Steve | Episode: "Foam Party" | |
| Aim High | Deuce | 10 episodes | |
| Mission: Ford Fiesta Movement | Master Sgt. Gunderson | 2 episodes | |
| 2013–2015 | Hart of Dixie | Stanley Watts | 9 episodes |
| 2014 | Dads | Hoodie Guy | Episode: "Eli Nightingale" |
| Robin Banks and the Bank Roberts | Bobby | Main role | |
| Modern Family | Brian | Episode: "Three Dinners" | |
| The Single Life | Brent | Lead role | |
| 2015 | K.C. Undercover | Wally | 2 episodes |
| Splitting Adam | Magic Mitch | TV movie | |
| Ken Jeong Made Me Do It | Lindberg | TV movie | |
| Kevin from Work | Don | Episode: "Gossip from Work" | |
| Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special | Jingles | Television special | |
| Becoming Santa | Jack Frost | TV movie | |
| 2015–2019 | SuperMansion | Johnny Rabdo (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2016 | New Girl | Philip | Episode: "The Decision" |
| Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | JT Steele | Episode: "Mission: Un-Quaddable" | |
| Gentlemen Lobsters | Dylan (voice) | Episode: "Co-Ed Softball" | |
| 2016–2018 | School of Rock | Dewey Finn | Main role; director: "Don't Know What You Got ('Til It's Gone)" |
| 2017 | Glimpse | Chef Moller | Lead role |
| This Fucking Town | Brett | TV movie | |
| Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special | Jingles | Television special | |
| Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House | Nurse / Janitor | Television special | |
| 2018 | Angie Tribeca | Timmy Rhebus | Episode: "Freezing Cold Prestige Drama" |
| Life in Pieces | Dale | Episode: "Pageant Bike Animals Jerky" | |
| 2019 | American Princess | The Chode | Episode: "Down There" |
| 2019–2025 | The Righteous Gemstones | Keefe Chambers | Main cast |
| 2020 | Miracle Workers | Ted Carpenter | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Archer | Hijacker (voice) | Episode: "Lowjacked" |
| 2021–2022 | The Conners | Aldo | 6 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Teenage Euthanasia | Various voices | 4 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Big City Greens | Wayne (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | Agent Elvis | Flyboy (voice) | Episode: "Cocaine Tuesdays" |
| Space Junk | Hank Nimbus | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Cobra Kai | Shane Page | Episode: "Sleeper" |
| Creature Commandos | Incel Son (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| Die Hart | Agent Fisher | 7 episodes | |
| 2025 | DMV | Vic | Main cast |