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Born | William Sasso May 24, 1975 Ladner, British Columbia, Canada |
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Genres | Sketch comedy |
William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian actor, comedian and podcaster. He is notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curly in the 2012 film reboot of The Three Stooges , and as Mover #1 in Happy Gilmore (1996). He is also known for his TV roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003–2006), Doug Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008–2012), Young Sheldon as Jim McAllister (TV Series 2017–2024), Bill Ryan in United We Fall (2020), and Ben Burns in Loudermilk (2017–2020).
William Sasso was born on May 24, 1975, in Ladner, British Columbia, [1] [2] to Italian immigrant parents. [3]
By the end of its second season (1996–1997), the Fox network sketch comedy television series MADtv experienced its first big cast turnover. Three of the show's repertory performers (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) left the cast. As a result, in 1997, casting executives at Fox had to cast replacements for the show. Sasso (along with Alex Borstein and Aries Spears) was selected to join the MADtv third-season cast as a regular cast member. [3]
After leaving MADtv , Sasso's television appearances included four seasons as Carl Monari on Less than Perfect , as well as a role in Robson Arms . He played the role of Fortunio Balducci in Southland Tales .
Sasso hosted the 2006 Canadian Comedy Awards in London, Ontario, as well as the festival's "Sketch & Improv Showcases". Additionally, he was a host at the 2005–2006 NHL award ceremony. Sasso appeared on the CSI episode "The Chick Chop Flick Shop". He also appeared in the Childrens Hospital episode "Frankfurters". [4]
Sasso starred in $h*! My Dad Says , based on the Twitter feed Shit My Dad Says, created by Justin Halpern. The show premiered in the late 2010 and its cancellation was announced on May 15, 2011. [5] [6]
Sasso began posting videos on the online video service Vine, creating a running gag of him violently vomiting lemons without warning. [7]
Sasso had a supporting role as Jim McCallister in Young Sheldon (TV Series 2017–2024).
In 2018, Sasso played Mountie Archambault in the comedy film Super Troopers 2 . In November 2019, he voiced Mr. Ellingboe in Netflix's Klaus .
Sasso got into comedy podcasting with the Ten Minute Podcast, which he hosted with Tommy Blacha and Chad Kultgen. [8] In 2022, Sasso and Kultgen started a different podcast titled Dudesy . [9] [10]
Year | Film | Role | Notes Notes |
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1994 | Ski School 2 | Tomcat Collins | |
Ernest Goes to School | Russell | ||
1995 | Magic in the Water | Shy Young Orderly | |
Annie O | Heckler #2 | TV movie | |
Malicious | Fat Guy Answering Phone | ||
1996 | Happy Gilmore | Mover | |
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Pizza Boy | ||
Heck's Way Home | Mover #1 | TV movie | |
Doctor Who | Pete | TV movie | |
Susie Q | Officer Bob | TV movie | |
1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Chet Walters | |
Dad's Week Off | Pete | TV movie | |
The 6th Man | Guy in Bar | ||
1998 | Brown's Requiem | "Fat Dog" Baker | |
1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Hank Vilmes | |
2000 | Best in Show | Dale | |
2002 | Dawg | Willie Smits | |
2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Randy Newman/James Lipton (voice) | Video |
2006 | Southland Tales | Fortunio Balducci | |
2008 | Lower Learning | Jesse Buchwald | |
Just the Worst | Dave | Short | |
College Road Trip | Deputy O'Malley | ||
Spaced | Bill | TV movie | |
2009 | Year of the Carnivore | Dirk | |
2010 | Life As We Know It | Miss Pennsylvania's Husband | |
For Christ's Sake | Alan | ||
2011 | The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | Awesomest Maximus | |
Division III: Football's Finest | Terry Lockwood | ||
2012 | The Three Stooges | Curly Howard | |
Moving Day | Clyde | ||
Finding Mrs. Claus | Kris Claus | TV movie | |
2013 | Movie 43 | Jerry (The Pitch) | |
The Right Kind of Wrong | Neil | ||
2014 | Hit By Lightning | Seth Gallagher | |
Beautiful Girl | Armand | ||
Corner Gas: The Movie | Legal Aid Lawyer | ||
The Expendables 7 | Arnold Schwarzenegger (voice) | Short | |
2015 | Russell Madness | Hunk (voice) | |
2016 | Army of One | Roy | |
A Miracle on Christmas Lake | Mall Santa | ||
2017 | Follow Me | Darren Marsh | Short |
Budding Prospects | Gesh | TV movie | |
The Female Brain | Dennis | ||
Killing Hasselhoff | Wasserstein | ||
2018 | Super Troopers 2 | Mountie Roger Archambault | |
American Woman | Terry | ||
The Grizzlies | Mike | ||
Henchmen | Gluttonator/Union Boss (voice) | ||
2019 | Inside Game | Baba Battista | |
Klaus | Mr. Ellingboe (voice) | ||
2020 | Irresistible | Big Mike | |
Film Fest | Montgomery Nash | ||
2021 | Night of the Animated Dead | Sheriff McClelland (voice) | |
Boss Level | Brett | ||
2022 | Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders | Alec Betts | |
2023 | The Throwback | Matt |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Neon Rider | Episode: "Bread and Water" & "Providence" | |
1994 | The Odyssey | Drewg | Episode: "Run for Your Life" |
1994–1997 | Madison | Derek Wakaluk | Main cast |
1995–1996 | Sliders | Gomez Calhoun | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
1997–2016 | MADtv | Various Characters | Main cast: season 3–7; Guest: season 9–10, 14-15 |
1999 | WCW Nitro | Himself | Episode: February 15, 1999 |
1999–2017 | Family Guy | Various Voices | 7 episodes |
2000 | The X-Files | Leslie Stokes | Episode: "Je Souhaite" |
2002 | WWF SmackDown | Fake Stone Cold Steve Austin | Episode: February 7, 2002 |
2003-2006 | Less than Perfect | Carl Monari | Recurring cast: season 1; Main cast: Seasons 2–4 |
2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Heckler (voice) | Episode: "Heckler: Experiment 322" |
2005-2008 | Robson Arms | Bark | Episode: "ICQ" & "Geeks in Love" [11] |
2006-2007 | 'Til Death | Russ | Episode: "The Garage Band" & "The Anniversary Party" |
2007 | Entourage | Jay Lester | Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mason Lafoon | Episode: "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" | |
October Road | Brett 'Big Boy' Rowan | Episode: "Let's Get Owen" | |
2008-2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Doug Martin | Episode: "The Fight" & "Tailgate" |
2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Hekakiah (voice) | Episode: "Amish Anguish" |
Two and a Half Men | Andrew | Episode: "818-jklpuzo" | |
Brothers | Anthony | Episode: "Commercial/Coach DMV" & "Week in the Chair" | |
2009-2010 | The Cleveland Show | Donald Trump / Robert De Niro (voice) | 3 episodes |
2010 | Neighbors from Hell | Balthazor Hellman | Main cast |
Childrens Hospital | Tucker | Episode: "Frankfurters. Allman Brothers. Death. Frankfurters." | |
2010-2011 | $#*! My Dad Says | Vince | Main cast |
2011 | Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Booter Lee Bogg / Damien Mercury (voice) | Main cast |
Dream Crushers | Will | Episode: "Olympics" & "Poetry" | |
2012 | WWE Raw | Curly | Episode: "Brock And Cena" |
Sullivan & Son | Robert Sherman | Episode: "Hank Speech" | |
Up All Night | Paul | Episode: "Thanksgiving" | |
2013 | Family Tree | Accident Guy | Episode: "Civil War" |
Murder Police | Tommy Margaretti (voice) | Main cast | |
Drunk History | Frank Nitti | Episode: "Chicago" | |
The League | Officer Bungalon | Episode: "Rafi and Dirty Randy" | |
Super Fun Night | Parker | Episode: "The Love Lioness" | |
2013–2023 | King Star King | Various Voices | 2 episodes |
2014 | Justified | Al Sura | Recurring cast: season 5 |
Spun Out | Harper Thomas | Episode: "Unauthorized" | |
About a Boy | Lou | Episode: "About a Plumber" | |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | The Sledgehammer (voice) | Episode: "Swing Into Action: Part 1 & 2" | |
Anger Management | Jimmy | Episode: "Charlie Gets Trashed" | |
The Britishes | Mr. Fetcher | Main cast | |
2014–2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Franky | 3 episodes |
2014–2017 | Modern Family | Señor Kaplan | 3 episodes |
2015 | Assassin Banana | Baked Potato / Yellow Pepper (voice) | Episode: "Episode #1.1" & "Episode #1.3" |
Young Drunk Punk | Yogi Raymond | Episode: "Yoga Show" | |
The Comedians | Himself | Episode: "Come to the House" | |
Honest Trailers | Randy Newman | Episode: "Toy Story" | |
Fool Canada | Various | Main cast | |
Key & Peele | Pirate | Episode: "Y'all Ready for This?" | |
Robot Chicken | Phil Coulson (voice) | Episode: "Zeb and Kevin Erotic Hot Tub Canvas" | |
2015–2018 | Another Period | Officer O'Connor | Recurring cast |
2016 | Shameless | Yanis | Recurring cast: Season 6 |
Hashtaggers | Himself | Episode: "#GoodLightingPackage with Will Sasso" | |
Love | Ben | Episode: "The Date" | |
Childrens Hospital | Office Bailnt | Episode: "Childrens Horsepital" | |
Motive | Hank Novak | Episode: "The Score" | |
Those Who Can't | Coach Irontoe | Episode: "Plains High School Drifter" | |
2017 | American Housewife | Billy | Episode: "The Polo Match" |
Raising Expectations | Liam | Episode: "What's Growing in Emmett's Room" | |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | AC Repairman | Episode: "Namaste" | |
Great News | Petey Pierce | Episode: "A Christmas Carol Wendelson" | |
2017–2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Dave | Recurring cast |
2017–2020 | Loudermilk | Ben | Main cast |
2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Chris Sadler | Episode: "Send in the Clowns" |
Hawaii Five-0 | Dr. Shaw | Episode: "Ka Hana a Ka Makua, O Ka Hana No Ia a Keiki" | |
2018–2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Jed | Episode: "Blowin' in the Wind" & "Shelter From the Storm" |
The Orville | Mooska | Episode: "Ja'loja" & "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" | |
2019 | Tacoma FD | Gene Ghoulib | Episode: "Full Moon Fever" |
2019–2020 | Harley Quinn | Maxie Zeus / Jennifer's Husband (voice) | Episode: "So, You Need A Crew?" & "Bachelorette" |
2019–2021 | Mom | Police Officer Andy Pepper | Recurring cast: season 6-8 |
2020 | Russell Maniac | Hunk (voice) | 7 episodes |
United We Fall | Bill Ryan | Main cast | |
2020–2021 | F Is for Family | Mayor Anthony Tangenti (voice) | Guest: season 4, recurring cast: season 5 |
2022 | FBI | Vince Logan | Episode: "Fortunate Son" |
Acapulco | Joe | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
2022–2023 | Young Sheldon | Jim McCallister | Recurring cast: season 6 |
Year | Band | Song | Role |
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2002 | Sum 41 | "Still Waiting" | Record Executive |
2014 | Steel Panther | "Pussywhipped" | Cameo |
Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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2010 | Million Dollar Extreme | Spokesperson | Episode: "Techno Toys" |
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