Andy Daly

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Andy Daly
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Daly at the 2015 PaleyFest
Born (1971-04-15) April 15, 1971 (age 53)
Education Ithaca College (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Carri Levinson
(m. 2004)
Children2
Website andydaly.com

Andrew Daly (born April 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred as Forrest MacNeil on the Comedy Central series Review , and had a supporting role in the HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down as Terrence Cutler. He has also made recurring appearances on television programs such as Silicon Valley , Veep , Modern Family , Black-ish , Trial & Error , the Netflix series The Who Was? Show , Reno 911! , and Comedy Bang! Bang! , as well as animated shows such as Rick and Morty , Solar Opposites , Bob's Burgers , Adventure Time , and Harley Quinn . [1]

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Early life and education

Daly was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and was raised in New Jersey. He graduated in 1989 from Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and then attended Ithaca College, where he received a bachelor's degree in drama.

Career

After college, Daly moved to New York City, where he performed, along with Andy Secunda, in the sketch comedy duo The Two Andys, which appeared at the 1999 Aspen Comedy Festival. He was also a part of the Mainstage company at Chicago City Limits as an improvisational actor.

When the Upright Citizens Brigade relocated to New York from Chicago in 1996, Daly was one of the first New Yorkers to study improvisation with the group and performed in many of the earliest shows produced by the UCB. He was a member of the long-form improvisation group The Swarm, which was assembled and directed by Amy Poehler.

Television

During the late 1990s, Daly appeared frequently in sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and lent his voice to Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons on Saturday Night Live .

In 2000, Daly joined the cast of MADtv . He was a featured player in the show's sixth season and returned as a full cast member the following season.

He next appeared on television in the main cast of Comedy Central's parody news show Crossballs and later played several different characters on Reno 911! , recurring as "Brad the Friendly Homeowner". He also worked as a correspondent on The Showbiz Show with David Spade for all three seasons and as an advocate on both seasons of Lewis Black's Root of All Evil .

In 2007, Daly appeared as a Benjamin Franklin impersonator in an episode of The Office entitled "Ben Franklin".

In 2008, Daly joined the cast of the HBO series Eastbound & Down as Terrence Cutler. That same year, Daly was also the host of a Match Game revival which never aired.

He made frequent appearances on HBO's The Life and Times of Tim , Adult Swim's Delocated , and IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! as well as Adventure Time , for which he provided the voices of Wyatt and The King of Ooo. He is also the voice of Krombopulos Michael on Rick and Morty , and Two-Face on Harley Quinn .

Daly appeared in the NBC sitcom The Paul Reiser Show , which was a midseason replacement for the 2010–11 television season. [2] The show was cancelled after two episodes.

Starting in 2014, Daly has guest starred in the ABC sitcom Modern Family as Principal Brown and has also played recurring roles on ABC's Blackish , HBO's Silicon Valley and Veep , and NBC's Trial & Error .

From 2014 to 2017, Daly starred in, executive produced, and wrote episodes of the Comedy Central series Review , which he co-adapted from the Australian series Review with Myles Barlow .

From 2016 to 2019, Daly appeared in commercials for CarMax. [3]

Film

Daly has appeared in numerous films, most notably as courtside announcer Dick Pepperfield in the 2008 film Semi-Pro starring Will Ferrell.

In 2004, Daly appeared in the movie Christmas with the Kranks as a shopper who is bribed by Jamie Lee Curtis' character Nora Krank into giving her a Christmas ham.

In 2010, Daly co-starred as Mayor Brown in the 3D live action/CGI film version of Yogi Bear and appeared in She's Out of My League as Fuller.

He had a small role in the 2011 film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon as a mailroom worker.

In 2016, he played Principal Dwight in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life which was directed by Steve Carr.

Stand-up comedy

Daly does many different characters in his stand-up. In 2007, a character named "Jerry O'Hearn" was featured on the Comedy Death-Ray compilation album. In 2008, Daly released the critically acclaimed Nine Sweaters, a comedy album compiled from a nine-week residency at Comedy Death-Ray's Tuesday night shows, on Aspecialthing Records.

In December 2010, Daly performed stand-up on The Benson Interruption on Comedy Central.

Podcasting

Daly has made a number of appearances on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! , Superego , How Did This Get Made? , The Nerdist Podcast , Office Ladies , and Never Not Funny . In 2014, he began hosting the limited-run Earwolf podcast The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project, which continued in 2018 with a second season of 8 episodes. [4] He currently hosts the podcast Bonanas for Bonanza. He is well known for his character Dalton Wilcox, which he has played on Comedy Bang! Bang! (the TV show and podcast), Bonanas for Bonanza, The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project, Conan , and other shows. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

Daly lives in Los Angeles and is married to actress Carri Levinson. They have two daughters. [9]

Filmography

Film

Andy Daly film work
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue MurgatroidVoice
2004 Christmas with the Kranks Husband
2006 School for Scoundrels Classmate
2007 Dante's Inferno Lucan, "Right On" Glutton, Jim Jones, Airport Screener, Ulysses' NaysayerVoice
2007 What Love Is Wayne
2007Wild Girls GoneFred
2008 Semi-Pro Dick Pepperfield
2008 What Happens in Vegas Curtis
2008 Tenure Warren
2009 Post Grad Lloyd Hastings
2009 The Informant! Marty Allison
2010 She's Out of My League Mr. Fuller
2010 Freak Dance Gentleman Weed Fiend
2010 Life as We Know It Scott
2010 Yogi Bear Mayor Brown
2011 High Road Mr. Doobin
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Donnie
2011 Butter Radio Announcer
2012 Big Miracle Don Davis
2013 A Haunted House Steve
2014Jason Nash Is MarriedMarty Denman
2014A Better YouNeighbor
2016 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Principal Ken Dwight
2016FMLDr. Todd
2017 Table 19 Luke Pflaffler
2021 The Space Between Cameroon Robbins
2021 Home Sweet Home Alone Mike Mercer
2022 Kimi Christian Holloway
2022 The People We Hate at the Wedding Bill
2023 Jules Aaron Campbell
2024 Unfrosted Isaiah Lamb

Television

Andy Daly television work
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Spin City Payroll GuyEpisode: "The High and the Mighty"
1996 Saturday Night Live Joseph of Arimathea, additional voices ("TV Funhouse" segment)Voice, recurring role
1999 Upright Citizens Brigade Bathtub FriarEpisode: "Infested with Friars"
2000 TV Funhouse Joseph of ArimatheaVoice, episode: "Christmas Day"
2000–02 MADtv Various38 episodes
2004 Crossballs Various15 episodes; also writer
2005–20 Reno 911! Various6 episodes
2005 Drake & Josh Movie Goer2 episodes
2006–07 Entourage Chris2 episodes
2007 American Body Shop EPA InspectorEpisode: "Fluids"
2007 The Office Gordon (Benjamin Franklin)Episode: "Ben Franklin"
2008 Match Game Host (himself)Pilot episode [10] [11]
2008–12 The Life & Times of Tim VariousVoice, 18 episodes
2009 The Closer Richard TracyEpisode: "Tapped Out"
2009–12 Eastbound & Down Principal Terrence Cutler10 episodes
2010 Greek Tom HilgendorfEpisode: "Your Friends and Neighbors"
2010 Players RickEpisode: "The Intervention"
2010–12 Delocated Bryce Grieke6 episodes
2011 The Paul Reiser Show Brad7 episodes
2011 Good Vibes Lord Clive Goodspeed, MTV ExecutiveVoice, 2 episodes
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Marty MillsEpisode: "Boots"
2012 Regular Show Various voicesVoice, 3 episodes
2012 Last Man Standing Mr. PeckemEpisode: "Tree of Strife"
2012–16 Comedy Bang! Bang! Various7 episodes
2013 Drunk History Theodore Roosevelt Episode: "Wild West"
2013–14 Kroll Show Luke, Host2 episodes
2013–14 The League Ethan Coque2 episodes
2013–19 Modern Family Principal Prince Brown8 episodes
2014 Enlisted Rodney SpratzEpisode: "Rear D Day"
2014 Playing House Gary BeecherEpisode: "Totes Kewl"
2014 Bad Teacher DaleEpisode: "The 6th Grade Lock-In"
2014 Major Crimes Mr. Baird, Richard TracyEpisode: "Frozen Assets"
2014 Mr. Pickles Doctor, DriverVoice, episode: "Coma"
2014–24 Bob's Burgers Various voicesVoice, 10 episodes
2014–17 Adventure Time King of Ooo, WyattVoice, 13 episodes
2014–18 Silicon Valley Dr. Crawford8 episodes
2014–17 Review Forrest MacNeil22 episodes; also co-creator, executive producer, writer
2015 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Presbobot, Flesh TrainVoice, 2 episodes
2015 The Spoils Before Dying Artie Mann3 episodes
2015 Rick and Morty Krombopulos Michael Voice, episode: "Mortynight Run"
2015–22 Black-ish Dr. Evan Windsor8 episodes
2015 Wander Over Yonder Andy the WatchdogVoice, episode: "The Eye on the Skullship"
2015–16 Grandfathered Bruce3 episodes
2016–23 American Dad! Memphis Stormfront, additional voicesVoice, 26 episodes
2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Don DimelloEpisode: "Make Partner Part 2"
2016 Lady Dynamite Dr. AchterEpisode: "A Vaginismus Miracle"
2016 Another Period Charlton WimbledonEpisode: "Trial of the Century"
2016–18 Future-Worm! Mr. ZarlidVoice, 2 episodes
2016 Mary + Jane Edward GregoryEpisode: "420"
2016–21 Conan Various8 episodes
2017–18 Trial & Error Thom Hinkle3 episodes
2017 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Jeffrey BouchéEpisode: "Cop-Con"
2017 Dice Richard2 episodes
2017 You're the Worst HimselfEpisode: "From the Beginning, I Was Screwed"
2017 Teachers Officer Chuck DorganEpisode: "Dire Straights"
2018 The Simpsons Judge DowdVoice, episode: "Fears of a Clown"
2018 The Who Was? Show Ron13 episodes
2018–23 Big City Greens Officer KeysVoice, 27 episodes
2018 Big Hero 6: The Series Dr. Trevor TrengroveVoice, episode: "Small Hiro One"
2018–23 Big Mouth Dr. Wendy Engle, additional voicesVoice, 7 episodes
2018 The Good Place Dave KatterttruneEpisode: "A Fractured Inheritance"
2018 The Shivering Truth Angus DindinVoice, episode: "Tow and Shell"
2019 The Big Bang Theory NathanEpisode: "The Meteorite Manifestation"
2019 Veep Keith Quinn6 episodes
2019 Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart TeacherVoice, episode: "Trading Day"
2019 Liza on Demand ScottEpisode: "Magic Meadows"
2019–present Harley Quinn Two-Face, The President, Mister Miracle, Darryl Brown, Mr. Covington, High OwlVoice, 10 episodes
2020–22 Solar Opposites Tim WeeklyVoice, 10 episodes
2020–21 Central Park Mr. Garth, Bar Patron #1Voice, 2 episodes
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show HimselfEpisode: "THX-113GREAT"
2021–24 The Great North Uncle Mike, CheesecakeVoice, 18 episodes
2021 Adventure Time: Distant Lands WyattVoice, episode: "Together Again"
2021–22 Inside Job J.R. ScheimpoughVoice; 18 episodes
2021 Stillwater Mr. WhiskertonVoice, episode: "Ghost Story"
2021 Creepshow Clark "Murph" Murphy, Deputy Anton, Old Fella, Local YokelVoice, episode: "The Things in Oakwood's Past"
2022 American Auto FrankEpisode: "Commercial"
2022 Close Enough OboVoice, episode: "Robots with Benefits"
2022 The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Sheriff Potty PardnerVoice, episode: "Potty Mouth"
2022 Birdgirl Dr. AndyVoice, episode: "Shoot from the Foop"
2023 History of the World, Part II Norwegian AmbassadorEpisode: "VII"
2023 Digman! #937Voice, episode: "The Mile High Club"
2023–24 Royal Crackers Ron Dennison, Young Luther DennisonVoice, recurring role
2023 American Born Chinese Dennis TaylorEpisode: "Commercial"
2023 Smiling Friends Fish / DuckVoice, episode: "A Very Smiling Friends Thanksgiving"
2023 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Kheirosiphon / variousVoice, 2 episodes
2023 Kiff Scarm ScaremlyVoice, episode: "Trevor's Rockin Halloween Bash"
2023 Lessons in Chemistry Dr. Richard Price4 episodes
2023 Frasier RolandEpisode: "The Fix Is In"
2023 Carol & the End of the World Voice, episode: "The Beetle Broach"

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