Kyle Mooney | |
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Born | Kyle James Kozub Mooney [1] September 4, 1984 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Education | University of Southern California (BFA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Kyle James Kozub Mooney (born September 4, 1984) is an American actor, comedian and writer. Mooney was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2013 [2] to 2022. [3] He co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Brigsby Bear , in addition to co-creating, co-writing, producing, and starring in the adult cartoon comedy Saturday Morning All Star Hits! [4] [5]
Mooney's work has appeared on a number of shows, including his man-on-the-street interviews, which were featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Sports Show with Norm Macdonald . [6] Mooney has been a regular writer and performer at the acclaimed Upright Citizens Brigade since 2007. [7] He has had a number of recurring TV roles, such as Rory on the HBO comedy series Hello Ladies and as Murphy Brown Fünke in Arrested Development . [8]
Mooney was born the youngest in a family of three boys in San Diego, California, to parents Linda (née Kozub) and Brian Mooney. Linda is a former reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune , and Brian is an environmental consultant and planner. [9] Mooney has two older brothers, Sean and Ryan. Mooney is left-handed and nearsighted.
Mooney's Marshall Middle School class chose him as the most likely to become a television star. [9] He graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in 2003, where he won Best Actor as Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest [10] and was hailed as class clown. [9] Mooney studied film at the University of Southern California. [11] [12] There, he performed improv and sketch comedy with collegiate group Commedus Interruptus. After a six-week audition process in 2003, [13] the three new members added to Commedus were Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford. [14] Mooney graduated from USC in 2007 from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. [15]
Mooney is a self-described collector and owns a VHS collection that he started working on as a child. Through connections made while working on SNL, Mooney has been able to get his VHS tapes autographed by the actors who have starred in them. For example, Mooney owns a Beetlejuice VHS that was signed by both Michael Keaton and Alec Baldwin. [16]
Mooney started his personal YouTube channel (called "kyle" [17] ) in September 2005, where he posted short comedy sketches. He was also a member of the channel GoodNeighborStuff, [18] along with Beck Bennett, Nick Rutherford and Dave McCary.
In 2007, Mooney, Bennett, and Rutherford came together to form the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor, along with Mooney's friend, director and editor Dave McCary. [19] Bennett and McCary joined Mooney on SNL in 2013 (as a performer and director, respectively), and Rutherford was hired as a writer the following year. [20] In 2014, Good Neighbor was featured on NewMediaRockstars' Top 100 Channels, ranked at No. 98. [21]
He auditioned to join SNL in the summer of 2012 but was rejected; he auditioned the next season and was accepted. [22] On September 28, 2013, Kyle Mooney made his debut on Saturday Night Live as a featured player. [23] At the start of the forty-first season, Mooney was upgraded to repertory status. [24]
Mooney brought some of his YouTube characters to SNL, including his person-on-the-street interviews, the 4/20 Weed-Smoking Guy, Chris Fitzpatrick, Todd from Inside SoCal, and Bruce Chandling.
His celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live include Jim Acosta, Woody Allen, Criss Angel, Fred Astaire, David Axelrod, Jeff Bezos, Neil Cavuto, Lincoln Chafee, Bradley Cooper, Tom Cotton, Johnny Depp, Michael Jackson, Bruce Jessen, Steve Jobs, John Kennedy, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Lawrence, Macklemore, Howie Mandel, Chuck Norris, Rand Paul, Pope Francis, Axl Rose, Skrillex, Stephen Stills, and Steven Tyler. [25] He departed the series after season 47, ending a nine-season run. [3]
Mooney starred in and co-wrote the film Brigsby Bear , which premiered in 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival. He co-wrote the film with Kevin Costello over a two to three-year period, drawing inspiration from his own life, his interest in 1980s children's television shows and cartoons, and his experience making short films with Costello and McCary in middle school. [5] Dave McCary directed the film.
In December 2021, the adult cartoon comedy Saturday Morning All Star Hits! , co-created, co-written, and executive produced by Mooney, was released on Netflix. He also stars in several roles. The eight-episode series is directed by Dave McCary and animated by Ben Jones. Mooney and Jones created the show based on a mutual love of Saturday-morning cartoon blocks from their childhoods in the 1980s and 1990s. [26]
On March 23, 2023, it was announced that Mooney would direct the disaster comedy Y2K for A24. [27]
In 2021, Mooney married actress Kate Lyn Sheil. [28]
When interviewed for the Substack newsletter Perfectly Imperfect in December 2023, Mooney revealed he and his wife had welcomed a daughter. [29]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Kill Me Now | Jake | |
2012 | The Party Is Over | Natan | |
2013 | iSteve | Father | |
2014 | Playing It Cool | Other Dude | |
2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | Robert | |
2015 | Me Him Her | Moot Morezit | |
2015 | It Had to Be You | Gary the Midwife | |
2016 | Zoolander 2 | Don Atari | |
2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | R.A. | |
2017 | Brigsby Bear | James Pope | Also co-writer |
2018 | Never Goin' Back | Brandon | |
2018 | The Unicorn | Gabe | |
2019 | Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Michelangelo (voice) | Direct-to-video [30] |
2020 | Spree | Miles Manderville | |
2021 | Naked Singularity | The Golem | |
2023 | Jamojaya | TBA | |
2023 | No Hard Feelings | Jody | |
2024 | Y2K | Garrett | Also writer and director |
2024 | Unfrosted | Snap | Completed |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Remember When | Kyle | Episode: #1.1 |
2010–2011 | Pretend Time | Various | 5 episodes |
2011 | The Street Fighter | Rick | |
2011 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself/Correspondent | Episode: #9.172 |
2011 | Sports Show with Norm Macdonald | Nephew Kyle | 3 episodes |
2011 | Parks and Recreation | Keith | Episode: "The Treaty" |
2012 | Best Friends Forever | Doug | Episode: "The Butt Dial" |
2012 | Money From Strangers | Himself | Episode: "Why So Serious?" |
2013 | Festival Road Trip | Himself/Good Neighbor Member | Episode: "Campus MovieFest 2013" |
2013 | Nathan for You | — | Writer; 8 episodes |
2013 | Wilfred | Alan | Episode: "Heroism" |
2013 | Hello Ladies | Rory | 6 episodes |
2013–2022 | Saturday Night Live | Himself, Various | 185 episodes |
2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Intern Monty | Episode: "Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt & Brown Boots" |
2014 | Hello Ladies: The Movie | Rory | TV movie |
2014–2018 | Drunk History | Himself / Sam Patch | 3 episodes |
2015 | Hot Package | — | Consulting writer; season 2 |
2016 | Future-Worm! | Various voices | 1 episode |
2017 | Me, Myself & I | Attendant | Episode: "The Card" |
2017–2018 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Various voices | 12 episodes |
2018–2019 | Arrested Development | Murphy Brown Fünke | 13 episodes |
2020 | The Shivering Truth | (voice) | Episode: "The Diff" |
2020–2022 | Bob's Burgers | Nick / Kyle (voice) | 2 episodes |
2021 | Rick and Morty | Blazen (voice) | Episode: "Rickdependence Spray" |
2021 | Saturday Morning All Star Hits! | Various | Co-creator, writer, and executive producer; 8 episodes |
2023 | The Great North | Cody (voice) | Episode: "Can't Hardly Date Adventure" |
2023 | Digman! | Sludgely (voice) | Episode: "The Puff People" |
2023 | Killing It | Bugs | Episode: "It Follows" |
2023 | Miracle Workers | John Christ | 3 episodes |
2023 | Hamster & Gretel | The Flake (voice) | Episode: "Flake It Till You Make It/Game Changer" |
Date | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Roommate | Kyle | |
2009 | Nick's Big Show | — | |
2009 | Bad Reputation | Randall | |
2010 | Vicariously | Tyler | Nine Shots of Bourbon |
2010 | The O.D. | Plain Jane | |
2011 | How I Know | Toro Y Moi | |
2011 | Nick and Andy: Coming Soon | — | |
2011 | The Yule Tide Good Samaritan | Barry Cameo | |
2011 | Grammar Class | Henry | |
2011–2012 | College Humor Originals | Student/Guy 1 | Some Study That I Used to Know Sorority Pillow Fight |
2012 | Take a Knee | Walter Telly | Mock Christian & basketball public access show |
2012 | Cracked Advice Board | Little Boy | Money-Making Tips |
2012 | The Dinner Party | Steven Evans | Short web film with BriTANicK |
2012 | Epic Rap Battles of History | Dr. Watson | Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes |
2013 | Youth Large | Danus Apicary | Rejected Adult Swim pilot |
2013 | The Caper Kind/Swiss Mistake | Lookey Lou | |
2013 | Mike & Doug's Fantasy Corner | Mike | Fantasy Sports Advice |
2013 | Pound House | Kyle | Open Mic |
2015 | D and K Podcast | Kyle | Instagram video series |
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