Adam Pally

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Adam Pally
social awkwardness
  • human sexuality
    • Spouse
    Daniella Liben
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    (m. 2008)​
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    Adam Saul Pally

    Max Blum in Happy Endings, as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project, and as Wade Whipple in Sonic the Hedgehog, its 2022 sequel and the spin-off series Knuckles. He also starred in Making History and was the executive producer of The President Show
    .

    Early life and education

    Pally was born in

    Chicago area,[4] and New Jersey,[3] and has two sisters, Erica and Risa.[5]

    In 2004, Pally graduated from The New School University in New York City. He has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York since 2002 and continues to perform in shows such as "Death by Roo Roo"[6] and "ASSSSCAT 3000"[7] at the theater's Los Angeles division.[8] He is a member of the sketch comedy group "Chubby Skinny Kids" with comedians Dan Gregor and Doug Mand.[9] Pally is also part of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Gil Ozeri and Ben Schwartz; the group continues to perform their long-form improv show at UCBT occasionally.[10]

    Career

    Pally has appeared in such films as Iron Man 3, Taking Woodstock, Solitary Man, Assassination of a High School President, The To Do List and A.C.O.D. and Slow Learners. He has made guest appearances on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Californication and The Colbert Report. He has written and appeared on the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV::. In 2012, it was reported that Pally and frequent collaborator Gil Ozeri wrote a script being produced by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay's company Gary Sanchez Productions.[11]

    From April 2011 to May 2013, Pally starred as Max Blum, one of the lead characters on the

    Critics' Choice Television Awards for his work on season three of Happy Endings. The cast reunited in July 2020 for the pandemic-themed episode "And the Pandemmy goes to..." to raise money for the charities Color of Change and World Central Kitchen.[12][13]

    Following the cancellation of Happy Endings in 2013, Pally joined the cast of The Mindy Project as a series regular for the second and third seasons, playing the role of Dr. Peter Prentice.[14][unreliable source?] He left the show midway through the third season, making his final appearances as a series regular in 2015.[15]

    Pally filmed a lead role opposite

    Slow Learners
    and Night Owls, both released in 2015.

    Media contributions and appearances

    Pally is a regular contributor to the humor website Funny or Die, where he is best known for his series Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally, in which he interviews celebrities in his car. In 2009, he created for UCB Comedy a parody of the "David After Dentist" internet phenomenon; his is called "David After Divorce," and he speaks almost exactly the same lines as David, though to a different set of questions. It has received about 5 million hits on YouTube.[citation needed]

    In 2011, Pally co-starred in the comedic stage-show The Realest Real Housewives, created by his Happy Endings co-star Casey Wilson.[citation needed]

    Pally has appeared regularly on many podcasts on the Earwolf network such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, Who Charted, and How Did This Get Made?.[14][unreliable source?]

    On June 5, 2015, Pally and fellow comedian friends Gil Ozeri and

    Entourage, watching every episode in a row with no breaks for 50 hours straight.[17]

    Personal life

    Pally lives in New York. He married Daniella Anne Pally (née Liben) on July 3, 2008;[1] the couple have three children: a son Cole (b. 2012),[18] daughter Georgia Grace (b. 2013),[19] and another son, Drake (b. 2017).[20]

    Filmography

    Film

    Year Film Role Notes
    2008 Assassination of a High School President Freddy Bismark
    2009 Taking Woodstock Artie Kornfeld
    Solitary Man Irate Student
    2010 Monogamy Allen
    2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom Brian
    Primary Exit Polling Voter Short film
    2013 A.C.O.D. Mark
    Iron Man 3 Gary
    The To Do List Chip
    2014 Life After Beth Diner Sommelier
    Search Party Evan Hecketz
    2015 Night Owls Kevin
    Slow Learners Jeff Lowrey
    Bad Night The Painter Cameo
    2016 Dirty Grandpa Nick
    Joshy Ari Also producer
    Don't Think Twice Robbie
    Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Mr. Teller
    2017 The Little Hours Guard Paolo
    Band Aid Ben
    Shimmer Lake Reed Ethington
    2018 Most Likely to Murder Billy Green Also producer
    Dog Days Dax
    2020 Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia Uncle Matt
    Sonic the Hedgehog Wade Whipple
    The Main Event Steve Thompson
    2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Wade Whipple
    Who Invited Charlie? Charlie
    2023 Hell of a Summer
    TBA O Horizon Sam Post-production

    Television

    Year Title Role Notes
    2007–11 Californication Young Hollywood Douchebag 3 episodes
    2008 The Colbert Report Maverick Bully Episode: "Charlie Cook/Andrew Sullivan"
    2011 The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down Bryce Television movie
    Best Friends Forever Joe Pilot (original unaired version)
    2011, 2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Various 2 episodes; also writer
    2011–13 Happy Endings
    Max Blum
    		 Main role, 57 episodes
    Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013)
    2013 The Jeselnik Offensive Panelist Episode: "Adam Pally and Casey Wilson"
    The Arscheerio Paul Show Rosie O'Donnell Episode: "Madonna & Rosie O'Donnell"
    2013–15 Kroll Show Various 3 episodes
    Comedy Bang! Bang!
    2013–17 The Mindy Project Dr. Peter Prentice Main role (Season 2-3)

    Guest role (Seasons 4-6); 44 episodes

    2014, 2015 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Plop Plop (voice) 2 episodes
    2015 The Late Late Show Himself (host) Episode that aired January 30
    BoJack Horseman Trip (voice) Episode: "Escape From L.A."
    Key & Peele Adam Episode: "The Job Interview"
    2015–17 Regular Show Party Horse #42699 (voice) 4 episodes
    2016 Lady Dynamite Chad Episode: "I Love You"
    Another Period Virgil Episode: "Harvard"
    Not Safe with Nikki Glaser Himself Episode: "Is That Your Belt?"
    2016–20 American Dad! Various voices 4 episodes
    2017
    Animals.
    		 Max (voice) Episode: "Roaches."
    Making History Dan Chambers Main role, 9 episodes; also co-executive producer
    Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Himself Episode: "A Body and a Bachelor Party"
    2017, 2018 The President Show Donald Trump Jr. 3 episodes; also executive producer
    2018 The Who Was? Show Game Show Host Episode: "Gandhi & Benjamin Franklin"
    Champaign ILL Ronnie Main role; also executive producer
    2019 The Mandalorian Bike Scout Trooper #2 2 episodes
    2019–present Archibald's Next Big Thing Sage (voice) Main role
    2020 Indebted Dave Klein Main role; also co-executive producer
    Creepshow Robert Weston Episode: "A Creepshow Holiday Special: Shapeshifters Anonymous"
    2020–21 Crossing Swords Broth (voice) 19 episodes
    2021 DuckTales Kit Cloudkicker (voice) Episode: "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!"
    2021, 2022 Ziwe Himself 2 episodes
    2022 Star Trek: Lower Decks Mesk (voice) Episode: "Hear All, Trust Nothing" [21][22]
    Impractical Jokers Himself Episode: "Adam Pally & Jon Gabrus"
    Would I Lie to You? Episode: "Bunny Nanny"
    2022–present 101 Places to Party Before You Die
    2023 FUBAR The Great Dane Recurring cast
    2024 Knuckles Wade Whipple Main role

    Web series

    Year Title Role Notes
    2011 The Fuzz Officer Chip Nelson
    2012 Happy Endings: Happy Rides Max Blum Also director
    2020 Happy Endings: And the Pandemmy goes to... Special charity episode

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award Category Work Result
    2013
    Critics' Choice Television Award
    		 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Happy Endings Nominated

    References

    1. ^ a b c "Daniella Liben, Adam Pally". The New York Times. July 6, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
    2. ^ Rose, Mike (March 18, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for March 18, 2023 includes celebrities Queen Latifah, Lily Collins". cleveland. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
    3. ^ a b "Adam Pally on Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Season 9. Episode 124. May 5, 2011. ABC. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
    4. ^ Guse, Clayton (October 26, 2015). "Chicago accent-off with Adam Pally". TimeOut.
    5. ^ Background of Adam Pally, doodiecallswithdougmand.libsyn.com; Retrieved December 9, 2014.
    6. ^ IRC Improv Wiki, wiki.improvresourcecenter.com; Retrieved December 9, 2014.
    7. ^ IRC Improv Wiki, wiki.improvresourcecenter.com; Retrieved December 9, 2014.
    8. ^ UCB Profile
    9. ^ Chubby Skinny Kids Productions, chubbyskinnykids.com; accessed December 9, 2014.
    10. ^ Hot Sauce Academy [dead link]
    11. ^ Profile, deadline.com, September 2012; accessed December 9, 2014.
    12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 14, 2020). "'Happy Endings' Cast Reunites For Pandemic-Themed Zoom Charity Special". Deadline. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
    13. ^ "Happy Endings Special Charity Event". July 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
    14. ^
      IMDb
    15. ^ Bradley, Bill (November 22, 2014). "Here's Why Adam Pally Is Leaving 'The Mindy Project'". HuffPost. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
    16. ^ Kit, Borys (April 23, 2013). "'Search Party' Finds Its Stars, Begins Shooting Next Week". The Hollywood Reporter.
    17. ^ "Watch Gil Ozeri and Adam Pally Try to Survive Watching Every Entourage Episode in a Row this Weekend". June 5, 2015.
    18. ^ Team Coco (February 14, 2012). "Adam Pally: Having A Baby Is A Horrible Mistake". teamcoco.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
    19. ^ Totally Laime Team (March 19, 2014). "Wonderful & Brutal with Daniella Liben Pally!". totallylaime.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
    20. ^ Sports? with Katie Nolan (January 10, 2018). "Adam Pally". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
    21. ^ Comments, Tom Chang | (October 2, 2022). "Star Trek: Lower Decks S03E06: A Deep Space 9 Crossover That Matters". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
    22. ^ Mooney, Darren (September 29, 2022). "'Hear All, Trust Nothing' Brings Lower Decks to Deep Space Nine". The Escapist. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

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