Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry | |
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Born | Robert William Corddry February 4, 1971[1] Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse |
Sandra Corddry (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Nate Corddry (brother) |
Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a
Early life and education
Corddry was born and raised in
After graduating from Weymouth North High School (1989), Corddry went to the
In January 1994, Corddry moved to New York City. His early paying jobs included working as a security guard at
Career
The Daily Show
In Spring 2002, he accepted an audition for
On August 15, 2006, Corddry said "I've got like a week and a half left, all bets are off", and then on August 21, 2006, Stewart remarked that Corddry's last day on The Daily Show would be August 24, 2006. Corddry appeared throughout the week, once filing a report from inside a toilet bowl supposedly on board an aircraft transporting
During that last show on August 24, Corddry aired a self-produced tribute to his four years on the show, going out, as Stewart said, with a "poop joke".
Stewart: That was a very fitting tribute, Rob. We're gonna miss you on the show.
Corddry: Why thank you, Jon. But wherever I go and whatever I do, there'll always be a part of me here.
Stewart: Wow...that's a really sweet thing to say.
Corddry: No no no, I'm not kidding. It's in the second floor men's room, actually. That's what you get for not giving me a proper send off.
Stewart: You're really gonna go out on a poop joke?
Corddry: I have to stay true to myself, Jon.
Corddry cites Stewart as a profound influence on his comedy, crediting Stewart for teaching him how to focus on an idea in order to find the humor in it, and says that his The Daily Show pedigree earned him the clout to make Childrens Hospital.[8]
Among the projects Corddry worked on after leaving The Daily Show was The Winner, a 2007 TV series.[9]
Corddry has since made appearances on the show, both as a guest and as a correspondent.[citation needed]
Film roles
Corddry's played the title character in
He also appeared in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Ron Fox, a neurotic and racist agent with the United States Department of Homeland Security, in W. as Ari Fleischer, and also in What Happens in Vegas.[10] In 2010, he co-starred in the John Cusack film Hot Tub Time Machine and in 2013 he co-starred in Jonathan Levine's Warm Bodies as the zombie M.[11]
Other work
Corddry hosted the 10th annual
Corddry has appeared in a
Corddry's voice appears in the
Corddry wrote, directed, and starred in the web series Childrens Hospital for The WB on its online network at TheWB.com.[15] After talks fell through with Comedy Central, Turner's Adult Swim picked up the series and began airing new episodes August 22, 2010.[16]
On March 29, 2010, he was a
Corddry played an important role in proliferating Justin Halpern's Twitter account Shit My Dad Says. An early enthusiast of the quotes made by Halpern's father, Rob tweeted a link to Shit My Dad Says which "jump-started" the phenomenon, helping expose Halpern's Twitter feed to a larger audience.[18]
Corddry also has starred in three commercials for the Holiday Inn in both 2010 and 2011. He appeared in three episodes of Community playing a lawyer, Alan Connor, an old acquaintance of Jeff Winger, who was also a lawyer.
In August 2011, Corddry appeared on episode 29 of the podcast Back to Work, distributed by the 5by5 podcast network, where he was interviewed by Merlin Mann about his writing and acting career.
In 2012, Corddry began a recurring role on the third season of Happy Endings, playing "The Car Czar", Jane's new boss at the car dealership.[19] He also had a recurring role on the short-lived FOX series Ben and Kate, as Buddy, the boorish owner of the bar where Kate and BJ work, also BJ's on-and-off boyfriend.
As recently as October 2013, Rob appeared again as a recurring guest on The Jason Ellis Show. A talk show featured exclusively on SiriusXm Satellite Radio, Corddry accepted an invitation to host his own show airing on the soon to be launched "Jason Ellis Channel".
From 2015 to 2019, he starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers.
He was the subject the episode #16, titled Rob, of Heavyweight (podcast) by Jonathan Goldstein.[20]
On December 3, 2019, it was revealed that Corddry would be a host of the revived Top Gear America, which debuted on Motor Trend in January 2021.[21]
Rob has also appeared in 2 episodes of the HBO Max series Bookie.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Old School | Warren | |
2004 | Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story | Bobby Dukes | |
2006 | Wedding Daze | Kyle | |
2006 | Unaccompanied Minors | Sam Davenport | |
2006 | Failure to Launch | Gun Salesman | |
2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles
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Seides | Voice |
2007 | The Ten | Duane Rosenblum | |
2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | Mac | |
2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
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Jim The Protestor | |
2007 | Blades of Glory | Bryce | |
2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Jeff "Hater" Lewis | |
2008 | W. | Ari Fleischer | |
2008 | Semi-Pro | Kyle | |
2008 | Lower Learning | Principal Harper Billings | |
2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Ron Fox | |
2009 | The Winning Season | Terry | |
2009 | Taking Chances | Mayor Cleveland Fishback | |
2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Lou Dorchen | |
2010 | Operation: Endgame | Chariot | |
2010 | Megamind | Metro City Citizen | Uncredited voice cameo |
2011 | Cedar Rapids | Gary | |
2011 | Butter | Ethan Emmett | |
2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Warren | |
2013 | Hell Baby | Jack | |
2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | Gary Supernova | Voice |
2013 | Warm Bodies | M / Marcus | |
2013 | In a World... | Moe | |
2013 | Pain & Gain | John Mese | |
2013 | Rapture-Palooza | Mr. Walt House | |
2013 | The Way, Way Back | Kip | |
2014 | Jason Nash Is Married | Dan Morrison | |
2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | First AD | |
2014 | Sex Tape | Robby Thompson | |
2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Lou Dorchen | |
2016 | Office Christmas Party | Jeremy Parker | |
2017 | How to Be a Latin Lover | Quincy | |
2017 | Shimmer Lake | Kurt Biltmore | |
2017 | The Layover | Principal Stan Moss | |
2018 | Dog Days | Kurt | |
2019 | Benjamin
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Dr. Ed | |
2020 | Bad Therapy | Bob Howard | |
2020 | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Himself | |
2023 | 80 for Brady | Pat | |
2023 | The Donor Party | Geoff |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998–2000 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Various | 6 episodes |
2002–2006 | The Daily Show | Correspondent | 249 episodes |
2004 | O'Grady | The Bob | Voice Episode: "Vacation" |
2005 | Sunday Pants | Gordon the Devil (voice) | "Weighty Decisions" segments |
2005–2017 | American Dad! | Various Voices | 3 episodes |
2006 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Rick Leftowitz | Episode: "The Seder" |
2006 | Arrested Development
|
Moses Taylor | 2 episodes |
2007 | MADtv
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Johnny | 1 episode |
2007 | The Winner | Glen Abbott | 6 episodes |
2008–2016 | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Cat Downs, Cutter Spindell, Rory Spindell | Also creator, director, writer and executive producer |
2008 | The Mighty B! | Doctor, Vet | Voices Episode: "Bee Patient" |
2009 | Party Down | Gary | Episode: "Brandix Corporate Retreat" |
2009 | Law & Order | Jim Leary | Episode: "Human Flesh Search Engine" |
2010; 2012; 2014 | Community | Alan Connor | 3 episodes |
2011 | Little in Common | Dennis Weller | Pilot |
2011 | Running Wilde | Jack Gray | Episode: "Jack's Back" |
2011 | Glen Martin DDS
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Randy | Voice Episode: "Videogame Wizard" |
2011 | The Life & Times of Tim | Sausage Salesman (voice) | Voice Episode: "The Sausage Salesman" |
2012 | Family Guy | Ben Jennings | Voice Episode: "Livin' on a Prayer" |
2012–2013 | Happy Endings | Lon "The Car Czar" Sarofsky | 3 episodes |
2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV
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Agent Coyote Daniels | Episode: "Robot Town" |
2012–2013 | Ben and Kate | Buddy | 3 episodes |
2013 | Spy | Tim | Pilot |
2013 | Burning Love | Lorenzo Blimperson | Episode: "Puppet Show" |
2013–2015 | Newsreaders
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— | Co-creator, writer and executive producer |
2014 | Trophy Wife | Sensei Rick | Episode: "Foxed Lunch" |
2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Tony Gibson | Episode: "Ho'i Hou" |
2014 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | 2 episodes |
2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "Rob Corddry Wears Tan Dress Shoes & Red Socks" |
2015–2019 | Ballers | Joe Krutel | Series regular; 47 episodes |
2016 | Teachers
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Sam | Episode: "Hall of Shame" |
2016 | Animals | Earring | Voice Episode: "Rats." |
2016 | Workaholics | Eric | Episode: "The Nuttin' Professor" |
2016–2018 | Speechless | Billy DiMeo | 3 episodes |
2016 | Mr. Neighbor's House | — | Television special; executive producer |
2017–2018 | Drunk History | George Washington, Joseph A. Califano Jr. | 2 episodes |
2017 | Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Himself | Episode: "A Body and a Mean Dog" |
2018 | Wrecked | Himself | Episode: "Ballers" |
2019 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Himself | Episode: "For Your Inconsideration" |
2019 | American Princess | Bacon | Episode: "Down There" |
2019 | What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | Himself | Episode: "Family" |
2019 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Inspector Suggs | Episode: "Good Todd Hunting" |
2019–2021 | The Unicorn | Forrest | Series regular |
2020 | Medical Police | Cat Downs | 2 episodes; also creator, writer, executive producer |
2020 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Scott Wilkerson | Episode: "Sheriffs" |
2020 | Dummy | Phil Goldman | Episode: "Passive Protagonist" |
2020 | Crossing Swords | The Old King | Voice 2 episodes |
2021-2022 | Top Gear America | Himself / Host | 7 Episodes[22] |
2023 | History of the World, Part II | Vladimir Lenin | 2 episodes |
2023 | The Goldbergs | George Myerson | Episode: "Bev to the Future" |
2023 | This Fool | Sergeant | 2 episodes |
2023 | Bookie | Walt Dinty | 3 episodes |
2024 | Not Dead Yet | Andrew | Episode: "Not Solved Yet" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Billy Knight |
Awards and honors
In 2009, Corddry was nominated for a
References
- ^ "Rob Corddry". TV Guide. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ "Childrens Hospital". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ Rogers, Paul (May 1, 2005). "A Bald Liar". The Boston Globe.
- ^ UMass Magazine Online Archived May 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ordoña, Michael (March 25, 2010). "The Performance: Rob Corddry". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ Del Signore, John (March 25, 2010). "Rob Corddry, Hot Tub Time Machine". Gothamist. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Anytime with Bob Kushell feat. Rob Corddry". Anytime with Bob Kushell. Season 1. Episode 9. February 12, 2009.
- ^ Corddry, Rob (July 27, 2015). "Goodbye, and Goodnight". TV Guide. p. 18.
- The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Jacks, Brian (April 9, 2008). "EXCLUSIVE: Rob Corddry Lands Role Of Press Secretary Ari Fleischer In Oliver Stone's 'W'". MTV. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^ "Rob Corddry: 'Warm Bodies role was easy'". Digital Spy. February 11, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ WWII in HD Archived October 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jazz History Database - A Digital Museum of Jazz History". www.jazzhistorydatabase.com.
- ^ "Children's Hospital Video Series Debuts With Stephen Colbert and Rob Corddry". Comedy.com. October 16, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ Alex Weprin (October 21, 2009). "Web Series Childrens Hospital Jumping to Adult Swim". Broadcasting and Cable. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Upcoming Raw guest stars".
- ^ Webley, Kayla (May 21, 2010). "Justin Halpern, Author of Sh*t My Dad Says". Time. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 10, 2012). "Happy Endings Exclusive: Rob Corddry Cast as Jane's New [Spoiler]".
- ^ "#16 Rob by Heavyweight". Gimlet Media.
- ^ "REVEALED! Meet the Hosts of Top Gear America". December 3, 2019.
- ^ "REVEALED! Meet the Hosts of Top Gear America". Motor Trend. December 3, 2019.
External links
- Rob Corddry at IMDb