Taran Killam
Taran Killam | |
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Born | Taran Hourie Killam April 1, 1982 Culver City, California, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Taran Hourie Killam[1] (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. Killam first garnered attention for his brief stint on the Fox comedy series MADtv during its seventh season between 2001 and 2002, followed by his wider success as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2016. He has also appeared in other television series such as Wild ‘N Out, The Amanda Show, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, and in the main cast of Single Parents. Killam is also known for his portrayal of a teen pop star in the 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs. He voiced the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series Nature Cat.
Killam is also known for his roles in
Early life
Killam was born on April 1, 1982, in
Killam attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.[2] He attended the UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television "as a musical theater student", where he stated he "spent much of his time working on UCLA's Theater Festival". He left UCLA to pursue his acting career.[4]
Career
Early career
In 1994, Killam made his first film appearance as a boy in Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. Killam was featured on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show, a sketch-comedy vehicle for Amanda Bynes. He played Spaulding, a boy with a crush on Moody in the soap opera parody "Moody's Point".[episode needed]
Killam joined the cast of
Killam co-starred in the 2004
He has been in Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Anderson's Cross, and My Best Friend's Girl.
Killam was a member of the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch-comedy troupe the Groundlings. He retired from the main company in 2012.[citation needed]
Saturday Night Live
On September 25, 2010, Killam joined the cast of
On November 10, 2012, Killam appeared with Kenan Thompson and
Other work
In December 2011, Killam replicated the
In 2011, Killam appeared in
Killam co-starred in the 2013 comedy film The Heat. Killam voices Zip "Frantic" Danger on the Hulu original series The Awesomes.[citation needed]
In 2013 Killam ventured into the spy genre and the comics industry with The Illegitimates, a six-issue comics miniseries co-written by Marc Andreyko, illustrated by Kevin Sharpe and published by IDW Publishing. The series focuses on a team of illegitimate siblings who are charged with taking the place of their father, Jack Steele, a James Bond-like spy, after his death. The first issue was published December 18, 2013,[6] and received mixed reviews.[16][17][18][19]
Killam appears in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave, playing the role of Abram Hamilton, one of the kidnappers who brings the main character into slavery.
Killam is a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, Raphael his favorite turtle, and successfully lobbied for a role in the 2014 film as Channel 5 staff.[6]
Killam made six guest appearances as Gary Blauman on his wife
In 2015, Killam provided the voice of the titular character on the PBS Kids show Nature Cat, along with SNL alumni Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, and Kenan Thompson.[citation needed]
On January 17, 2017, Killam succeeded
Killam produced, scripted, directed and starred in the comic hitman film Killing Gunther, given a general release in fall 2017. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played Gunther in the film, served as executive producer for it.
In March 2018, Killam was cast as a lead in the comedy pilot Single Parents[21] for ABC, which was picked up to series for a premiere on September 26 of that year.
Personal life
After several years of dating, Killam and actress Cobie Smulders became engaged in January 2009.[22] They married on September 8, 2012, in Solvang, California.[23] The couple has two daughters,[24] born in 2009[25][26] and 2015.[27]
Killam is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Rams, having been reported wearing the team's home jersey at local home games.[28][29]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Boy of Geriatric Park | |
2002 | Big Fat Liar | Bret Callaway | |
2003 | Just Married | Dickie McNerney | |
2004 | Stuck in the Suburbs | Jordan Cahill | |
2006 | The Showdown | The Batter | Short film |
Dr. Miracles | Mr. Peterson | ||
2007 | Epic Movie | Pirate | |
2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Josh | |
2009 | Three Matthew McConaugheys and a Baby | Matthew McConaughey | Short film |
2010 | Anderson's Cross | Austin Wilson | |
2013 | The Heat | Adam/Simon Larkin | |
Grown Ups 2 | Male Cheerleader | Cameo | |
12 Years a Slave | Abram Hamilton | ||
2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jim McNaughton | |
2015 | Ted 2 | Himself | |
Underdogs
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Captain Skip / Rufus (voice) | ||
2016 | Casual Encounters | Justin Davis | |
Brother Nature | Roger Fellner | Also writer | |
2017 | All Nighter | Gary | |
2017 | Killing Gunther | Blake | Also director, producer and writer; directorial debut |
2018 | Night School | Stewart | |
2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Patrick O'Hara / Web-Slinger and Widow (voice)
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River Wild
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Gray Reese | Direct-to-video film[30] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The Jersey | Varsity 1 | Episode: "Nick's a Chick" |
Judging Amy | Freddie Felleman | Episode: "The Wee Hours" | |
Touched by an Angel | Teenage Robert | Episode: "The Grudge" | |
2000–2002 | The Amanda Show | Spaulding | 7 episodes |
2001 | Undressed | Blake | 40 episodes |
Roswell | Malamud | Episode: "Heart of Mine" | |
2001–2002 | MADtv | Various | 13 episodes |
2002 | Do Over | Dave | Episode: "The Block Party" |
2003 | All That | Host | Special: "R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America" |
2004 | Drake & Josh | Trevor | Episode: "Dune Buggy" |
Boston Public | Alex Buchanan | Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Eight" | |
Still Standing | Andy | Episode: "Still Narcing" | |
Stuck in the Suburbs | Jordan Cahill | TV film | |
2005 | Jake in Progress | Todd | Episode: "Loose Thread" |
2006 | Girlfriends
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Jordan Gray | Episode: "Hustle & Dough" |
2006–2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Gary Blauman | 6 episodes |
2006–2007 | Wild 'n Out | Various | 29 episodes |
2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Various | 8 episodes; also writer |
2009 | Scrubs | Jimmy | 4 episodes |
Scrubs: Interns | Episode: "The Late Night with Jimmy Show" | ||
2010–2016 | Saturday Night Live | Himself, Various | 126 episodes |
2011 | Community | Professor Cory Radison / Mr. Rad | Episode: "Regional Holiday Music" |
2012 | iCarly | Agent Kinsey | Episode: "iMeet the First Lady" |
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Patient, Steve Doocy, Guy | 2 episodes | |
2013–2018 | Drunk History | Various | 6 episodes |
2013–2015 | The Awesomes | Zip "Frantic" Danger (voice) | Main role; 30 episodes |
2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Smith Calvins | Episode: "Jenna Fischer Wears a Floral Blouse & Black Heels" |
Sesame Street | Professor Buck Awe | Episode: "School for Chickens" | |
2015–2024 | Nature Cat | Nature Cat (voice) | Main role; 86 episodes |
2016 | New Girl | Fred | Episode: "What About Fred" |
Mating | Jay | Pilot | |
2018 | A.P. Bio | Mr. Vining | Episode: "Teacher Jail" |
Dallas & Robo | Bright Eyes / various (voice) | 4 episodes | |
Robot Chicken | Various voices | Episode: "Ext. Forest Day" | |
2018–2020 | Single Parents | Will Cooper | Main role, 45 episodes |
2018 | We Bare Bears | Willoughby-Wentworth (voice) | Episode: "Adopted" |
Angie Tribeca | Pierre Cardin | 6 episodes | |
2019 | Documentary Now! | Benedict Juniper | Episode: "Original Cast Album: Co-Op" |
Arrested Development | Young George Bluth, Sr. | 3 episodes[31] | |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Zam Larson | Episode: "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner" | |
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | Himself | Episode: "Elevator" | |
Star Wars Resistance | Stormtrooper #2 (voice) | Episode: "Station to Station" | |
2020 | The Simpsons | Glen Tangier/Airshot (voice) | Episode: "Bart the Bad Guy" |
Loafy | Hypnotist Hwayne / Punk Kid #2 (voice) | 2 episodes | |
Vampirina | Ichabod Crane (voice) | Episode: "A Tale Of Two Hollows" | |
The George Lucas Talk Show | Himself | Episode: "Revenge of the Sick" | |
2021 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Depot Manager / Goatal / Landspeeder Driver (voice) | Episode: "Cornered" |
Impeachment: American Crime Story | Steve Jones | 5 episodes | |
Mr. Mayor | Taryn Digiacomo | Episode: "Mr. Mayor's Magical L.A. Christmas" | |
2022–present | The NFL Pile On | Host | |
2023 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Hap / various (voice) | 5 episodes |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Little Shop of Horrors | Orin Scrivello & Others | Off-Broadway Encores! |
2017 | Hamilton | King George III
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Broadway debut; Replaced Rory O'Malley |
2023–2024 | Spamalot | Sir Lancelot / The French Taunter / Knight of Ni / Tim the Enchanter |
Broadway |
2023 | Gutenberg! The Musical! | The Guest Producer | Broadway; One night appearance |
Bibliography
- The Illegitimates #1–6 (2013)
References
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- ^ a b c Owen Turner, Arrissia (July 15, 2004). "From Big Bear to big time-Taran Killam". Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "12 Years A Slave and Saturday Night Live with Taran Killam, episode #96 of I Was There Too". earwolf.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Yan, Marjorie (February 22, 2011). "Killam with laughter: actor, comedian, and former Bruin lands dream job on 'Saturday Night Live' cast". Daily Bruin. University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Nobody's Watching Part 2 ", YouTube, June 8, 2006
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- ^ Ostrowski, Vince (December 19, 2013). "Review: The Illegitimates #1". Multiversity Comics.
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- ^ Lee, Ashley (December 14, 2016). "Taran Killam to Make Broadway Debut in 'Hamilton'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2018). "Taran Killam, Leighton Meester & Brad Garrett Cast In 'Single Parents' ABC Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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- ^ Clark, Jerry (September 8, 2012). "'SNL's' Taran Killam Marries 'How I Met Your Mother's' Cobie Smulders". RumorFix. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ Keveney, Bill (September 25, 2019). "'Stumptown' star Cobie Smulders: 'Going through cancer has made me a better person'". USA Today. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Leon, Anya (July 3, 2009). "It's a Girl for Cobie Smulders". People.
- ^ "Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders Expecting Second Child". People. October 21, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ Klassen, Anna (January 26, 2015). "'Unexpected' Star Cobie Smulders & Director Kris Swanberg On Finally Making a Pregnancy Film From the Female Perspective". Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Gonzalez, Alden (September 18, 2018). "A day at the game with an SNL alum and a (real) celebrity Rams fan". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- NFL. Archivedfrom the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Huff, Lauren (July 13, 2023). "Adam Brody, Leighton Meester and Taran Killam have ominous on-screen reunion in River Wild trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Snierson, Dan (March 7, 2019). "Arrested Development: Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam to play Lucille and George Sr". Entertainment Weekly.
External links
- Taran Killam at IMDb
- Taran Killam at the Internet Broadway Database
- Taran Killam on Twitter
- Official SNL cast biography