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John Lutz
Lutz in 2007
Born	John Michael Lutz (1973-04-23)April 23, 1973 (age 51) Pipestone, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	Valparaiso University
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian, screenwriter
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Sue Galloway ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2

John Michael Lutz (born April 23, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for playingJ. D. Lutz on theNBC sitcom30 Rock, and for his work as a writer on the NBC seriesSaturday Night Live for seven seasons. In 2014, he joined the writing staff of the NBC late-night talk showLate Night with Seth Meyers.

Lutz was born inPipestone, Minnesota, the son of aLutheran minister. He grew up in suburbanChicago,Illinois andDetroit,Michigan. He has two brothers: Jeremy, a math teacher inNorth Carolina, and Joel; and a sister, Jaime. He attendedValparaiso University inValparaiso, Indiana, where he was a member of theSigma Phi Epsilon fraternity,^[1] majoring inpsychology and minoring inbusiness. He performed in university theatre productions during his last three semesters on campus.

Lutz began his professional career as a writer-performer with Chicago'sImprovOlympic andThe Second City theaters. He was hired atNBC'sSaturday Night Live in February 2004 after spending three years touring with Second City. NBC flew him in first-class to New York for a face-to-face interview withLorne Michaels, the creator and executive producer of the sketch comedy show.

During this time, he has also appeared in small roles onSNL. Lutz played the role ofJ. D. Lutz on the NBC sitcom30 Rock until the series completion in January 2013. His character was an ostensibly part-Inuit and apparently bisexual sketch comedy writer fromAlaska often targeted by his co-workers for his meek demeanor.

Lutz made frequent appearances in the long-running hit improv showASSSSCAT 3000 at theUpright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City.

Starting in November 2010, Lutz has been performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York with fellow30 Rock starScott Adsit in the two-man improv showJohn and Scott. He and Scott perform long-form improv with a single suggestion from an audience member. The show has been very successful and is still running as of April, 2019.

On October 17, 2011, he appeared in an episode ofThe Good Wife.

Lutz wrote a radio play titledEscape from Virtual Island released onAudible in April 2020. The voice cast includesPaul Rudd,Jack McBrayer,Paula Pell andJane Krakowski.

In 2020, Lutz starred in, co-wrote, and executive producedMapleworth Murders a comedy-mystery series forQuibi oppositePaula Pell.^[2]

Lutz is married toSaturday Night Live contributor and30 Rock co-starSue Galloway, with whom he has two children.^[3]

• "Valpo Magazine". Valparaiso University. Volume 25, number 3 (spring 2009). Pp. 30-31.
• John Lutz atIMDb

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