Todd Barry | |
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| Born | (1964-03-26)March 26, 1964 (age 61) |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
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Todd Barry (born March 26, 1964) is an Americanstand-up comedian and actor[1] best known for his "bone-dry" and extremely sarcasticdeadpan delivery.[2][3] He grew up in Florida but lives in New York city where he was born. During the mid 1980s, Barry played drums with theindie rock bandThe Chant. His firstComedy Central special "Super Crazy" was aired in 1999 and since then he has released several other comedy albums, including his 2016 critically acclaimed and fan favourite "The Crowd Work Tour".
Barry has appeared in numerous films and television roles, most notably inThe Larry Sanders Show (as the staff writer Keith),Flight of the Conchords (TV series) (as the "Third Conchord"), andLouie (as himself).
Barry was born inThe Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida.[4] He graduated from theUniversity of Florida with a degree in English in 1986.[5] Before starting in stand-up comedy, he was a drummer in the indie rock bandThe Chant from 1984 to 1985.[2] In 1999, hisComedy Central Presents aired. He wrote, directed and starred in the short filmBorrowing Saffron (2002), co-starringH. Jon Benjamin. He has made guest appearances on shows likeDr. Katz, Professional Therapist,Home Movies,Space Ghost Coast to Coast,Wonder Showzen,Tom Goes to the Mayor, andAqua Teen Hunger Force. He also voices a recurring character onSquidbillies. In 2004, he was featured in the animated seriesShorties Watchin' Shorties.[4][6] Barry has made guest appearances on classic comedies includingSex and the City,The Larry Sanders Show,Master of None,Inside Amy Schumer andChappelle's Show. Barry has also voiced multiple roles on the popular FOX animated series,Bob's Burgers.[7]
He made 16 appearances onDr. Katz—in the first two, as himself; then as the recurring character of Todd, a video store clerk, in most of its final season episodes. He also played a character in the television pilotSaddle Rash along withSarah Silverman,H. Jon Benjamin andMitch Hedberg. In "The Third Conchord", the twelfth and final episode of the first season ofFlight of the Conchords, Barry played Todd, a bongo-playing megalomaniac,[8] who tries to introduce the song "Doggy Bounce" to the Conchords' repertoire, and a new band name: The Crazy Dogggz.[9]
In 2010, Barry had a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself in the second season of the live-actionAdult Swim seriesDelocated, where he played a frequent associate of the Russian mafia characters, casually playing card games with them in their club. He had a recurring role as himself inLouis C.K.'s FX's seriesLouie.[2]
Barry recorded the albumSuper Crazy onComedy Central Records in 2012 .[10][11] In 2014, he was featured wearing shorts on Season 3, Episode 4 of Jerry Seinfeld's web showComedians in Cars Getting Coffee.[12]
In April 2013, Barry started his own eponymous podcast,The Todd Barry Podcast.
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