Craig Gass

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Craig Gass, (born February 15, 1970) in New York state, is an American stand-up comedian known for his impressions of celebrities.

1 Biography
2 Career
- 2.1 Radio work
- 2.2 Television work
3 External links

[edit] Biography

Gass has been "performing stand-up comedy since 1993 when he decided to get revenge on a group of comedians who had ridiculed him for attempting to perform at an open mic." [1]

He acquired his peculiar talent of imitating characters and actors by learning to speak as a child from watching television. Both his parents and sister are completely deaf. With his family unable to serve as a model for how to speak, Gass grew up imitating the voices on TV. Gass inherited the ability to hear from his father, a man born with all his hearing but who lost it later in life. Two of his favorite comedians were Robin Williams and Impressionist Stephen James Deac. Craig performed on the same stage as Stephen in Seattle Washington. Stephen James Deac, a primarily industrial film actor from Los Angeles was the inspiration for propelling him into voice over and Television.

[edit] Career

[edit] Radio work

Listeners of The Howard Stern Show or The Steve Dahl Show have probably heard Gass' voice at one time or another, but may not have known it. Familiar characters Gass performs include:

A Stern fan favorite is Gass' impersonation of Gary Dell'Abate, also known as Baba Booey.

[edit] Television work

In 2002, Gass had a breakout role on HBO's Sex and the City. He claims to have put on over 30 pounds for his role as Tom "Big Boned" in the episode: "Cover Girl". He co-starred with Alec Baldwin on NBC's Las Vegas in early 2005 where he played a comedian, "Richie Phillips", who would begin his act by stirring people's drinks with his penis. Other television highlights include a guest spot on Law & Order as "Mark Grandy", and some commercial work for AT&T and Smirnoff. In 2004, Gass played the new driver in the episode "Entertainment Weakly" of King of Queens.