Joe Lo Truglio
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Joseph "Joe" Lo Truglio (born December 2, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as a recurring cast member on the sketch comedy TV series The State.
[edit] Early life
Truglio was born in Ozone Park, New York, but grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School. He met many of his future State cast members at New York University, where he participated in the school's improv comedy club. The improv group, which included David Wain, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Robert Ben Garant, formed what would become the cast of MTV's The State.
[edit] Career
Lo Truglio not only wrote and acted in various skits for The State, but also animated for the show. After The State ended in 1995, he went on to appear in various other shows, ranging from another sketch comedy show, Upright Citizens Brigade, to Law & Order and Third Watch.
In 2001, Lo Truglio appeared in fellow State alumni David Wain's Wet Hot American Summer, where he played a camp counseler. He went on to make cameo appearances on Wain/Showalter/Black's Stella shorts.
He would later appear on the 2005 Comedy Central show Stella and cameo in Showalter's film The Baxter. He made cameos on Reno 911!, as well as in the 2007 movie, Reno 911!: Miami. He has provided his voice for multiple video games, including Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Warriors. In 2005, he provided the voice of Vincenzo 'Lucky' Cilli in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Lo Truglio has appeared in several television commercials, including spots for Gateway Computer and a particularly memorable one for Jack Link Beef Jerky.
Recently, Lo Truglio portrayed "Francis the Driver" in Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen's hit comedy Superbad and appeared as Paul Mardino in David Wain's The Ten. He has been cast in the upcoming Apatow film, The Pineapple Express, and Fanboys (to be released in 2008).
