Martin Starr

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Martin Starr
Born Martin James Pflieger Schienle
July 30, 1982 (1982-07-30) (age 25)
Flag of the United States Santa Monica, California, United States

Martin Starr (born July 30, 1982) is an American television and film actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Bill Haverchuck on the short-lived NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000).

Starr was born Martin James Pflieger Schienle[1] in Santa Monica, California, the son of actress Jean St. James (née Pflieger) and Jim Schienle, a guidance counselor at West Zephyrhills Elementary.[2][3]

After Freaks and Geeks, Starr had a number of guest appearances and one-time roles on shows such as Normal, Ohio, Ed, Mysterious Ways, Providence and King of the Hill. He had a small recurring role during the third season of Roswell as the character Monk. In 2002, Starr appeared in the films Stealing Harvard and Cheats. He also reunited with both Freaks and Geeks producer Judd Apatow and Freaks and Geeks co-star Seth Rogen when he made a guest appearance on Apatow's sitcom Undeclared in the episode "The Perfect Date".

In 2005, he appeared in the miniseries Revelations, the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and the Apatow-produced Kicking & Screaming. Starr's most recent roles include Apatow's 2007 films Knocked Up and Superbad and the upcoming films Good Dick and Adventureland.

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[edit] Film

Year Film Role Notes
2000 Eyeball Eddie Eddie short film
2001 Robbie's Brother Wayne
2002 Stealing Harvard Liquor Store Clerk
Cheats Jonathan Jacob Applebee the Crib Master
2003 Who's Your Daddy? Scooter direct-to-video
Band Camp Shane short film
2004 Fish Burglars Marty short film
2005 Kicking & Screaming Beantown Customer
2006 American Storage short film
A Midsummer's Night Rewrite John short film
2007 Knocked Up Martin
Superbad James Masselin
Walk Hard Schmendrick
2008 Good Dick Simon
Adventureland Joel post-production

[edit] Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 G vs E Guest star; 1 episode
1999-2000 Freaks and Geeks Bill Haverchuck Series regular; 18 episodes
2000 Normal, Ohio Howie the Electronics Store Manager Guest star; 1 episode
2001 Ed Clark Salinger Guest star; 1 episode
Mysterious Ways Dwayne Banbury Guest star; 1 episode
2001-2002 Roswell Monk Pyle Recurring guest star; 3 episodes
2002 Undeclared Theo Guest star; 1 episode
Providence Guest star; 1 episode
2003 King of the Hill Andrew/Tommy Guest star, voice only; 1 episode
2005 Revelations Rubio Miniseries
How I Met Your Mother Kevin Guest star; 1 episode
Last Laugh '05 Tom Cruise Wedding Stand-In Television special
2007 Clark and Michael Burger Stand Employee Internet series, guest star; 1 episode
Wainy Days Sketchy Laborer #1 Internet series, guest star; 1 episode

[edit] References

  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
  2. ^ Pasco: Teen gets his big break on 'Freaks'
  3. ^ Ryan Mortuary & Crematory | Edwin E. Pflieger obituary

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