| Jason Sudeikis | |
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Sudeikis at the New York Television Festival, October 17, 2009 |
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| Born | Daniel Jason Sudeikis September 18, 1975 Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Home town | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Spouse | Kay Cannon (2004–10; divorced) |
Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( /sʉˈdeɪkɨs/ sə-day-kis; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor and comedian best known for starring as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He also has had a notable breakthrough in the film industry in 2011, starring that year in Hall Pass, Horrible Bosses and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.
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Sudeikis was born Daniel Jason Sudeikis[1] in Fairfax, Virginia, the son of Kathryn (née Wendt), formerly a travel agent at Brennco who was president of the American Society of Travel Agents, and Dan Sudeikis, a vice president of business development.[2][3][4] His uncle is actor George Wendt, who is best known for his role as Norm Peterson from Cheers.[5] His maternal grandmother's father was photographer Tom Howard.[6] He is of Lithuanian descent on his father's side and German and Irish on his mother's.[7]
As a child, Sudeikis moved with his family to Overland Park, Kansas, which he considers his hometown.[8] He attended Brookridge Elementary School before transferring to Holy Cross Catholic School, both of which are located in Overland Park. He began high school at the Jesuit Rockhurst High School in 1991, later transferring due to academic reasons to Shawnee Mission West High School, where he won the state title in forensics with Drew Keiter, and was a point guard for the boys' basketball team, and graduating in 1994.
Sudeikis occasionally and proudly references Kansas in Saturday Night Live sketches.[8] He is also a longtime Kansas Jayhawks fan[8][9] and has worked University of Kansas themes and well known Lawrence, Kansas, locations into several sketches on SNL.
Sudeikis began his comedy career performing at ComedySportz (now Comedy City) in Kansas City. While there, he co-founded a sketch comedy troupe called Der Monkenpickel. After moving to Chicago, Sudeikis studied at the Annoyance Theatre and ImprovOlympic, where he was one of the founding members of the long-form team J.T.S. Brown.
He was later cast in The Second City's National Touring Company, and also performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. In the early 2000s, he became a founding member of Second City Las Vegas. He continues to frequently perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's weekly improv show ASSSCAT 3000 in New York City.
In 2003, while a regular performer at Second City Las Vegas, he was hired as a sketch writer for Saturday Night Live, and would occasionally make bit appearances as audience members or extras. In May 2005, became a featured player on the show, and was upgraded to repertory status at the beginning of the show's 32nd season on September 30, 2006.
He became famous for his impersonation of American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, as well as one-half of the Two A-Holes with Kristen Wiig.
Sudeikis had a recurring guest role on the NBC series 30 Rock with friend Tina Fey in early 2007, appearing in a total of seven episodes. He played Floyd DeBarber, a love interest of Tina Fey's character Liz Lemon. He made another appearance as Floyd in a 2008 episode, and appeared again in the Valentine's Day episode airing February 11, 2010, along with Jon Hamm and Dean Winters. Sudeikis last appeared in three episodes towards the end of the show's 2010 season.
Sudeikis did voice work for the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, playing the role of right-wing radio host Richard Bastion. He also appeared in the 2008 comedy What Happens in Vegas, playing the role of Cameron Diaz's ex-fiancé. In July 2008, Sudeikis co-starred with Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio in the Lorne Michaels produced web-series The Line on Crackle.[10]
Sudeikis appeared in the film The Bounty Hunter, released in March 2010. He co-starred alongside Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, playing a colleague of Aniston's character, who falls in love with her.[11]
Sudeikis is currently a voice actor on the FOX animated comedy series The Cleveland Show. Sudeikis provides the voice for Holt Richter, Cleveland's wannabe hipster neighbor, as well as the voice of Terry Kimple, Cleveland's hard-partying high school buddy, who he now works with at the cable company. After previously being credited as a recurring guest in season one, Sudeikis was bumped up to a series regular beginning in season two.
In May 2010, Sudeikis joined the cast of the 2011 Seth Gordon comedy Horrible Bosses, which also starred Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Charlie Day, and Jason Bateman.[12] Sudeikis co-hosted WWE Monday Night RAW with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Justin Long on August 16, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[13] Sudeikis also played his first lead film role, alongside Owen Wilson, in the 2011 Farrelly Brothers comedy Hall Pass.
He hosted the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on the June 5, 2011, at the Gibson Amphitheatre.[14][15][16]
It was recently announced that Sudeikis is joining the cast of the HBO series Eastbound & Down for Season 3 as Kenny Powers' friend, Shane.[17]
Sudeikis married actress and 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon in 2004 but they divorced in 2010. He dated actress January Jones from July 2010 until January 2011.[18] He has two sisters, Lindsay and Kristin. Lindsay is a teacher at Dominican Academy, an all-girls high school in New York. Kristin is an established choreographer and dancer in New York and has appeared on 30 Rock.[1] He is also the nephew of George Wendt. He was spotted on December 29, 2011 with actress Olivia Wilde while attending the University of Kansas men's basketball game in Lawrence, Kansas.
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| Year | Film | Role |
| 1998 | Alien Avengers II | Chester |
| 2007 | The Ten | Tony Contiella |
| Watching the Detectives | Jonathan | |
| Meet Bill | Jim Whittman | |
| 2008 | The Rocker | David Marshall |
| Semi-Pro | Nacho Fan | |
| What Happens in Vegas | Mason | |
| 2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Stewart |
| Going the Distance | Box | |
| 2011 | Hall Pass | Fred |
| Horrible Bosses | Kurt Buckman | |
| A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Eric | |
| 2012 | Movie 43 | Batman |
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005–present | Saturday Night Live | Cast Member | Series regular |
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Handsome David | 1 episode |
| 2007–2010 | 30 Rock | Floyd | 12 episodes |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Richard Bastion | Video game (voice) |
| Childrens Hospital | Dr. Robert "Bobby" Fiscus | 2 episodes | |
| 2008–2009 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Various | Series regular |
| 2009–present | The Cleveland Show | Holt Richter / Terry Kimple | Series regular (voice) |
| 2010–2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Schmitty | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Aliki | 1 episode |
| MTV Movie Awards | Host | ||
| 2012 | Eastbound & Down | Shane | |
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